Manages litigated subrogation interest. Represents organization’s interest in pending legal matters, and takes actions necessary to maximize recovery. Achieves optimum recovery performance and also assists with other corporate and non-litigated matters, as assigned. Responsible for coordinating contract requests and approvals, drafting contracts, performing legal review for all contracts and managing fully signed contracts to meet all external legal and regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages litigated subrogation case load and uses subrogation software.
• Maintains relationships with insurance carriers, attorney’s offices, and internal customers.
• Negotiates recovery of organization’s subrogation interest, during informal settlement discussions, mediations, or trial.
• Trains and advises department staff regarding legal matters, including changes and updates to existing law.
• Identifies problems and contributes to processes to improve efficiencies.
• Conducts projects and participates in team activities to improve business processes.
• Serves as in-house resource on matters of subrogation and third-party liability.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA)

EXPERIENCE

• Five years' legal experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.