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Legal Counsel Risk Litigation
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A Lawyer represents clients in legal matters or court proceedings, provides legal advice and draws up legal documents. Works on criminal or civil cases, and either specializes in one area or practices broadly across all areas of law.
$133,874 / year median in Maryland
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Legal Counsel Risk Litigation
1 Inventa PlaceSilver Spring, MD 20910Kids Are Our Everything.
Department10024 RiskPay Range$131,060.80 - $218,441.60
Minimum EducationJuris Doctorate (J.D.) (Required)Required Licenses and CertificationsDC Bar preferred (Preferred)Functional AccountabilitiesDiscovery and Litigation ProcessRespond to litigation discovery requests from outside counsel including conduction of email archive searches and coordinating with other CNMC departments to collect information to respond to discovery.
Manage subpoenas that are served on CNMC and or CNMC employees.
Process all 90 day notices and complaints.
Set up depositions of CNMC personnel.
Provide initial analysis of new lawsuits to CRO upon assignment.
Provide initial review and analysis of medical records to CRO upon assignment.
Risk ManagementTake risk management reports and triage appropriately based on analysis of facts.
Staff internal investigations into risk management events as needed.
Work with Risk Managers to investigate and handle visitor injury claims.
Review consent paperwork presented by clinical staff for sufficiency and escalate consent authority questions to Director of RMCover risk on-call yearly scheduleAdvise Risk Managers as needed.
Manage business risk event investigations and risk event RCA/ACAStaff Enterprise Risk Management workgroup.
Manage Litigation Committee MeetingsPRC meetings: schedule meetings, prepare materials, schedule and attend prep meeting with CRO. Manage all day to day activities associated with PRC meetings.
CRC meetings: schedule meetings, prepare materials, schedule and attend prep meeting with CRO. Manage all day to day activities associated with CRC meetings.
Prepare monthly litigation grid for Legal Affairs meetings. Prepare other reports for Legal Affairs meetings as assignedManage Filing, Data Entry and Report Generation for ClaimsEnsure all incident reports are entered into the system in a timely manner and that LAFs are prepared as needed.
Timely report any serious or potentially compensable claim to Risk Manager.
Maintain loss run.
Maintain litigation and claims files in good orderMaintain settlement and litigation contract document in good orderReview correspondence from outside counsel and maintain electronic filings of litigation reports.
Enter claims information into electronic claims system and prepare reports as requested.
Employment Litigation Claims and Loss Run, Worker's CompensationManage all employment litigation claims and employment loss run.
Prepare draft position statements for CRO review.
Attend mediations with CRO.Coordinate with outside counsel as directed.
Interface with Human Resources Department to investigate, manage and respond to all employment law claims.
Report employment matters to insurance as directed by CRO.Oversee Worker's Compensation function and directly supervise Worker's Compensation Coordinator.
Manage employee safety issues.
Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day ...For full information see follow application link. Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.
Department10024 RiskPay Range$131,060.80 - $218,441.60
Shift:
DayThe Legal Counsel Risk & Litigation is accountable to support the Vice President, Chief Risk Officer with litigation and financial risk management at CNHS. In this role, the Legal Counsel is expected to coordinate various activities related to management of all litigation at CNMC. Functional accountabilities also include event investigations as well as maintaining claims data and analytics that report on litigation operations. The position requires exceptional communication and critical thinking skills, as well as attention to detail, resourcefulness, and a commitment to process improvement.Minimum EducationJuris Doctorate (J.D.) (Required)Required Licenses and CertificationsDC Bar preferred (Preferred)Functional AccountabilitiesDiscovery and Litigation ProcessRespond to litigation discovery requests from outside counsel including conduction of email archive searches and coordinating with other CNMC departments to collect information to respond to discovery.
Manage subpoenas that are served on CNMC and or CNMC employees.
Process all 90 day notices and complaints.
Set up depositions of CNMC personnel.
Provide initial analysis of new lawsuits to CRO upon assignment.
Provide initial review and analysis of medical records to CRO upon assignment.
Risk ManagementTake risk management reports and triage appropriately based on analysis of facts.
Staff internal investigations into risk management events as needed.
Work with Risk Managers to investigate and handle visitor injury claims.
Review consent paperwork presented by clinical staff for sufficiency and escalate consent authority questions to Director of RMCover risk on-call yearly scheduleAdvise Risk Managers as needed.
Manage business risk event investigations and risk event RCA/ACAStaff Enterprise Risk Management workgroup.
Manage Litigation Committee MeetingsPRC meetings: schedule meetings, prepare materials, schedule and attend prep meeting with CRO. Manage all day to day activities associated with PRC meetings.
CRC meetings: schedule meetings, prepare materials, schedule and attend prep meeting with CRO. Manage all day to day activities associated with CRC meetings.
Prepare monthly litigation grid for Legal Affairs meetings. Prepare other reports for Legal Affairs meetings as assignedManage Filing, Data Entry and Report Generation for ClaimsEnsure all incident reports are entered into the system in a timely manner and that LAFs are prepared as needed.
Timely report any serious or potentially compensable claim to Risk Manager.
Maintain loss run.
Maintain litigation and claims files in good orderMaintain settlement and litigation contract document in good orderReview correspondence from outside counsel and maintain electronic filings of litigation reports.
Enter claims information into electronic claims system and prepare reports as requested.
Employment Litigation Claims and Loss Run, Worker's CompensationManage all employment litigation claims and employment loss run.
Prepare draft position statements for CRO review.
Attend mediations with CRO.Coordinate with outside counsel as directed.
Interface with Human Resources Department to investigate, manage and respond to all employment law claims.
Report employment matters to insurance as directed by CRO.Oversee Worker's Compensation function and directly supervise Worker's Compensation Coordinator.
Manage employee safety issues.
Benefits That Support You:
Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day ...For full information see follow application link. Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.