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Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP · 1 month ago

Associate Attorney - Workers' Compensation

Raleigh, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP is a trusted legal partner throughout North and South Carolina, specializing in defense and practical counsel. The Associate Attorney in the workers' compensation practice will defend claims against employers, manage a caseload, and engage in various legal activities including depositions, mediations, and hearings.

Consulting

Responsibilities

Handle a caseload

Manage deadlines

Conduct depositions of parties, lay witnesses, medical providers and experts

Represent clients in mediations

Draft briefs and motions

Prepare for and conduct and argue in hearings before an administrative commission

Perform legal analysis on new and existing claims

Investigate cases

Review and analyze medical records

Develop case strategy

Respond to discovery

Draft motions

Take depositions

Attend hearings

Attend mediations

Negotiate settlements

Create and submit reports required by the client

Submit motions and briefs required to support the position of the client

Negotiate settlements on behalf of the client

Qualification

Workers' Compensation Defense LitigationLegal WritingDeposition ExperienceMediation ExperienceResearch SkillsVerbal CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational SkillsSelf-Motivation