Associate Attorney-Medical Malpractice

Position Summary and nbsp;

Work under the general supervision of a department supervisor and provide a wide variety of assignments for clients involving the representation of healthcare facilities and providers in a wide range of medical specialties including cardiology surgery obstetrics and gynecology emergency medicine family medicine anesthesia dentistry psychiatry plastic surgery nursing and physical therapy. and nbsp;

Essential Functions:

Essential functions include but are not limited to the following: and nbsp;

• Research and interpret facts and law dealing with intricate problems and situations involving litigation including defense of complex medical malpractice actions. and nbsp;
• Review and analysis of medical records. and nbsp;
• Development of litigation defense strategy. and nbsp;
• Research and prepare memoranda on a variety of legal issues. and nbsp;
• Draft correspondence in response to questions and/or requests for information from clients attorneys judges officials and/or agencies. and nbsp;
• Draft and answer written discovery. and nbsp;
• Represent clients in legal proceedings that may involve court appearances administrative hearings depositions and meetings. and nbsp;
• Prepare and enter daily time entries. and nbsp;

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Requirements include but are not limited to the following: and nbsp; and nbsp;

• 35 years experience in litigation. The preferred candidate has medical malpractice litigation experience with immediately transferrable skills. and nbsp;
• Law degree from an accredited law school with admission to the New Jersey Bar. Additional Bar admissions are a plus but not required. and nbsp;
• Trial experience is a plus. and nbsp;
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in oral and written form with strong attention to detail. and nbsp;
• Ability to work independently and efficiently and to establish work priorities. and nbsp;
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work professionally with court officials judges attorneys and the general public and to maintain effective working relationships. and nbsp;
• Ability to work within established systems and processes involving extensive collaboration with other attorneys paralegals and office staff. and nbsp;
• Work to generate new clients through individual and firmwide networking and marketing efforts. and nbsp;
• Comfortable meeting with clients and public speaking. and nbsp;
• Selfmotivated and entrepreneurial. and nbsp;
• Commitment to maintaining a high level of proficiency in the most current and advanced legal techniques. and nbsp;

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Scope and nbsp;

This job description describes the general nature of the job and does not represent that all duties will be performed by all individuals who hold the job.

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