What are the responsibilities and job description for the Arizona - Associate Attorney position at Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken, LLC?
The Law Firm of Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken LLC (https://BGAMLaw.com) is an insurance defense firm that provides comprehensive and responsive legal services to employers and insurers throughout Colorado, Arizona, and Utah. We are seeking a full-time motivated and knowledgeable Associate Attorney to add to our dynamic Scottsdale, Arizona-based team in our Workers’ Compensation practice area.
Training and mentoring will be provided with an opportunity for assignment as 2nd chair counsel. The appropriate candidate must have the ability to successfully handle a large volume of files, with the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced professional environment. We are seeking an individual with a foundation in legal research, writing, and analysis who desires an opportunity to learn, litigate and grow.
- Professional and effective communication with various clients, insurance adjusters, judges, physicians, and other various professionals as well as team members, inclusive of senior attorneys, paralegals, and staff.
- Independently conduct research and analyze various case law, rules and statutes, including but not limited to the Arizona Workers’ Compensation.
- Understand and apply legal analysis to provide effective counsel to clients.
- Review and analyze voluminous medical records and discovery and combine with legal analysis resulting in client summarizations and status updates.
- Assist supervising attorney with litigation preparation and strategy by drafting written discovery requests and responses, completing document redaction, conducting potential witness interviews, and addressing other assigned tasks relevant to litigation and discovery on a case-by-case basis.
Qualifications
- Must have a Juris Doctor degree
- Must be licensed to practice in the state of Arizona
- 0-2 years of workers’ compensation/litigation experience
- Superior writing and communication skills
- Excellent organization and prioritization skills
- Experience with medical terminology and language is preferred, but not required
- Incentive bonus available, based on performance
- Anthem medical insurance / Employee Assistance Program (EAP) / HSA option
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Accident insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan / Immediate 100% vesting
- Flexible working hours
- Casual but professional work environment
- Ability to work hybrid remote schedule
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- Holiday Paid time off
