Associate Attorney

Job Description Job Description Busy Queens and Long Island workers' compensation firm is seeking a newly admitted attorney who is eager to be trained. This position is in person. Spanish speaking a PLUS but not required.

Responsibilites:

• Take depositions of claimants, physicians, medical experts, and other parties
• Perform legal research and stay current with developments in workers' compensation law
• Draft appeals, rebuttals, summations, and memoranda of law
• Litigate cases before Workers' Compensation Judges
• Prepare clients for hearings, depositions, and trials
• Represent claimants at hearings, trials, and depositions
• Negotiate settlements on behalf of claimants
• Provide strategic legal direction on all assigned matters
• Work with support staff to ensure cases are progressing efficiently
• Assist injured workers in obtaining appropriate medical care and benefits
• Perform additional duties ...