Litigation Management Associate (Legal Audit)

Location: Boston, United States

Base salary: $90,780–$122,800 per year

Company

hirify.global provides insurance-related services and manages claims and litigation operations.

What you will do

• Audit invoices from panel law firms, coverage counsel, and litigation support vendors for compliance with quality, timeliness, and production standards.
• Build relationships with panel firms, provide feedback, and educate outside counsel on litigation management and legal billing programs.
• Negotiate alternate fee arrangements, discounts, vendor contracts, rates, and other expense management mechanisms.
• Maintain billing compliance and legal audit databases, analyze firm performance and allocated and unallocated loss adjustment expenses, and generate quarterly and ad hoc reports.
• Test software used for legal audits, budgets, and case management, and coordinate with claims staff on approvals, budgeting, and case management.
• Develop and implement litigation management initiatives, including the Defense Counsel Development Program and attorney education seminars.

Requirements

• Law school graduate with a law school diploma and 1–3 years of legal practice experience, preferably in civil litigation.
• Minimum 3 years of experience auditing legal invoices and familiarity with law firm billing practices.
• Preferably licensed to practice law in one or more states where hirify.global does business.
• Strong analytical, reasoning, communication, presentation, and legal issue analysis skills.
• Ability to perform basic accounting calculations and statistical analyses.
• Knowledge of NetCore, Microsoft Office including Excel, Datalytics, and other approved legal audit software.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with claims management, claims staff, outside counsel, and members of the Litigation Management Unit.
• Opportunity to contribute to litigation management programs, procedures, and special projects requiring legal expertise.
• Compensation is based on geographic location, skills, experience, qualifications, and education.