Claims Contract Attorney (Remote)

Claims Contract Attorney

Remote - Must live within 50 miles of Beaverton, OR or Phoenix, AZ

12 month contract

Epiq is a worldwide provider of legal and business services, serving law firms, corporations, financial institutions, and government agencies. With over 62,00 employees across 18 countries, Epiq helps its clients realize a wealth of benefits: things like lower internal and external costs, faster lead times on critical processes, more effective allocation of resources, productivity increases, and effective case management.

Epiq is partnering with Raise to deliver exceptional candidate experience for contract workers. When you apply for this or another contact job with Epiq, you’ll have instant access to all of their contract roles. The best part? Raise recruiters will reach out to you with new job opportunities that match your skills and experience, so you can always have another contract lined up.

We are recruiting for upcoming roles for Claims Contract Attorneys —if you’d be interested in working with an established global leader, read more below and submit your expression of interest!

Please note: Successful applicants will be employees of Raise, working at Epiq facilities with both Epiq and other contract employees.

Job Responsibilities

• The attorneys will perform various duties including but not limited to:
• Analyzing claim documents
• Preparing detailed responses to sometimes complex written inquiries of claimants and counsel
• Fielding sometimes complex telephone inquiries from claimants and counsel
• Receiving training, direction and oversight from project directors, project managers, project co-ordinators, and/or other project team members
• "Best-in-class” customer service is expected to be provided to both internal and external clients. The highest levels of professionalism, responsiveness and quality of work are required.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited U.S. law school (foreign law degree may suffice)
• Active license in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Litigation experience preferred
• Class action and/or mass tort experience a plus
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task
• Flexibility
• Customer service approach

Competencies:

• Integrity – Behaves in an honest, fair and ethical manner; shows consistency in words and actions; does what she/he commits to doing; respects the confidentiality of information or concerns shared by others; is honest and forthright with people; carries his/her fair share of the workload; takes responsibility for own mistakes.
• Client Focus – Takes action with the clients, both internal and external, and sees their needs as a primary focus; builds a sustaining collaborative and productive relationship with clients; seeks to understand client situations, issues, expectations, etc.; takes appropriate action to meet client needs and address concerns; implements or utilizes methods to monitor and evaluate client feedback.
• Results-Driven – Sets stretch goals for personal and team accomplishment and works tenaciously to achieve those goals; acts with a sense of urgency; takes the initiative on actions; identifies what needs to be done and takes action before being asked; does more than what is normally required in a situation; establishes metrics to monitor progress and measure success; maintains focus by avoiding or overcoming roadblocks.
• Entrepreneurial Orientation – Proposes innovative business opportunities/ideas to customers and business partners; encourages and supports entrepreneurial behavior in others; demonstrates willingness to take calculated risks to achieve business goals.
• Decisiveness – Makes well-informed, effective and timely decisions even when data is limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; has the ability to make tough decisions.

Education Requirements:

• Must have JD from accredited U.S. law school (foreign law degree may suffice)
• Active License required

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Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.

We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer, and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/

To submit candidates for roles, our clients will sometimes require personal information to confirm the identity of applicants and their legal status to work. Raise will never ask you for personal or banking information unless you have been selected for a job. If you are ever unsure about the legitimacy of this or another job posting by Raise (or have any other questions), please contact us at +1 800-567-9675 or epiqds@raiserecruiting.com