MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

Chimpoulis & Hunter, PA • plantation, fl, us • 4m ago

Position Title: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY
Company: Chimpoulis & Hunter, PA
Workplace Type: on-site
Contact Email: echimpoulis@chimpoulishunter.com
Industry:Legal
Start Date:2024-08-23
Expire Date:2024-10-22
City:Plantation
State:Florida
Zip:33311
Country:United States
Description:

Chimpoulis & Hunter is currently seeking to hire a 1 to 3 Year-Attorney,

preferably with experience in the medical malpractice defense arena

or, in the alternative, general defense litigation.

Chimpoulis & Hunter is an insurance defense law firm located in Plantation, Broward County, Florida, providing representation in Medical Malpractice cases. We represent physicians and medical groups throughout the southern and middle region of the State of Florida. At Chimpoulis & Hunter we work under a team approach inclusive of Attorneys, Registered Nurses, Paralegals, Legal Assistants and Litigation Support Specialists, to bring over three decades of experience servicing medical malpractice insurance carriers and their insureds.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate will be handling cases during the 90-day presuit process under 766, Florida Statutes which would include attending initial client meetings, answering and propounding discovery, participating in presuit mediations and preparing status reports to carriers. The candidate will also be handling cases through the litigation phase inclusive of preparing motions, propounding and answering all types of discovery (interrogatories, production requests, admissions), summarizing depositions, reviewing medical records, attending hearings, drafting case status reports to insurance carriers and, participating in depositions, mediations, arbitrations and trials.

Qualifications:

Licensed member of the Florida Bar and in good standing
Strong legal research and excellent writing skills
Persuasive oral advocacy
Must be a self-starter and goal-oriented with a focus on long-term career goals
Ability to respond timely to case, reporting and discovery deadlines
Ability to work in-person at the Plantation, Florida office

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Draft outgoing substantive pleadings, motions and discovery
Draft responses to pleadings, motions and discovery
Draft reports and letters to clients relative to the on-going status of a case
Prepare summaries of deposition testimony
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

PTO Benefits:

Three Weeks Paid Vacation
10 paid Holidays days per year: New Year's Day; President's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after Thanksgiving; Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; New Year's Eve

Insurance Benefits:

Major Medical Insurance via United Healthcare (full premium paid by C&H)
Disability Insurance (Short & Long Term) via The Standard Insurance Co. (full premium paid by C&H)
Life Insurance through a Guardian Life Insurance Policy (full premium paid by C&H)
HSAs available
Additional benefits available at Employee expense include the additional differential premium portion for a PPO type health insurance; adding spouse and/or children to either the United Healthcare HMO or PPO plans
Dental insurance
Vision Insurance
Allstate supplemental benefit plans
401K
GAP Insurance plans for health care costs

The Chimpoulis & Hunter motto is Teamwork at Work. This mindset underscores the team approach to our case files within the office and provides a strong base for the client to get through the arduous path of litigation. For consideration, please email your resume and writing sample. No phone calls or recruiters please.

Requirements:

associate attorney