Lost Time Claims Specialist, Workers' Compensation
Encova Insurance
Attorney Audit Specialist
Farmers Insurance
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois
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💰 $0 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Responsible for reviewing large and/or complex legal bills and resolving billing appeals presented by Farmers panel counsel.
- Oversee the review and payment of legal invoices to determine compliance with Farmers Litigation Guidelines and/or the reasonableness and appropriateness of the charges.
- Provide guidance and support to the audit specialists.
- Review invoices over $25,000 and any invoices where deductions exceed 25% of the total billed.
- Audit complex legal invoices to determine compliance and necessity of activities.
- Handle appeals of deductions and negotiate credits with firms.
- Develop form and brief bank to assist in best practices in litigation management.
- Research and update Ethics Manual regarding Litigation Billing Guidelines and auditing of legal bills.
- Provide input into performance management discussions of LBR Unit members.
- Maintain awareness of litigation management audit industry issues/trends and provide feedback to Claims.
- Develop litigation management audit best practices and provide trend analysis regarding expenditures.
- May perform site audits and single file audits, and complete special projects as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, law school degree and a member in good standing of a State Bar required.
- At least two years as a Staff Attorney or comparable outside experience required.
- Insurance experience helpful.
- Communication
- Organizational and time management skills
- Presentation skills
- Knowledge of legal/administrative law processes
- Personal Computer Literate
- Valid driver's license
- Bondable
