Senior Attorney - Torts

Senior Attorney - Torts position performs a broad variety of legal duties in support of the Authority’s General Counsel, working on the defense of personal injury lawsuits and performing all litigation for assigned caseload.

Requirements

• Plans, directs, and participates in litigation involving personal injury cases and other matters on behalf of the Authority.
• Handles own caseload of personal injury cases and other matters.
• Initiates, researches, prepares, and presents opinions, briefs, arguments, and pleadings in litigation and arbitrations.
• Makes frequent appearances before courts, jury, and bench trials.
• Obtains and defends depositions, and prepares witnesses for trial.
• Gathers research, drafts pleadings and motions, and completes and submits any forms, memoranda, briefs, and settlement agreements on behalf of the Authority’s General Counsel.
• Works with more senior attorneys in “second chair” capacity on large personal injury litigation.
• Serves an integral role in these assignments, typically examining witnesses, arguing motions, and drafting memoranda, briefs, and settlement agreements.
• Conducts research for the purpose of advising client departments.
• May provide advice and counsel directly to client departments.
• Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stay abreast of new trends and innovations in the legal field.
• Manages work of paralegals and other support staff assigned to his/her projects.
• Verifies work for accuracy, proper work methods, techniques and compliance with legal standards and practices.