CVS Health is hiring a Senior Litigation Adjuster for its Risk Management team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing litigation against the company and overseeing outside counsel defending CVS in premises lawsuits filed throughout the United States.
What You'll Do
- Utilize legal skills and knowledge to oversee and manage complex premises lawsuits from initiation through resolution.
- Analyze case files and internal materials to investigate and discern key issues in each case.
- Develop and implement a litigation strategy in each case to most efficiently resolve or defend it.
- Assess case value through investigation, evaluate defenses, and set appropriate financial reserves.
- Review discovery responses, pleadings, and motions drafted by defense counsel.
- Provide reporting to key internal stakeholders and leadership on case developments.
- Develop relationships with internal colleagues for fact-finding and key litigation activities.
- Participate in internal meetings and attend mediation and trial as necessary.
What We're Looking For
- 2+ years of litigation experience, ideally with a law firm or as a litigation adjuster with a large self-insured company or insurance carrier.
- Ability to travel and participate in legal proceedings, arbitrations, and trials.
- Verifiable Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
Nice to Have
- Experience overseeing or defending premises litigation.
- Litigation experience at a law firm, or significant experience overseeing litigated claims for an insurance carrier or corporation.
- Experience overseeing and answering written discovery, reviewing pleadings and case filings.
- Ability to influence and work collaboratively with senior leaders, in-house legal counsel, and outside defense counsel.
- Ability to positively and aggressively represent the company at mediation, arbitration, and trial.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment requiring collaboration.
- Ability to navigate difficult situations and communicate effectively.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and case docket management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex issues concisely.
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications with a proven ability to learn new claims software.
- JD degree highly desired.
Technical Stack
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Claims software programs and systems
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Risk Management team, working closely with CVS's in-house legal counsel and outside defense counsel.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $46,988.00 - $122,400.00 base annual full-time salary.
- Affordable medical plan options.
- 401(k) plan including matching company contributions.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- No-cost wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs.
- No-cost confidential counseling and financial coaching.
- Paid time off.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Family leave.
- Dependent care resources.
- Colleague assistance programs.
- Tuition assistance.
- Retiree medical access.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
