Litigation Attorney

Litigation Attorney

Job No: 539005

Work Type: Full Time

Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)

Categories: Legal / Audit Services / Compliance

Department:  - HA-SELF INSURANCE TRUST FUND

Classification

Title:

Litigation Attorney

Classification

Minimum Requirements:

Law degree (L.L.B. or J.D.) and four years of experience in the legal, medical, or healthcare fields. Must be a member in good standing of the Florida Bar or become a member within twelve months of employment.

• Identify, investigate, analyze, and evaluate medical, legal, and fiscal issues related to covered claims (potential or asserted) against SIP participants; conduct full factual investigations of assigned claims files.
• Evaluate claims in terms of negligence, causation, and compensable damages; prepare claim summaries and make indemnity and allocated loss expense reserve recommendations pursuant to established protocols.
• Present initial and subsequent claims summaries to SIP internal committees, the SIP Program Council, and the Claims and Litigation Committee.
• Coordinate and manage litigation processes in defense of lawsuits filed based on covered claims; monitor and continue the full factual investigation of asserted claims through litigation.
• Coordinate and ensure timely response to interrogatories and production; track the progress of all assigned cases in litigation to ensure an aggressive proactive defense and claims resolution within the timeframe set by SIP management.
• Initiate employment and retention of experts; prepare witnesses and assist outside legal counsel in preparing fact and expert witnesses for depositions related to claims in litigation.
• Assist in selecting outside legal counsel and participate at all significant hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials.
• Monitor files to ensure appropriate reserves are in place and allocated loss expense and indemnity payments remain within authorized limits.
• Coordinate, manage, and resolve all covered claims (potential or asserted) with or without notice of intent against SIP participants; execute all pre‑suit legal and administrative processes required by Florida statute.
• Identify risk factors that cause or contribute to claims and suits; collaborate directly with the SIP Loss Prevention staff to identify potential risks and opportunities for loss reduction; recommend activities to mitigate or remove identified factors.
• Provide investigative and administrative management supporting healthcare providers subjected to administrative proceedings related to their medical license and facilitate procuring legal counsel for these providers.
• Travel to meet with and prepare fact and expert witnesses for deposition and trial; attend depositions throughout the United States and occasionally in foreign countries.
• Prepare witnesses employed or formerly employed by covered entities for unsworn statements in pre‑suit discovery and represent covered entities at unsworn statements and depositions when prior approval has been obtained from the Deputy Administrator.

• UF Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Veterinary Medicine (including the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH)), Health‑Related Professions, and their affiliated facilities and programs throughout the State of Florida, including the Shands Teaching Hospital Inc. facilities
• Shands Jacksonville Medical Center and its affiliated facilities
• Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine and its affiliated facilities and programs throughout the State of Florida
• University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine and its affiliated facilities and programs throughout the State of Florida
• Florida Atlantic University (FAU) College of Medicine and its affiliated facilities and programs throughout the State of Florida
• Florida International University (FIU) College of Medicine and its affiliated facilities and programs throughout the State of Florida

Expected Salary:
Commensurate with education and experience.

Law degree (L.L.B. or J.D.) and four years of experience in the legal, medical, or healthcare fields. Must be a member in good standing of the…