Director of Legal Support

Posted Date 22 Apr 2024

Experience	5 Years	Salary	77463USD - 114945USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Job Category	Law	Qualification	BS Law
Gender	Both	Last Date	21 Jul
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	New York , United States

Job Description

This⠀position⠀is⠀responsible⠀for a⠀public⠀liability⠀budget of⠀approximately⠀$226⠀million in⠀2022. The⠀selected⠀candidate⠀will⠀manage and⠀direct⠀departmental-wide⠀continuous⠀improvement⠀process as⠀well as⠀direct⠀outside⠀services,⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀the⠀Independent⠀Medical⠀Examination⠀Unit⠀(IME), to⠀ensure the⠀availability⠀of⠀accurate⠀and Board⠀Certified⠀physicians⠀for⠀approximately⠀3000⠀examinations⠀yearly.⠀Plans,⠀manages,⠀directs,⠀and runs⠀all⠀reports in⠀cooperation⠀with the⠀MTA⠀managerial⠀monthly⠀reports;⠀and⠀maintains⠀the⠀integrity⠀of the⠀Torts and⠀Diagnostic⠀file⠀rooms.

Responsibilities:

Maintain⠀responsibility⠀for⠀management⠀of outside⠀services⠀in the⠀Torts⠀Division,⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀outside⠀counsel,⠀retention⠀of medical⠀and⠀non-medical⠀experts,⠀court⠀reporters⠀and⠀interpreters,⠀with a⠀view⠀towards⠀continuing⠀budgetary⠀savings by⠀moving⠀appropriate⠀functions⠀in-house⠀and⠀determining⠀mechanisms⠀to reduce⠀cost of⠀outside⠀services.
Design,⠀develop,⠀test and⠀implement⠀computer⠀programs⠀to⠀expedite⠀the⠀handling⠀of all⠀electronic⠀data⠀functions⠀for the⠀Torts⠀division.⠀Programs⠀are⠀developed⠀to ensure⠀the⠀integrity⠀of all⠀financial⠀and legal⠀data.
Plan,⠀manage and⠀direct the⠀scheduling⠀and⠀processing⠀of⠀approximately⠀3000⠀IME’s⠀providing⠀continuous⠀resolutions⠀regarding⠀any⠀discrepancies⠀in medical⠀reports⠀and⠀related⠀activities.
Manage⠀and⠀formulate⠀all⠀reports in⠀connection⠀with BI,⠀PD,⠀Administrative/Non-Administrative⠀dispositions,⠀Verdicts,⠀Appeals,⠀Settlements⠀as well as⠀tracking⠀managerial⠀and⠀non-Managerial⠀productivity.
Plan,⠀manage and⠀direct the⠀workflow⠀process⠀and⠀maintenance⠀of records⠀retrieval⠀of Tort⠀Litigation⠀claim⠀files.

Experience and Education Requirements:

Required:

A⠀Bachelor’s⠀Degree
A⠀minimum of⠀five (5)⠀years of⠀related⠀experience
A⠀minimum of⠀three (3)⠀Years of⠀managerial/supervisory⠀experience
Or⠀a⠀satisfactory⠀equivalent

Desired Skills:

Must have⠀working⠀knowledge⠀of all⠀legal⠀documents,⠀New York⠀Civil⠀Procedures,⠀Court⠀Calendars.

Excellent⠀computer⠀skills⠀(Microsoft⠀Office,⠀including⠀Word,⠀Excel,⠀PowerPoint,⠀Teams,⠀Outlook).

Selection⠀Method:

Based⠀on⠀evaluation⠀of⠀education,⠀skills,⠀experience,⠀and⠀interview.

Other⠀Information:

Pursuant⠀to the New⠀York State⠀Public⠀Officers⠀Law & the⠀MTA Code⠀of Ethics,⠀all⠀employees⠀who hold a⠀policy⠀making⠀position⠀must file⠀an Annual⠀Statement⠀of⠀Financial⠀Disclosure⠀(FDS) with⠀the NYS⠀Commission⠀on Ethics⠀and⠀Lobbying⠀in⠀Government⠀(the⠀“Commission”).