Legal Medical Consultant
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Description: Butler Snow is at present looking to employ Legal Medical Consultant right now, this job will be situated in Alabama. For detail informations about this job opportunity please read the description below. *** THIS POSITION MAY BE LOCATED IN RIDGELAND, MS, NASHVILLE, TN, BIRMINGHAM, AL, MEMPHIS, TN, NEW ORLEANS, LA, OR NEW YORK CITY, NY***
Organization
Butler Snow LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 300 attorneys representing local, regional, national and international clients from 22 U.S. offices and offices in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Ranked as one of America’s Top 100 law firms in the BTI Power Rankings, Butler Snow is recognized as one of the nation’s top law firms for client service. The firm was recently ranked 48 th out of 650 firms in the BTI Client Relationship Scorecard for understanding our client’s business, anticipating client’s needs, unprompted communication, legal skills, quality and keeping clients informed. For more information, visit www.butlersnow.com or follow Butler Snow on twitter @ButlerSnow.
Butler Snow LLP is accepting applications for a Legal Medical Consultant to assist in the defense of cases in all aspects that involve medical information. The position may be located in our Birmingham, AL, Memphis, TN, Ridgeland, MS, New York City, NY, New Orleans, LA, or Nashville, TN office. The position reports directly to the Pharmaceutical Practice Group Leader with ultimate supervision by the Paralegal and Project Manager.
Tasks and Responsibilities
The Legal Medical Consultant shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Participate in client interviews
- Identify, organize and analyze pertinent medical records
- Prepare a chronology, timeline or other summaries of documentation in medical records
- Conduct medical literature searches and assist in other research
- Identify applicable standards of care in medical malpractice cases
- Identify, screen and facilitate review by expert witnesses
- Evaluate case strengths and weaknesses
- Draft or analyze medical portions of legal documents
- Evaluate causation and damages issues
- Educate attorneys and clients regarding relevant medical issues
- Identify plaintiff's future medical needs and associated costs
- Participate in case management and case strategy discussions
- Attend independent medical exams
- Serve as a nurse expert witness
- Perform cost of care estimates for long-term care treatment and catastrophic case management scenarios
- Locate or prepare demonstrative evidence for trial
- Assist with preparation for and support during deposition, trial or ADR
- Must have excellent organizational skills and ability to work in a fast paced environment.
- Excellent communications skills both written and verbal for interface with attorneys
- Must have a thorough understanding of anatomy, physiology, medical treatment, and disease process.
- Must have extensive clinical experience, which includes interpretation of medical records and medical literature.
- Management experience including management of processes, procedures, and people.
- Attention to detail and ability to meet multiple deadlines simultaneously required.
- Must be able to work in a team environment.
- Excellent computer skills a must including: Microsoft Office Suite with excellent Excel skills required.
- 4-year college or equivalent degree with other specialized degree in the medical field or 3-5 years of medical research experience in lieu of degree.
- A minimum of 3-5 years as a Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Registered Nurse.
- Paralegal or research experience preferred.
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Butler Snow.
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This job will be opened on: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 06:18:38 GMT