Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Hennessy & Roach, P.C. is a law firm defending employers in Workers’ Compensation and defendants in General Liability matters. H&R is based in Chicago with additional offices in Springfield, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; Overland Park, KS; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Indianapolis, Indiana; Brentwood, Tennessee; and Omaha, Nebraska. The firm handles matters throughout the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Founded by Thomas G. Hennessy and James P. Roach on May 17, 1993, the firm continues to grow.

Job Description

Successful Midwestern law firm is seeking a litigation attorney to handle defending workers’ compensation claims in our St. Louis, Missouri office.

Job functions include litigating workers’ compensation cases through all phases on behalf of employers and insurers, management of individual caseload, drafting pleadings and conducting legal research as needed, negotiations for settlement, and attending hearings, trials, depositions, oral arguments, mediations, arbitrations and other proceedings.

Qualifications

• J.D. and license in Illinois required.  Both Illinois and Missouri licenses preferred.
• Interest in handling and defending workers’ compensation claims preferred.
• Must be self-motivated and able to meet deadlines under pressure

Additional Information

Benefits include : Medical, Dental, Vision, Critical Illness, Accident, Group Term life, Voluntary term life, STD, LTD, 401(k) / Roth retirement plan with company match and paid time off.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.