Assistant General Counsel III, Litigation

Title : Assistant General Counsel III, Litigation Department : Law Authority : NYC Transit Division/Unit : Torts/6314 Work Location : 130 Livingston St, Brooklyn Hours of Work : Various Compensation : $174,000 - $179,000 Deadline (if Applicable): Until Filled Reporting Manager (If Applicable): Deputy Executive Assistant General Counsel

• Directly handle and manage in-house attorneys and staff and outside counsel that handle, high volume personal injury and/or property damage claims during all phases of litigation, including hearings, depositions, discovery, substantive and procedural motion practice, court conferences, settlement negotiations, and trials.
• Critically analyze personal injury and property damage claims and develop, implement and oversee litigation assignments and strategies designed to achieve the most favorable and cost-effective resolutions in conformance with the most current legal precedent and ethical considerations.
• Accurately assess liability and damages exposure, and make and review appropriate reserve and settlement recommendations.
• Keep senior management informed of high-exposure cases and consult with senior management to develop litigation strategies designed to reduce tort exposure.
• Effectively communicate and interact with external departments (i.e.: operations, courts).
• Provide guidance and direction to in-house attorneys and legal staff.
• Oversee and manage outside counsel.
• Assist in the business goals of the MTA Legal Dept. in whatever manner as required by the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel – Torts.
• Perform other duties as assigned by senior management.

• Proven ability to manage and handle a high volume, varied tort caseload from inception to resolution and to function in dependently and collaboratively as part of a litigation team, under pressure and tight time constraints imposed internally or by the Courts.
• Pr i or supervisory experience over professional staff and pro ve n abil ity to exercise sound judgment.
• Exceptio na l analytical, verbal, writi ng and ne gotiation skills .
• Proven ability to build and develop p rofessional relationships necessary to litigation (i.e . : clients , adversaries, judi cia ry ).
• Proven ability to evaluate, devise and imp lement litigation strategies .
• Proven a bility to forensically analyze medical r ecords and varied technical inform ation .
• Proven ab ility and c ommand over a ll types of research including but not limited to-legal res earch engines , genera l internet searches and investigative searches.
• Demonstrated profi ci en c y in Micr osoft Office Suite or comparable applications, I.e.: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.