Claim Investigator

Coda Search│Staffing
Newark, NJ

BASE SALARY + BONUSES


The position is part of the Case Management department working on all phases of injury claims. This is a full-time, permanent position.


Ideal candidate:

  • Has an AA Degree and a year or more experience working in a Personal Injury, MedMal or Insurance Defense legal practice
  • Quick learner, someone that can grasp concepts and apply them to similar projects
  • Is empathetic, great listener, patient, and possesses strong communication skills
  • Detailed-oriented and good at following established procedures
  • Self-motivated
  • Strong time management skills
  • Highly organized and thorough in keeping current claimants informed and their case moving
  • Skilled in data entry with various software programs
  • Committed to our core values: Excellence, Conscientiousness, Innovation, Claimant Focused, and Collaboration


Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Conduct interviews and follow-ups with claimants or their representative who are victims of defective drugs or devices, environmental contamination, or have a general personal injury claim
  • Conducts pre-litigation investigations, aspects of discovery work, reviewing records, drafting correspondence, analytical work, and updates, follows and guides claimant through the pre-litigation process
  • Coordinating and following up on the retrieval of claimant’s records.
  • Review medical records, annotating records following our robust bookmarking procedures
  • Point of contact for your claimants, providing updates to their claim
  • Interprets and disseminates information concerning claims and casework to supervisors
  • Undertake a variety of administrative duties such as scheduling claimant appointments, managing calendars, and maintaining up-to-date case notes


Other Details:

  • Job is Monday through Friday from 9am to 6pm
  • Due to the confidential legal nature of the matters, job will be performed on-site.
  • Five hours of pre-approved OT are available weekly
  • Office environment is comfortable and designed to be conducive to a professional, productive and collaborative workplace, including dual monitors, privacy dividers, headsets and webcams for virtual meetings
  • Coffee, soft drinks and snacks are made available to the team
  • Office leverages technology to make it easier for case managers to excel

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