Current Openings

Medical Malpractice Associate

We are growing fast, and searching for a Medical Malpractice Associate to work alongside established and experienced teams in our Atlanta and Albany offices! In this role, your caseload will primarily involve matters focused on the malpractice of physicians, hospitals, nursing facilities, physician assistants, and nurses.

You must have:

• Demonstrated Medical Malpractice Experience (depositions, court appearances, prepared and argued motions)
• J.D. from an ABA-Approved Law School
• Active license to practice law in the state of Georgia

Ideal candidates will have the following:

• Strong writing and speaking skills
• Proven ability to manage complex cases
• Outstanding analytical skills
• Ability to conduct depositions and manage discovery
• Passion for litigation

With over 35 years of experience, Drew Eckl & Farnham offers uncompromising legal service to our clients while striving to implement innovative solutions to complex problems. We are looking for experienced associates who are ready to join a law firm where they can take their careers to the next level.

At Drew Eckl & Farnham, we foster an environment that values collaboration and encourages you to invest in your professional development. Associates receive award-winning training as they transition to partnership, as well as unique opportunities for coaching and mentoring from colleagues across the firm.

General Liability Associate

We are growing fast, and have multiple positions available for experienced associates to join our General Liability practice in our Atlanta, Brunswick or Albany offices. In this role, your caseload will primarily involve matters focused on premises liability, negligent security liability, trucking and transportation liability, and personal/bodily Injury liability.

You must have:

• Demonstrated General Liability Experience (depositions, court appearances, prepared and argued motions)
• J.D. from an ABA-Approved Law School
• Active license to practice law in the state of Georgia

Ideal candidates will have:

• 3 – 4 years of experience at a defense firm
• Strong writing and speaking skills
• Proven ability to manage complex cases
• Outstanding analytical skills
• Ability to conduct depositions and manage discovery
• Passion for litigation

With over 35 years of experience, Drew Eckl & Farnham offers uncompromising legal service to our clients while striving to implement innovative solutions to complex problems. We are looking for experienced associates who are ready to join a law firm where they can take their careers to the next level.

At Drew Eckl & Farnham, we foster an environment that values collaboration and encourages you to invest in your professional development. Associates receive award-winning training as they transition to partnership, as well as unique opportunities for coaching and mentoring from colleagues across the firm.

First Party Property Associate

We are searching for an experienced associate to join our First Party Insurance practice in our Atlanta office. In this role, your caseload will primarily involve matters focused on arson, fraud, theft, appraisals, weather damage, business interruption, and more.

You must have:

• Demonstrated Litigation Experience (depositions, court appearances, prepared and argued motions)
• J.D. from an ABA-Approved Law School
• Active license to practice law in the state of Georgia

Ideal candidates will have:

• 3 – 4 years of experience at a defense firm
• Strong writing and speaking skills
• Proven ability to manage complex cases
• Outstanding analytical skills
• Ability to conduct depositions and manage discovery
• Passion for litigation

With over 35 years of experience, Drew Eckl & Farnham offers uncompromising legal service to our clients while striving to implement innovative solutions to complex problems. We are looking for experienced associates who are ready to join a law firm where they can take their careers to the next level.

At Drew Eckl & Farnham, we foster an environment that values collaboration and encourages you to invest in your professional development. Associates receive award-winning training as they transition to partnership, as well as unique opportunities for coaching and mentoring from colleagues across the firm.

Billing Specialist

The Billing Specialist performs a variety of accounting duties including invoicing, electronic billing, processing of write-offs and adjustments to bills and responding to various requests for reports and information. This is a full-time, non-exempt position which reports to the General Accounting Manager. The primary responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned as necessary and are not limited to this specific scope.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of client bill preparation according to both client and attorney specifications, including but not limited to, processing edits, printing and emailing invoices.
• Responsible for the preparation and submission of electronic invoices in accordance with client and vendor guidelines.
• Works with secretaries and attorneys to support firm billing efforts according to client billing guidelines.
• Researches, resolves and communicates any issues associated with electronic invoicing.
• Accesses and runs billing reports through Aderant, as required.
• Maintains confidentiality at all times.
• Maintains flexibility to work overtime as needed during time critical deadlines, such as month-end and year-end closings.

Required Skills:

• Candidate will have strong computer skills, be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Must have good organizational and analytical skills, able to handle multiple demands, prioritize tasks and handle the pressure of meeting deadlines.
• Able to work in a team environment as well as independently and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Required Experience:

• Two or more years of legal billing including electronic billing experience or professional services firm environment.
• Experience with online billing websites preferred.
• Experience with Aderant Expert and BillBlast preferred.
• A minimum of an Associate Degree or equivalent experience is required.  

Collections Specialist

The Collection Specialist will directly contact customers by telephone to establish a mutual agreement to resolve their charged-off home equity loan on liquidity and available assets. This representative must be able to utilize skip trace procedures to increase customer contacts. Must have strong communication, listening, sales and negotiation skills to obtain payoffs, settlements, and short sales. Must be able to assess and recommend customer accounts for potential legal action where voluntary payment is not being made based on located assets and employment status.

Qualifications:

Experience: Minimum of 2 years collection experience

Education: High School diploma or General Education Development (GED) certificate required.

Knowledge: 

• Understanding of FDCPA and all federal/state laws governing debt collections is a must. (A test covering FDCPA regulations will be administered before consideration.)
• Must have basic computer skills.
• Prior back-end or recovery experience with mortgages or home equity loans is a plus.

Other: 

• Ability to work with minimal supervision and resolve customer issues in a highly competitive third-party environment
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to pass criminal background check and drug screening.

Legal Assistant

We are currently seeking a Legal Assistant/Secretary with a minimum of 4 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate must be able to multi-task, have good organizational skills, be detail oriented, hard-working and work well with others. The Legal Assistant handles administrative tasks, and therefore must be knowledgeable about legal terminology, court requirements, and deadlines. Experience at a defense firm is preferred, but not required. This is a full-time, non-exempt position.

Requirements:

• 4+ years professional experience
• Experience at defense firm preferred

Responsibilities:

• Transcription
• Drafting Documents
• Transmitting Documents
• Calendar Management
• Filing
• Answering Phones
• Opening and Closing Cases

Nurse Paralegal

Our firm is seeking an individual with a Nursing Degree with at least five years of generalist clinical nursing experience to fill our Nurse Paralegal position. Prior legal experience is required with one to three years of paralegal experience preferred.  This position can be based in our Atlanta, Albany or Brunswick office.

Individuals with a high level of organization and detail orientation will be most successful in the role. The candidate should enjoy research and be able to handle large amounts of document management and medical records review.

Requirements:

• Nursing Degree
• 5+ years generalist clinical nursing experience.
• Prior legal experience (1 -3 years paralegal experience preferred).

 Responsibilities:

• Reviews and analyzes case files, associated medical records, and other applicable documents for the purpose of preparing matter evaluations and status reports for trial.
• Summarizes medical records, articles, reports, witness statements, and depositions.
• Establishes, organizes and maintains case files, medical records, pleadings, attorney notebooks, expert witness notebooks, and document indexes and lists.
• Locates and confers with expert witnesses. Arranges for expert witness inspections and obtains approval from counsel of record and specified parties.
• Reviews and outlines medical records; indexes and summarizes documents.
• Reviews and outlines depositions; indexes and summarizes documents.
• Performs assigned medical research tasks using all available resources including libraries and computer data systems.
• Checklist set-up and form files.
• Checks citations and references in written and computer-generated materials for accuracy.

Paralegal

With over 30 years of experience, our firm offers uncompromising legal service to our clients while striving to implement innovative solutions to complex problems. We are currently seeking an experienced Paralegal to join us in those endeavors. Ideal candidates will have 2-3 years of experience. Experience at a defense firm is valued but not mandatory.

Responsibilities:

• Gathers, analyzes and organizes information, legal pleadings, discovery and other documents pertaining to case files for Trial Attorneys.
• Prepares draft pleadings and discovery documents for the Trial Attorneys’ review.
• Handles case files as directed.
• Assists in maintaining electronic legal research software and law library. Create documents, scan and upload documents, copy emails, update database. General utilization of case management software.
• Utilizes MS Outlook and Prolaw calendaring and calendar maintenance.
• As necessary, copies and transmits letters, documents, and packages to various parties via certified, registered, or priority mail; FedEx; courier service; fax; or email.
• Offers secretarial/administrative support as needs dictate.

Requirements:

• 2 – 3 years Paralegal experience
• Defense firm experience preferred
• Basic computer skills

Business and Data Science Analyst

With over 30 years of experience, our firm offers uncompromising legal service to our clients while striving to implement innovative solutions to complex problems. We are currently seeking an experienced Business and Data Science Analyst to join us in those endeavors. Ideal candidates will have 2-3 years of experience. Experience at a defense firm is valued but not mandatory.

Responsibilities:

• Interpret customer needs, identify process improvement opportunities, and develop solutions using DMAIC, Six Sigma, Kaizen;
• Design and deploy secure electronic data interface between the firm and its client base;
• Perform data mining, create machine learning algorithms to predict the likelihood of debt-recovery and implement robotic process automation to ensure the most efficient recovery strategies.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree (or foreign equiv.) in Business Administration;
• 2+ years of leadership experience in business analysis, project management;
• Experience working with Advanced SQL, analytical platforms, reporting and data visualization tools.

Resume: Drew, Eckl & Farnham, LLP, 303 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3500, Atlanta, GA 30308. Ref.: GADEF21.