TITLE: TORT EXAMINER/ADJUDICATOR

GRADE: EAS - 21

FLSA DESIGNATION: Exempt

NON-SCHEDULED DAYS: Saturday/Sunday

HOURS: 08:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M.

BENEFIT INFORMATION: The salary will be based on previous experience, salary history, and current postal pay policies.

We offer excellent benefits including health and life insurance, retirement plan, savings/investment plan with employer

contribution, flexible spending, flextime scheduling of core work hours, annual and sick leave.

SAINT LOUIS LAW OFFICE

1720 MARKET ST RM 2400

SAINT LOUIS, MO 63155-9948

Domicile may be considered

Functional Purpose

Processes and adjudicates significant tort claims filed with the Postal Service under the Federal Tort Claims Act, including but not limited to determining liability and monetary value, negotiating settlements, and resolving Medicare liens and insurance coverage issues. Provides litigation support to Postal Service Tort Attorneys.

Requirements

1. Ability to conduct legal research utilizing standard legal research materials, including statutory and regulatory materials,

policy handbooks and manuals, and legal research databases such as LEXIS and Westlaw.

2. Ability to research, interpret, and apply state and federal case law, statutes and regulations sufficient to assess personal injury and/or property damage claims filed pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act.

3. Ability to analyze and evaluate medical records sufficient to draft a concise medical chronology for use in the adjudication of personal injury claims.

4. Ability to evaluate the degree of liability, monetary value, and make comparative fault assessments on claims submitted to the Postal Service.

5. Ability to work effectively on multiple projects with stringent deadlines in a team environment.

6. Ability to orally present the results of research and investigative finding as requested and to continually communicate high level legal and medical concepts while engaging in often heated negotiations with attorneys, claims adjusters and pro se

claimants.

Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement to be drug free.

Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.