Legal Investigator

New York, NY

Summary

National Plaintiff’s civil litigation firm seeks an Investigator for their New York office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Interview clients about their work history and exposure to asbestos
• Locate and interview witnesses
• Research clients’ work history and work sites to determine what asbestos products were present and how they correlate to the work function
• Perform extensive internal, library and on-line searches
• Attend and perform document reviews identify relevant and useful documents
• Frequent travel required

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to work under pressure due to time and content sensitive deadlines
• Strong computer skills
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team to establish and foster working relationships with attorneys, investigators, paralegals and legal assistants
• Detail oriented with the ability to analyze and problem solve logically and creatively
• Prior work experience in construction, automotive, industrial, shipbuilding, or similar trade profession is preferred. Experience in asbestos litigation is strongly desired
• Experience with research and interview skills and techniques is preferred