You examine claims in litigation — reviewing the legal landscape of contested claims, evaluating exposure, and being the senior technical reviewer whose judgment shapes how the carrier approaches resolution. Half senior claims professional, half coordinator with defense counsel.
Most days tend to involve a blend of file review, attorney coordination, and reserve and authority work — reading pleadings, discovery, and counsel reports, evaluating exposure, and partnering with defense counsel on strategy. You'll often spend part of the time on mediation preparation and authority requests that litigation work requires.
The harder part is often the legal complexity combined with the cumulative weight of carrying litigation exposure. You'll typically coordinate with defense counsel, senior leadership, and reinsurers, where careful reserves and authority management shape outcomes.
People who tend to thrive here are technically expert, comfortable with litigation processes, and skilled at influencing across the litigation team. The trade-off is the cumulative pressure of carrying litigated claims and the legal exposure that comes with the work. If you find satisfaction in producing examination work that holds up under legal and audit scrutiny, the role can be a respected destination in claims.
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View all Business Operations roles →You examine claims in litigation — reviewing the legal landscape of contested claims, evaluating exposure, and being the senior technical reviewer whose judgment shapes how the carrier approaches resolution. Half senior claims professional, half coordinator with defense counsel.
Median pay for a Litigation Examiner is about $77K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $48K to $112K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, and Judgment and Decision Making.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to decline about 5.1% through 2034, with roughly 305,020 people working in it today (BLS).
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