Careers at Riemer Hess

Associate Attorney Position

Riemer Hess LLC seeks a Disability Claims Attorney with a minimum of 3 years of federal litigation experience and/or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) experience to join our A++ boutique legal team in the heart of midtown Manhattan. NY Bar is required.

Competitive salary, incentive compensation, new modern offices, work-from-home options, and attractive benefits will be offered including mentoring and training. Our firm is widely regarded as a premier industry leader in our area of practice.

Riemer Hess is a niche, well-established law firm working in the fields of long-term disability, health care, and life insurance claims under ERISA and New York law. We offer concierge, high-end services to guide and protect our clients – most of whom are professionals and executives – through some of the most stressful times of their lives. For more than 30 years, we’ve taken pride in making a difference in the lives of our disabled clients each and every day. We currently have a growing team of 4 attorneys, 4 paralegals, and 3 legal assistants.

Your Career

A career at Riemer Hess is the opportunity to do work that matters. It’s the chance to use your legal and advocacy skills and passion for helping others to touch the lives of individuals with disabilities. You’ll be working with a diverse team of top legal talent that is constantly pushing the envelope. Our firm prides itself on being a human-centered, and growth and development focused employer.

As part of our team, you will be responsible for a docket of disability claims, appeals, and benefit monitoring. You also will be responsible for providing litigation support in an active docket of litigations in the SDNY. In this role, you will be supervising a team of paralegals and legal assistants. You also will have the opportunity to interact with clients while providing legal advice, guidance, and setting/managing client expectations.

If you’re looking to advance your career at a highly-regarded, forward-thinking firm that cares, we’d love to hear from you.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• Minimum of 3 years of federal litigation and/or SSDI experience. Must be admitted to practice in New York.
• Experience with persuasive writing.
• Experience managing client relations.
• Experience managing paralegals and support staff.
• Compassion, patience, and the ability to give clear advice.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and career aspirations.
• Strong computer skills. We have state-of-the-art systems and a paperless office.
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills to support interactions with clients, potential clients, doctor’s offices, and insurance companies.
• Familiarity with medical records, medical/psychological terminology and insurance company practices helpful.
  
  

We are looking for someone who is: highly proactive in completing assigned work and winning our client’s claims; an effective communicator, with strong written and verbal communications skills; and able to work efficiently under pressure with attention to detail and deadlines.

We Offer:

• Salary: $110,000 to 130,000+ commensurate with experience
• Career growth and partnership potential.
• A firm culture of purpose, compassion, and success.
• Performance-based Bonus and Incentive Comp Plans.
• Paid-time Off
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability benefits.
• 401k and profit-sharing benefits.
• Commuter check.
• Compensation is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Structured training program
• Ongoing mentoring
• Work remotely with occasional in-person appearances, as required (detailed below)
  
  

This is a full-time position.

Benefit Conditions:

A waiting period may apply.

Remote Work

All of our employees are primarily working from their homes (at least on a partial basis). Our attorneys are always welcome to commute into our modern NYC offices on a hybrid model. Attorneys are expected and required to attend in-person any scheduled court appearances and occasional other in-person meetings, most of which are located in NYC.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Riemer Hess will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.