Barnes & Thornburg
Mass Torts Settlement Operations Manager
Dallas · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree.
About the job
Manages the systems, data quality, protocols, reporting, and cross-team coordination that support the firm’s mass tort settlement operations under attorney direction.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain settlement intake, data management, quality assurance, and reporting procedures across matters.
- Coordinate system workflows, data synchronization, payment tracking, and requirements with firm technology staff and external vendors.
- Train settlement staff and coordinate with administrators, lien resolution vendors, plaintiff’s counsel, and settlement teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience in mass torts, complex litigation, settlement administration, insurance claims, or a comparable high-volume claims environment.
- Experience building, documenting, or standardizing processes across multiple teams or matters.
- Significant experience with legal case management, claims, or CRM systems and a working understanding of relational case and claim data.
- Working knowledge of settlement administration mechanics; advanced Excel skills; and a proven track record managing high-volume data and identifying inconsistencies.
Nice to have
- Experience at a settlement administrator, lien resolution provider, qualified settlement fund administrator, or third-party claims administrator.
- Experience designing quality assurance or audit procedures, or training and coordinating staff across teams.
Tools
Case Manager Pro, Litify, Filevine, SQL, Excel
AI focus
Proficiency in, or a strong aptitude for, emerging legal AI tools for document review, data extraction, and reporting.
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