Barnes & Thornburg
Mass Torts Settlement Operations Manager
$125K–$165K
Chicago · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
About the job
Oversee systems, data integrity, protocols, quality assurance, and reporting for the firm’s mass tort settlement operations, supporting attorneys and coordinating settlement teams.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain settlement intake, tracking, quality assurance, and reporting procedures across matters.
- Manage claim and settlement data workflows, including system synchronization, financial tracking, and discrepancy resolution.
- Translate practice needs into technology requirements, support testing, and train settlement staff on systems and protocols.
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 and advanced Excel skills.
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 for claims or case data.
Pay
$125K – $165K USD base salary
Tools
Case Manager Pro, Litify, Filevine, SQL, Excel
AI focus
Use or develop proficiency in emerging legal AI tools for document review, data extraction, and reporting.
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