Barnes & Thornburg
Mass Torts Settlement Operations Manager
$125K–$165K
Morristown · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience; the posting lists mass torts, complex litigation, settlement administration, insurance claims, or a comparable high-volume claims environment.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
About the job
Manages systems, data quality, protocols, reporting, and cross-team coordination for the firm’s mass tort settlement operations under attorney direction.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain settlement intake, tracking, quality assurance, and reporting protocols across matters.
- Manage claims data workflows, system synchronization, payment tracking, and discrepancy resolution.
- Translate operational needs into technology requirements; coordinate testing, training, vendors, and settlement-related data.
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, or other SQL- or database-backed platforms, and 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 (base salary)
Tools
Case Manager Pro, Litify, Filevine, SQL, Excel
AI focus
Proficiency in, or strong aptitude for, emerging legal AI tools for document review, data extraction, and reporting.
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