Description:

An Administrative Law Firm is a small/midsized corporate and insurance defense firm which is looking to hire an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits filed in Louisiana courts throughout the state. The position is with our office in New Orleans.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Researching laws and preparing legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda
  • Rendering opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the clients
  • Preparing and handling pleadings, motions, and discovery, to include depositions/examinations before trial, attending inspections, attending mediations, and defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned

Qualifications:
  • 1-6+ years of experience in related field litigation experience on insurance/defense/and or personal injury
  • Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
  • Admission to the Louisiana Bar REQUIRED
  • Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in Louisiana and meet and maintain licensing requirements including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable
  • Must be able to travel as required, including but not limited, to attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings and conferences
  • Must be able to document files in a clear, concise, professional written manner, to be understood by customers, clients, co-workers and other employees of the organization
  • Must be able to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/priority setting and multi-tasking skills
  • Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Civil litigation experience
  • Insurance defense-related litigation experience
  • Preferably graduating from law school ranked in the top 1/3 of the class.
  • Must be able to communicate in a professional manner in person, via telephone and written correspondence/email