Description:

At An American Auto Insurance Company, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That's why we offer The An American Auto Insurance Company Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

An American Auto Insurance Company is looking to hire an Associate Counsel, PIP to defend arbitrations and lawsuits filed in New Jersey and other first party insurance defense. The position is with An American Auto Insurance Company Staff Counsel located in New Jersey.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Researching laws and preparing legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda
Rendering opinions on coverage, medical necessity/causation, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department
Preparing and handling arbitration submissions, examinations under oath, and defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned, as applicable

Basic Qualifications:

2 to 6+ years of experience in related field litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury REQUIRED
Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
Admission to the New Jersey Bar REQUIRED
Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in New Jersey 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
Must be able to communicate in a professional manner in person, via telephone and written correspondence/email

Location – Remote