Description:
An American Auto Insurance Company is looking to hire an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits filed in courts and other first party insurance defense. The position is with An American Auto Insurance Company Staff Counsel located in the location:Atlanta, GA
Macon, GA
Chicago, IL
Indianapolis, IN
Alexandria, LA
Boston, MA
Omaha, NE
Hackensack, NJ
Marlton NJ
Piscataway NJ
West Orange NJ
Middletown, NY
Bronx, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Melville / Queens
Columbus OH
Oklahoma, OK
Dallas, TX
Austin, TX
San Antonio, TX
Houston, TX
Richmond, VA
Roanoke, VA
Virginia Beach, VA
Fairfax VA
Renton, WA
Ft. Lauderdale/West Palm Beach
San Francisco
Sacramento
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Researching laws and preparing legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda
- Rendering opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department
- Preparing and handling pleadings, motions, and discovery, to include depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath, and defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned, as applicable
Qualifications:
- 2-6+ years of experience in related field Liability and or PIP
- Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
- Admission to the (State) Bar you will be practicing in REQUIRED
- Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in the state of the role 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
Annual Salary
$116,000.00 - $205,000.00
