Description:

Job Description:
Overview:
Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. We're moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience. As an employee, you'll spend less time navigating systems and more time applying judgment, empathy, and expertise in the moments that matter most.

Grow Your Skills, Grow Your Potential

Responsibilities:
As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. In 2024, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity named State Farm a Top Performer and Compass Award Winner. Additionally, Fortune named State Farm one of the World's Most Admired Companies.

Our mission is to provide high quality legal services in a cost-effective manner and to act as strategic thinking partners for our client and customers. To succeed, we need self-starters who are agile, creative, collaborative, strategic, passionate, and communicative.

Earl R. Uehling & Associates, insurance staff counsel for State Farm Insurance Companies, is seeking an Attorney to join the Mount Laurel, New Jersey Claim Litigation office. While every day can provide different experiences and opportunities, the role involves case ownership, participating in litigation events, and meeting with clients. We encourage a collaborative environment where our attorneys can assist each other and have access to support staff while maintaining ownership of their files. As a result of not being billed by the hour, our attorneys have the opportunity to strategize on trial and case development as it passes through litigation. State Farm creates an environment inclusive of career development opportunities. The position is classified as a hybrid role, meaning that the work arrangement calls for hours in the office and virtually. Everyone in a hybrid role is required to spend time in the office. Work arrangements could change over time based on business needs.

Location: Earl R. Uehling & Associates, 3000 Atrium Way, Suite 310, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Establishing collaborative working relationships with clients, claim partners, and co-workers.
Handling litigation and other legal assignments in accordance with guidelines established by the Law Department.
Preparing pleadings, discovery requests and responses, and other documents in the defense of our clients.
Working with experts.
Preparing and summarizing reports.
Trial strategy and case development.
Preparing for and defending our clients at trials, mediations, depositions, and hearings.

Qualifications:
Previous Experience required:

2-5 years relevant experience preferred.
Judicial clerkship is helpful but not required.
Bilingual skills are helpful but not required.
Litigation experience, preferably insurance defense, medical malpractice, personal injury, and workers compensation.
Key Skills required:
Knowledge of state and local discovery rules, trial procedures, and applicable substantive law commensurate with level of experience.
Trial, arbitration, mediation, and deposition experience.
File ownership.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Technology/software experience required:
Ability to work efficiently with cases in electronic form.
Working knowledge of a Case Management system.
Working Knowledge of a Document Storage system.
Education requirements including licenses and certifications:
J.D. from an A.B.A. Accredited Law School, with excellent academic credentials.
Must have an active law license to practice in state of operation and a member in good standing with the State Bar of New Jersey.

Additional Details:

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately. State Farm will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work opportunities
Other than authorized and pro bono work, State Farm attorneys are not permitted to handle any legal business outside of State Farm and candidates must cease all outside practice and all suit involvement before joining State Farm
Travel via personal or commercial transportation to job related activities is an essential function
Irregular hours may be required
Relocation benefits may be available depending on eligibility and position.