Description:

Role Description
We are seeking an Insurance Coverage and Litigation Attorney to join our San Francisco, California office. Our dynamic Insurance Services Practice Group and Litigation Practice Groups are known for their comprehensive approach to handling matters related to complex insurance claims analysis and representing clients in high-stakes litigation cases.

The ideal candidate will have 5 years of insurance coverage and/or litigation experience. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with senior attorneys and clients on complex insurance coverage issues and/or in the defense of litigated matters across multiple lines of insurance.

This position is hybrid in our San Francisco Bay Area, California office in Walnut Creek.

Essential job duties include:

Analyzing and interpreting insurance policies, coverage issues, and
Drafting coverage opinions, legal memoranda and briefs, and advising clients on insurance coverage
Conducting legal research and preparing memoranda on coverage and litigation
Collaborating with senior attorneys and clients to develop case
Handling all phases of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, motion practice, depositions, and trial
Preparing and responding to written
Representing clients in coverage
Defending cases in civil litigation and in binding arbitration proceedings in both state and federal
Preparing comprehensive written reports to insurance carriers and/or self-insured
Attending court hearings and oral arguments both remotely and in-
Taking and defending party, witness, and/or expert
Preparing for and mediating cases and/or settlement

A successful candidate will also:

Enjoy working collaboratively in a team setting with partners, associates, paralegals, and law
Have excellent written and verbal communication
Be skilled in legal research and
Have superb administrative and organizational
Be diligent, driven, and eager to
Possess the ability to work independently and take ownership of their

Qualifications:

Active bar license in California
5 years of insurance coverage experience for matters both in and out of litigation and/or civil litigation experience in either state or federal court.
Experience with trial preparation
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Exceptional writing, organizational, and advocacy skills