Insurance Defense Associate (3-5 years)
Insurance Defense Litigation Associate (3-5 years)
Location(s): Phoenix, AZ
Salary Range: $150,000 – $165,000
Admission: Arizona
Schedule: flexible (ideally 3-4 days per week)
Client Size: 5,000+
Client Description:
Our client is a leading global law firm, helping organizations successfully navigate risk and maximize opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity and enable global prosperity, namely: insurance, aviation, marine, construction, energy, trade, and natural resources. Globally integrated, our client offers a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world.
Position Description:
Our client is seeking an insurance defense associate with 3 to 5 years of experience to join our Phoenix office. This practice is focused on the defense of a myriad of high exposure litigation, coverage, and appellate matters, including complex business and commercial litigation, construction, consumer financial services, first party-property, class action and mass tort, environmental litigation, aviation, transportation, hospitality, and marine and energy. The ideal candidate is proactive, motivated, and organized and possesses superior research and writing skills. The Associate will interact with our clients, and other domestic and international insurers in this space and in relation to other latent type insurance claims.
Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of 25-30 matters;
- Take depositions, attending hearings, and mediations as required;
- Draft and submit pleadings, discovery, motions and briefs;
- Conduct legal research using Westlaw/Lexis/Nexis;
- Review and analyze documents and materials for production;
- Review and analyze briefs and trial transcripts and develop arguments for appeals;
- Evaluate insurance policies and analyze claims for potential coverage issues;
- Actively investigate claims and prepare case handling strategies;
- Actively and effectively report to our insurance carrier clients and insureds;
- Prepare cases for trial/mediation and participate in trial/mediation
Education and Experience
- J.D. 2019 – 2021
- Admission to the bar in Arizona
- Litigation experience
- Experience taking depositions
- Excellent academic credentials
Skills and Ability
- Exceptional legal writing and communication skills;
- Strong interpersonal skills:
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects;
- Ability to identify and resolve problems quickly.