Sr. Insurance Coverage Litigation Associate (5-8 years)
Sr. Insurance Coverage Litigation Associate (5-8 years)
Location(s): Denver, CO
Salary Range: $170,000 – $200,000
Admission: Colorado
Schedule: 3 days/week Onsite
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 has an opportunity in Denver, CO for an insurance coverage litigation attorney with 5 – 8 years of experience. We are looking for a bright attorney and an excellent writer who is highly motivated and proactive with their caseload—someone who will be able to act independently and comfortable taking on a leadership role with their cases, with experience and an interest in working on complex insurance coverage litigation matters.
Their Denver practice represents and advises insurers in coverage matters involving both property and liability insurance, including CGL, professional liability, inland marine construction defects, and directors' and officers' liability. The firm represents insurers in coverage and bad faith litigation in federal and state courts throughout the Southwest.
Responsibilities
- Develop litigation strategy for insurance coverage litigation business disputes and class-actions;
- Conduct complex and rigorous legal research and analysis, and draft memoranda;
- Analyze insurance policies and claims, draft analyses of coverage issues and provide coverage advice and recommendations for clients;
- Take and defend depositions;
- Draft motions, pleadings, memos, briefs, discovery requests, interrogatories, and other legal correspondence and litigation documents;
- Attend court hearings and mediations;
- Work on all aspects of pretrial to trial;
- Manage and supervise associates and paralegals.
Education and Experience Required
- Admitted to practice in Colorado. Additional admission(s) is a plus.
- 5 – 8 years of insurance coverage litigation experience, particularly with both property and liability coverages;
- State and federal court experience;
- Excellent academic credentials;
- Solid work history.
Skills and Abilities Required
- Strong research, writing, and analytical skills;
- Interpersonal, leadership and mentoring skills;
- Ability to handle matters of a highly sensitive nature;
- Ability to handle time sensitive matters, sometimes several simultaneously;
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects;
- Excellent organizational and time management skills;
- Ability to identify and resolve problems quickly.