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Insurance Defense Trial Attorney
Location
New Jersey
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$108.4K - $196.1K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Insurance Defense Trial Attorney
Farmers Insurance
• Litigates low to moderate complexity and exposure cases and performs duties necessary from intake to trial and/or settlement. • This includes but is not limited to preparation of pleadings, motions, discovery, and briefs. • Attends hearings, conferences, interviews, mediations, arbitrations, and/or trials. • Proactively informs leadership of case handling opportunities and challenges encountered. • Consults with the Claims Department on the legal aspects of files and jurisdictional issues. • Performs other tasks or duties to ensure efficient case management. • May handle second chair trials and handle trials in cases with moderate complexity and/or exposure. • Provides support to senior attorneys in cases of greater complexity and/or exposure and receives developmental assignments of matters that are of high complexity and/or exposure.
Job Requirements
- Three years of insurance defense litigation and/or personal/bodily injury experience preferred.
- Second chair trial experience strongly preferred.
- Multistate jurisdictional practice preferred.
- Public speaking
- Ability to function and handle high case loads in adversarial or confrontational situations
- Driving.
- Strong verbal communication and listening skills.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Effective negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated conflict management skills.
- Ability to represent the company with external constituents.
- Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills.
- Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills.
- Ability to work within tight timeframes and meet strict deadlines.
- Possesses strong technical aptitude.
- Adept and proficient at using technology to maximize efficiency in virtual, paperless environment.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Assistance
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