Insurance Defense Attorney - Personal Injury Litigation

Macdonald & Cody LLP is an established California insurance defense litigation firm specializing in personal injury defense with cases ranging from automobile and trucking accidents to premises liability shootings stabbings assault and battery dog bites and other serious personal injury claims. Our cases range from routine liability matters to complex high-exposure and catastrophic injury litigation.

Trial experience is a cornerstone of our practice. The firms attorneys collectively have served as first-chair counsel in more than 220 jury trials. Founding partners Scott Macdonald and Michael Cody bring over 60 years of combined litigation experience and are members of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) at the Advocate and Member ranks respectively. Several additional firm attorneys also have substantial first-chair jury trial experience.

We are seeking experienced litigators with a minimum of four years of civil litigation experience to join our Irvine Riverside Woodland Hills Monrovia and San Diego offices. Prior insurance defense experience is preferred. We offer flexible work arrangements including hybrid schedules and the ability to work from more than one of our Southern California offices. Candidates must be comfortable independently managing an active caseload and traveling throughout Southern California for court appearances depositions and other case-related matters with occasional travel to Central and Northern California.

This position offers experienced litigators significant case responsibility direct client and carrier interaction and meaningful opportunities for deposition courtroom and trial experience.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include independently managing an active litigation caseload; developing case strategy; analyzing liability damages and exposure; preparing case evaluations and reports for insurance carriers; propounding and responding to written discovery; drafting and arguing motions; taking and defending depositions including expert depositions; working directly with clients carriers and retained experts; attending court appearances mediations and site inspections; and handling all phases of trial preparation.

Trial Development:

Trial experience is an important part of attorney development at the firm. Our trial teams include a second-chair attorney who works alongside experienced trial counsel providing meaningful hands-on experience in jury selection witness and expert preparation motions in limine evidentiary issues and other aspects of trial. As attorneys develop their litigation and trial skills they have the opportunity to progress toward first-chair responsibility.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 4 years Insurance Defense experience.
• Active membership in the California State Bar and in good standing.
• Strong analytical legal research and writing skills.
• Excellent oral advocacy interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage an active caseload prioritize deadlines and exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively as part of a litigation team.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Base Salary Range: 4-7 years experience: $140000$170000.
• Base Salary Range: 8 years experience: $170000$230000.
• Actual base salary will depend on the candidates experience and qualifications.
• Competitive base salary with multiple bonus opportunities including incentives for business development and origination.
• Employer-paid medical and dental insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Flexible spending accounts (Health and Dependent Care).
• Employer-paid Long-Term Care/Life Insurance Policy.
• Employer-paid California State Bar annual dues.
• Employer-paid continuing legal education including in-house MCLE programs throughout the year.
• Cell phone and internet allowances.
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements.
• Relaxed collegial firm culture with a casual dress code.

To apply please submit your resume to

Macdonald & Cody LLP is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability age veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

No recruiter inquiries please.

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