Litigation Attorney

Am Law 200 Firm / Insurance and Catastrophic Loss Group

Am Law 200 firm is seeking an attorney with 2-4 years of experience to join its insurance catastrophic loss / litigation practice group. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively alongside experienced attorneys handling significant and technically complex insurance litigation cases from coverage analysis through trial. Training in all aspects of insurance catastrophic loss will be provided as needed to complement litigation skills. The ideal candidate will have strong research, analytical and writing skills, a passion for litigation, and ability to grasp complex insurance coverage and liability issues. This position offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced trial lawyers on significant property, commercial, casualty, and catastrophic loss cases.

Key requirements for consideration:

• Collaborate closely with partners and senior associates on the interpretation and potential exposure of insurance policies and evaluate coverage issues involving catastrophic, high-exposure claims.
• Participate in client communications, claims analysis and strategic case development from the coverage phase through trial and post-trial filings.
• Responsible for all aspects of case management including tracking deadlines, generating status reports, document management systems and affecting court filings across jurisdictions.
• Assist in all phases of litigation, including the drafting of pleadings, discovery, motions and correspondence; as well as preparations for hearings, depositions (taking and/or defending), motion practice, mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences and hearings.
• Responsible for keeping senior attorneys appraised of filing deadlines, case status and developments.
• JD from a top-ranked law school
• Admission to the bar in the office location of the position
• Insurance coverage (first and/or third party) is a strong plus, but not required.
• Experience at a highly regarded law firm

Items needed to apply: resume, cover letter, law school transcript.

For confidentiality reasons, the client's name is not disclosed at this stage. Qualified candidates will receive full details upon initial screening.