Insurance Defense Attorney

Position: Insurance Defense / Coverage Attorney

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Work Arrangement: Hybrid / Remote flexibility depending on practice area

Experience: 3+ years

Practice Area: Insurance Defense / Coverage / Bad Faith

Employment Type: Full-Time

About:

I’m currently recruiting for an experienced Insurance Defense / Coverage Attorney to join an established Phoenix litigation practice with deep roots in Arizona and a strong reputation for sophisticated defense work.

The team has decades of experience representing insurance carriers and other clients in complex litigation, with significant depth in insurance defense, insurance coverage, bad-faith matters, professional liability, and general litigation .

This is an opportunity to work alongside experienced trial attorneys while taking on meaningful responsibility for your own caseload and building long-term earning potential.

What You'll Do

• Handle insurance defense and/or insurance coverage matters from inception through resolution
• Represent insurance carriers and clients in litigation, negotiations, mediations, and other proceedings
• Analyze coverage issues and provide legal guidance regarding insurance claims
• Handle bad-faith litigation and related insurance disputes, depending on experience
• Draft pleadings, motions, coverage opinions, discovery, and other litigation documents
• Take and defend depositions

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of litigation experience
• Insurance defense, insurance coverage, bad faith, or related litigation experience preferred
• Strong candidates with 15+ years of experience and partners are welcome to apply
• Arizona Bar admission preferred/required based on position
• Strong writing, research, negotiation, and oral advocacy skills
• Ability to independently manage litigation matters
• Strong client-service and case-management skills

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• $30,000–$60,000+ bonus potential , with additional upside based on revenue generated
• No traditional hard billable-hour requirement
• Insurance Defense attorneys: approximately 2 days onsite per week
• Coverage attorneys: approximately 2–3 days onsite per month initially , with potential to transition to fully remote
• Manage a meaningful caseload with approximately 10–40 matters , depending on practice area and experience
• Work alongside attorneys with substantial trial experience
• Established Arizona practice with 45+ years of history

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $130,000 – $165,000 . Factors which may affect pay within this range may incucation, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Additional bonus compensation may provide $30,000–$60,000+ in annual earning potential , based on revenue generated and individual performance.

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• 80% employer-funded medical insurance
• 80% employer-funded dental insurance
• 80% employer-funded vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% employer contribution
• Unlimited PTO
• HSA with significant employer funding toward the deductible