Our client is an insurance company that is seeking an experienced Litigation Counsel in Southern California to join a growing team that practices in the defense of property, casualty, and insurance coverage litigation. The ideal candidate will have experience defending personal injury, wrongful death, bodily injury, subrogation, first-party property damage, coverage litigation, employment practices, and insurance coverage disputes. This is a completely remote position with minimal travel requirements. This role offers robust benefits and has no billable hours.
Responsibilities:
- In this role you will defend litigation in a specified region of California, with occasional travel for case appearances, and have uncapped case value.
- You will be responsible for handling all assigned litigation and legal matters for the company and its policy holders
- Litigation work will include case analysis, preparation of motions, pleadings, discovery, conducting depositions, hearings, trials, appeals and communicating with the claims department.
- The ideal candidate will be able to present a controversy from inception through trial or appeal and sustain independent professional judgement
- Litigation Counsel will work on personal injury (including catastrophic injury and wrongful death) cases, coverage disputes, and commercial property, representing corporate and nonprofit entities as well as individuals.
- Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to meetings, training, legislative updates, writing articles and publications, EUOs, SIU investigation, and other corporate legal functions.
- Ability to work remotely from home with little or no direct supervision and accomplish responsibilities and goals in line with the role
Requirements:
- Licensed to practice law in California.
- A J.D. from an accredited law school.
- Seven or more years of insurance defense litigation experience is required.
- Trial experience is strongly preferred.
- Admitted to or eligible for admission to federal court.
- Able to efficiently handle high-value case load with little to no direct supervision.
- Prior in-house experience a plus.
- Ability to travel as necessary
- CPCU or insurance-related designation a plus.
