This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Represent clients in lawsuits brought before New York courts and manage various first-party insurance defense issues.

• Conduct legal research and draft legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda.

• Provide assessments on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department.

• Prepare and oversee pleadings, motions, and discovery processes.

• Manage depositions, examinations before trial, and examinations under oath.

• Defend assigned cases through trial or dispositive hearings, as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 2 to 6+ years of litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury is REQUIRED.

• A Juris Doctor degree is REQUIRED.

• Admission to the New York Bar is REQUIRED.

• Must hold a valid license in good standing to practice law in New York and fulfill all licensing obligations, including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable.

• Willingness to travel as needed, including for trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings, and conferences.

• Ability to document files clearly, concisely, and in a professional manner.

• Capability to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts, facilitate conflict resolution, and possess strong organizational, prioritization, and multitasking skills.

• Must be adept at learning and applying substantial amounts of technical and procedural information.

• Experience in civil litigation is preferred.

• Experience in insurance defense-related litigation is preferred.

• Must communicate professionally in person, over the phone, and through written correspondence/email.

• GEICO will not provide sponsorship for employment authorization for this position.