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

📋 Description

• Represent clients in lawsuits filed within New York courts.

• Manage various first-party insurance defense cases.

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

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

• Draft and manage pleadings, motions, and discovery processes.

• Oversee depositions and examinations prior to trial, as well as examinations under oath.

• Defend assigned cases through trials or dispositive hearings, as appropriate.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Juris Doctor degree is REQUIRED.

• Admission to the New York Bar is REQUIRED.

• Must hold a valid license to practice law in New York and adhere to ongoing licensing requirements, including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) as applicable.

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

• Ability to document files clearly, concisely, and professionally.

• Proficiency in following complex instructions, resolving conflicts, facilitating conflict resolution, and exhibiting strong organizational, prioritization, and multi-tasking capabilities.

• Capacity to learn and apply extensive technical and procedural information.

• Experience in civil litigation is preferred.

• Prior experience in insurance defense-related litigation is preferred.

• Must communicate professionally in person, via telephone, and through written correspondence/email.

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