Insurance Defense Attorney

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

📋 Description

• Oversee intricate insurance defense cases, including claims that are both high-value and high-exposure, from beginning to end.

• Formulate litigation strategies and draft pleadings, motions, briefs, and discovery documents.

• Conduct and manage depositions.

• Oversee court proceedings.

• Facilitate mediation, arbitration, settlement, and trial preparation.

• Utilize independent judgment in substantial litigation matters with minimal supervision.

• Establish and nurture relationships with insurers, claims professionals, self-insured entities, and corporate clients.

• Contribute to regional growth by engaging in professional networking, client development, and the expansion of the firm's insurance defense practice.

• Collaborate with a seasoned attorney in Western Pennsylvania.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.

• Valid Pennsylvania law license.

• Significant experience in insurance defense litigation.

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex litigation cases.

• Experience in handling high-value litigation cases.

• Excellent skills in legal research, writing, and oral advocacy.

• Experience with large-loss or high-exposure insurance defense cases is preferred.

• Substantial deposition experience and familiarity with trial proceedings is preferred.

• Experience representing insurance carriers or self-insured entities is preferred.

• Knowledge in general liability, automobile liability, premises liability, or trucking and transportation litigation is preferred.

• Established connections with regional insurers, claims professionals, or corporate clients is preferred.

• Experience in business development or an existing portable book of business is preferred.

• Strong understanding of the Western Pennsylvania legal market along with an established regional network is preferred.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with an interest in developing a practice or assuming broader leadership responsibilities is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work model.

• Opportunities for expanded leadership and practice-development roles.

• Supportive and inclusive workplace culture.

• Continuous learning opportunities available.

• Opportunities for both professional and personal growth.

• Culture centered on trust and collaboration.