ATTORNEY — INSURANCE DEFENSE

Practice Area: Insurance Defense | Casualty Litigation | Automobile Liability | Civil Litigation


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage a caseload of insurance defense matters from inception through resolution
- Draft pleadings, discovery requests and responses, motions, briefs, reports, and other litigation documents
- Conduct and defend depositions, handle motion practice and court appearances
- Participate in arbitrations and mediations, prepare matters for trial
- Handle automobile liability matters under New Jersey law
- Maintain strong relationships with insurance carriers, claims professionals, and corporate clients
- Conduct legal research, draft persuasive motions/briefs/memoranda

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Required: Juris Doctor from an accredited law school; Active New Jersey law license; 3-8 years of insurance defense litigation experience; experience independently managing litigation matters; experience handling pleadings, discovery, depositions, and motion practice; strong legal research/writing and oral advocacy skills.

Strong Plus: New Jersey automobile liability defense experience; experience representing insurance carriers or self-insured entities; arbitration/mediation/trial/courtroom experience; premises liability experience; existing relationships with insurance carriers or claims professionals.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Flexible hybrid — new attorneys generally expected 2-3 days/week in the Jersey City office initially, loosely enforced.