Attorney – Large Loss / Excess Liability
Position Overview
We are seeking a senior-level Pennsylvania attorney to join the Philadelphia office and handle sophisticated large-loss and excess-liability litigation. The ideal candidate will have extensive litigation experience and the ability to independently manage high-exposure matters while collaborating with firm leadership and key clients.
Trial experience is preferred. An active Pennsylvania law license is required, while admission to the New Jersey Bar is preferred. Candidates with a portable book of business or a specialized practice background will receive additional consideration.
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Arrangement: Flexible Hybrid
Practice Areas : Large Loss | Excess Liability | Insurance Defense | Complex Litigation
Key Responsibilities
Manage complex large-loss and excess-liability matters from inception through resolution.
Develop case strategies for high-exposure claims and analyze liability, damages, coverage, and excess exposure.
Handle complex discovery, address expert-related issues, and prepare for and defend depositions.
Draft and argue dispositive and complex motions.
Participate in mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences, and trial preparation.
Maintain strong relationships with insurance carriers, excess carriers, self-insured entities, and corporate clients.
Support business development initiatives and contribute to the growth of the large-loss and excess-liability practice.
Education and Experience Requirements
Required Qualifications
Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
Active Pennsylvania law license.
Senior-level litigation experience.
Experience handling large-loss, excess-liability, or other high-exposure litigation matters.
Strong insurance defense litigation background.
Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex legal matters.
Preferred Qualifications
Admission to the New Jersey Bar.
Trial experience, including first-chair or significant second-chair trial experience.
Experience handling catastrophic injury or significant-damages cases.
Experience representing excess insurance carriers.
Portable book of business.
Established relationships with insurance carriers or corporate clients.
Work Environment
Flexible hybrid work arrangement.
Position based in the Philadelphia, PA office.
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- Do you have authorization to work in the United States?
- Are you willing to work in a flexible hybrid arrangement in Philadelphia, PA?
- Do you have an active Pennsylvania law license?
- Do you have senior-level litigation experience?
- Do you have experience handling large-loss or excess-liability litigation?
- Do you have a strong background in insurance defense litigation?
- Have you independently managed complex, high-exposure litigation matters?
- Do you have experience analyzing liability, damages, insurance coverage, and excess exposure?
- Do you have experience handling complex discovery and expert-related issues?
- Do you have experience preparing for and defending depositions?
- Do you have experience drafting and arguing dispositive or complex motions?
- Do you have trial experience, including first-chair or second-chair trial experience?
- Do you have experience handling catastrophic injury or significant-damages cases?
- Are you admitted to the New Jersey Bar?
- Have you represented excess insurance carriers?
- Do you have a portable book of business or established relationships with insurance carriers or corporate clients?