Litigation Attorney, Florida Staff Counsel

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🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

💵 $99k - $167k / year

⏰ Full Time

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⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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American Family Insurance

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1927

💸 Finance

👥 B2C

Insurance • Finance • B2C

American Family Insurance is a leading insurance company offering a range of personal insurance products including home, auto, life, and umbrella insurance. With a focus on customer satisfaction, American Family Insurance is trusted by over 12 million customers and has earned high ratings for its digital insurance shopping experience. The company emphasizes the convenience of managing insurance through its MyAmFam app, allowing customers to pay bills, file claims, and access policy information easily. The company also offers significant discounts for bundling multiple insurance products. American Family Insurance is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, and is committed to customer service, corporate responsibility, and community involvement.

📋 Description

• Handle First Party Property litigation involving either the corporation and/or its insured within established corporate guidelines and the applicable code of professional responsibility. • Handle First Party Property files and issues of a more complex nature with higher levels of dollar exposure and requiring less oversight. • Communicates with client regarding file status and progress. • Analyze files as litigation progresses as well as risk to the company. • Evaluates cases and seeks settlement as necessary. • Draft all necessary pleadings, papers and briefs to advance litigation activities at the trial or appellate level. • Conduct necessary research in support of drafting activities. • Advocate client position in all forums (state and federal court, alternative dispute resolution, administrative tribunals and regulatory hearings) and circumstances, both formal and informal. • Negotiate effectively in the resolution all issues. • Stay current on state statutes and court decisions and analyze how statutes and court decisions affect the interpretation and enforceability of the various policy provisions.

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service on First Party Property cases. • Demonstrated experience preparing civil pleadings, motions and discovery and deposing witnesses on First Party Property cases. • Demonstrated litigation experience on First Party Property cases. • Solid knowledge and understanding of rules of Professional Responsibility for the jurisdiction in which they practice. • Solid knowledge and understanding of tort, contract, and insurance law on First Party Property cases. • Admitted to the Florida state bar. • Juris Doctorate.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits • Competitive 401(k) contribution • Pension plan • Annual incentive • 9 paid holidays • Paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees) • Student loan repayment program • Paid-family leave