Associate Counsel

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🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $118.9k - $186.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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GEICO

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1936

🚘 Automotive

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

Automotive • Consulting • Healthcare

GEICO is a well-known American auto insurance company, providing coverage to a wide range of customers. As a leading provider of car insurance, GEICO is known for its innovative marketing and customer-centric services, delivering affordable insurance options. The company utilizes a user-friendly website for managing policies and claims, applying necessary online privacy measures to protect personal data and improve user experience. While primarily focused on auto insurance, GEICO also offers other types of insurance, including homeowner and renter policies.

📋 Description

• Defend lawsuits filed in New York courts • Handle other first-party insurance defense matters • Research laws and prepare legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda • Render opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department • Prepare and handle pleadings, motions, and discovery • Handle depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath • Defend assigned matters by trial or dispositive hearing, as applicable • Cover venues within Queens, NY as part of GEICO Staff Counsel

🎯 Requirements

• 2 to 6+ years of experience in a related field, including litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury • Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED • Admission to the New York Bar REQUIRED • Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in New York • Must meet and maintain licensing requirements, including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable • Must be able to travel as required, including to trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings, and conferences • Must be able to document files in a clear, concise, professional written manner • Must be able to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution • Strong organization, priority-setting, and multitasking skills • Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information • Civil litigation experience preferred • Insurance defense-related litigation experience preferred • Must be able to communicate professionally in person, by telephone, and through written correspondence/email • GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position

🏖️ Benefits

• Personalized development programs • Mentorship • Certification assistance • Inclusive and collaborative culture • Competitive pay • Benefits to support well-being and future • Flexibility to support well-being and future • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities