Associate Counsel

🔥 13 hours ago

🗽 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 and handle other first-party insurance defense matters • Research laws and prepare legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda • Render opinions on liability, damages, and value at the Claims Department’s request • Prepare and handle pleadings, motions, and discovery • Conduct depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath • Defend assigned matters by trial or dispositive hearing, as applicable • Travel as required to attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings, and conferences

🎯 Requirements

• 2 to 6+ years of related litigation experience • Experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury litigation • 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 requirements where applicable • Ability to travel as required for trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings, and conferences • Ability to document files clearly, concisely, and professionally • Ability to follow complex instructions and resolve or facilitate conflict resolution • Strong organization, priority-setting, and multitasking skills • Ability to learn and apply substantial technical and procedural information • Professional communication in person, by telephone, and in written correspondence/email • Civil litigation experience preferred • Insurance defense-related litigation experience preferred • GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive pay • Benefits • Flexibility to support well-being and future • Personalized development programs • Mentorship • Certification assistance • Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success • GEICO Pledge rewards and career support