Senior Staff Attorney – Insurance Defense

🕒 3 days ago

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $132.4k - $198.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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The Hartford

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1810

🛡️ Insurance

💸 Finance

👥 B2C

Insurance • Finance • B2C

The Hartford is a well-established insurance company offering a variety of products including auto, home, and business insurance. With over 200 years of experience, it caters to both individuals and small to midsize businesses, providing tailored insurance solutions and employee benefits. The company is particularly known for its AARP-endorsed auto and home insurance programs, which offer exclusive benefits and discounts for members.

📋 Description

• Handle complex and high exposure litigation • Analyze intricate substantive and procedural legal and factual issues, conduct extensive, well-reasoned legal research, independently develop and present defense strategies on behalf of clients • Prepare complex pleadings, written discovery, depositions, motions and briefs in support of defense strategies without supervision because of level of experience and expertise • Provide effective and timely communications, information, legal advice and other services to clients and claims customers on legal and factual issues in a technology driven environment • Communicate with the court, witnesses, opposing counsel and co-counsel in a manner consistent with established office procedures • Provide for the prompt, efficient and effective disposition of assigned cases • Independently prepare and present witnesses and evidence at trials, judicial hearings and alternative dispute resolutions • Research, draft, file and argue appellate briefs in reviewing courts on behalf of clients • Provide opinions to Managing Attorney, staff, clients and claims customers

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctorate (JD) from accredited law school and license to practice in Texas state and local federal courts • Knowledge of Harris County and surrounding Counties with available transportation • Member in good standing of applicable Bar Association • Minimum of 7+ years of civil tort matters experience • Documented first or second chair jury trial/appellate preferred • Strong legal research and writing skills • Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize duties and time are a must • Strong communication, computer and technological skills and the ability to quickly leverage new software as required • Demonstrated expertise and familiarity in the handling of claim cases and litigation

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible work hours • Paid time off • Professional development opportunities