Associate - Insurance Defense - Basking Ridge, NJ - $190k

We Are Legal Revolution; Basking Ridge (NJ); Remote; USD 162,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are Legal Revolution seeks a mid-level General Liability Associate for our Basking Ridge, NJ hub with remote work options. The role targets 2–9 years post-bar experience and an active New Jersey bar, handling NJ general liability and premises matters.

You will manage discovery, depositions, and motion practice, advise carriers on exposure, and take ownership of New Jersey files through resolution within a supportive, mentored environment backed by a national platform.

Qualifications

• JD and active New Jersey bar.
• 2–9 years of post-bar general liability or insurance defense experience.
• Current or recent title of Associate or equivalent—law clerks and summer associates will not be considered.
• Deposition and court-appearance experience.

Responsibilities

• Defend general liability and premises matters in New Jersey state and federal court.
• Manage discovery, depositions, and motion practice.
• Handle hearings, mediations, and trial prep.
• Advise carriers on exposure and strategy.
• Take ownership of New Jersey files through resolution.

Skills

Deposition and court appearances

Education

J.D. and New Jersey bar

Job description

General Liability Associate | Basking Ridge, NJ | Remote | $190K

Seeking a mid-level General Liability Associate with 2–9 years of post-bar experience and an active New Jersey bar. This is not a clerkship or first-year seat.

Our client is a national insurance-defense firm with a New Jersey hub in Basking Ridge. The docket is New Jersey general liability and premises work, staffed locally and backed by a multi-state platform. The office is known as low-pressure and well mentored. Trial is part of the practice, not a brochure line.

Why You Should Join:

• $190K for New Jersey General Liability – Strong suburban-NJ pay without a Newark or Manhattan five-day mandate
• A Real New Jersey Hub, Not a Letterhead Office – Files are staffed in Basking Ridge; you are not a satellite feeding another city’s partners
• Trial Work in New Jersey Courts – Hearings, depositions, and trial prep are expected of mid-levels, not locked to two senior partners
• Mentors Instead of Volume Pressure – Collegial office, no yellers, people who will actually review your brief
• National Backup When a File Explodes – Multi-office defense platform behind local NJ cases, so you are not understaffed the week a case gets serious

Key Duties:

• Defend general liability and premises matters in New Jersey state and federal court
• Manage discovery, depositions, and motion practice
• Handle hearings, mediations, and trial prep
• Advise carriers on exposure and strategy
• Take ownership of New Jersey files through resolution

Requirements:

• JD and active New Jersey bar
• 2–9 years of post-bar general liability or insurance defense experience
• Current or recent title of Associate or equivalent — law clerks and summer associates will not be considered
• Deposition and court-appearance experience

No one fits every box perfectly - if you’re a practicing General Liability Associate seeking $190K in Basking Ridge, let’s talk confidentially.

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