Associate Senior Counsel

Travelers; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Travelers is seeking an Associate Senior Counsel to join the Claims, Legal team. You will independently handle a caseload of moderate to high complexity matters from inception through trial and appeal, leveraging your pre-trial and trial experience to achieve favorable outcomes for insured clients and the company.

You will mentor less experienced attorneys, collaborate with experts and consultants, provide training on case strategies, and contribute to office goals while representing Travelers

Qualifications

• 5+ years of insurance defense litigation experience is required or strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to handle jury trials or appellate matters.
• Strong oral and written advocacy skills.
• In-depth knowledge of local bench and bar practices.

Responsibilities

• Leverage pre-trial and trial experience to try cases to verdict or negotiate resolution.
• Conduct proficient to advanced legal research and demonstrate strong and persuasive writing and presentation skills.
• Draft substantive pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery and other legal documents.
• Attend court events, depositions, and other appointments independently.
• Provide internal and external training, seminars and legal updates to insured clients and Claim partners.
• Mentor other attorneys and legal support staff.
• Travel as required to meet business needs.

Skills

Litigation experience

Advocacy skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD)

Job description

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Claim, Legal

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$120,400.00 - $198,700.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Travelers offers the strength of a national legal organization committed to your professional development while maintaining a local focus, positioning you as a strong business partner and trusted advisor who delivers exceptional value through local expertise and outstanding client service. We handle litigation arising from claims asserted against policyholders or the company and take cases from inception through trial and appeal. As an Associate Senior Counsel with Travelers you will be responsible for high quality, proactive case handling and will have the opportunity to use your legal expertise and litigation skills to independently handle a caseload of predominatly moderate to higher complexity matters, which may include Major Case matters depending on line of business. You will deliver optimal results for Travelers' insured customers, and will mentor less experienced attorneys.

What Will You Do?

• Leverage pre-trial and trial experience to apply effective use of litigation skills and techniques to try cases to verdict or negotiate resolution.
• Conduct proficient to advanced legal research and demonstrate strong and persuasive legal writing and presentation skills.
• Draft substantive pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery and other legal documents.
• Attend court events, depositions, and other appointments independently.
• Provide in-depth, substantive case analysis and recommendations to insured clients and Claim partners on file handling strategies.
• Collaborates with expert witnesses and consultants to develop case strategies, evaluate technical matters, and prepare compelling testimony for litigation.
• Build and maintain strong internal and external client and business partner relationships, including accountability for managing client and business partner relationships.
• Provide internal and external training, seminars and legal updates to insured clients and Claim partners.
• Provide leadership through mentoring other attorneys and legal support staff.
• Contributes to special projects and identifies other opportunities to support office goals/business needs.
• Fully and effectively utilize available technology, case management system and automation.
• Travel as required to meet business needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• 5+ years of insurance defense litigation experience as a practicing attorney.
• Demonstrates an aptitude for trying cases to a jury; proven track record of preparing and/or litigating jury trials, with a history of successful courtroom outcomes.
• Demonstrates strong technical knowledge in the practice area(s) and the ability to effectively communicate complex information on litigated matters to diverse audiences.
• Proficient oral and written advocacy skills, with a demonstrated track record of summary judgment and/or appellate successs.
• Possesses in-depth knowledge of the bench, bar, local jurisdictional practices, adversaries.
• Capably fosters collaborative relationships with colleagues, customers, and business partners to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Demonstrates leadership through mentoring and influencing skills.
• Exercises sound decision making and possesses advanced negotiation skills.
• Effectively manages multiple priorities with an attention to detail, sense of urgency and responsiveness.
• Possesses a flexible and agile mindset with a willingness to take on new challenges as needs evolve.

What is a Must Have?

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent International legal degree; graduate of an accredited law school.
• 4 years experience as a practicing attorney.
• Active license in good standing to practice law in the state(s) in which representation is required.
• Regularly handles hearings, trials, dispositive motion ar