Associate Staff Attorney Insurance Defense

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 81,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Complex Litigation Associate to join their dynamic team. This role offers the chance to collaborate with experienced attorneys on complex general liability cases while providing exceptional legal support. The ideal candidate will possess a Juris Doctorate and a passion for the law, with strong legal research and writing skills. You'll thrive in a fast-paced, inclusive environment where your contributions directly impact client outcomes. If you're ready to take on challenging legal work and grow your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of legal experience preferred.
• Juris Doctorate from accredited law school required.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Analyze legal issues and develop defense strategies.
• Prepare pleadings, motions, and briefs with supervision.
• Communicate effectively with clients and the court.

Skills

Legal Research

Legal Writing

Negotiation Skills

Customer Service

MS Office Proficiency

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD)

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Job description

Assoc Staff Attorney - LM08AE

We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

Come join an exciting and inclusive work environment where your work matters and we put the customer at the center of all we do! The selected candidate for our Complex Litigation Associate role shall work remotely in partnership with our Senior Attorneys to support our largest and most complex general liability files. Our Associate Attorney will support motions, briefs, depositions and onsite appearances jointly with our Complex Litigation Attorney Staff throughout Illinois. Specific focus on cases will be within the northeast region of the state. The Claims Staff Legal team is highly-committed to personal growth! If you have a passion for the law and enjoy collaborating with peers, Claims Partners and insureds, we want to speak with you!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze legal and factual issues, conduct extensive, well-reasoned legal research, develop and present defense strategies on behalf of clients

• Prepare pleadings, written discovery, depositions, motions and briefs in support of defense strategies with supervision

• Provide effective and timely communication, information, legal advice and other services to clients on legal and factual issues

• Communicate with the court, witnesses, opposing counsel and co-counsel in a manner consistent with established office procedures

• Accountable for the prompt, efficient and effective disposition of assigned tasks • Independently prepare and present witnesses evidence at: trials, judicial/administrative hearings, arbitrations and alternative dispute resolutions • Attend CLE seminars as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 1 year of legal experience is preferred however, we will consider recent graduates that have recently passed the Illinois State Bar Exam

• Juris Doctorate (JD) from accredited law school and license to practice in the state of Illinois

• Functional understanding of claims and litigation is preferred

• Familiarity with the tripartite relationship is a plus!

• Commitment to providing a high level of customer service

• Positive minded and collaborative team-player attitude

• Excellent legal research and writing skills

• Strong MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook)

• Effective communicator with strong negotiation skills

• Ability to think strategically and desire to be challenged

• Positive minded and collaborative team-player attitude

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL ME?

The selected candidate shall travel within the assigned jurisdiction for required court appearances and ad hoc in-office yearly meetings.

For full-time, occasional, part-time or remote positions: (1) high speed broadband internet service is required, we do not recommend or support DSL, wireless, Wifi, Hotspots, Fiber without a modem and Satellite; (2) Internet provider supplied modem/router/gateway is hardwired to the Hartford issued computer with an ethernet cable; and (3) minimum upload/download speeds of 5Mbps/30Mbps will be required. To confirm whether your Internet system has sufficient speeds, please visithttp://www.speedtest.netfrom your personal computer.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$81,840 - $122,760

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