ATTORNEY — INSURANCE DEFENSE

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited seeks an experienced Insurance Defense Attorney to join our remote team in Pennsylvania. The ideal candidate will manage higher-value, complex matters with minimal supervision, handling strategy, pleadings, depositions, and court appearances across Western Pennsylvania.

Active Pennsylvania license and a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school are required, with a proven track record in insurance defense litigation and strong research/writing and

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active Pennsylvania law license; substantial insurance defense litigation experience.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage insurance defense matters from inception through resolution, including higher-value and complex litigation.
• Develop case strategy, draft pleadings/motions/briefs/discovery, conduct and defend depositions.
• Handle court appearances, mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences, trial preparation.
• Take ownership of significant litigation matters with minimal supervision.
• Maintain relationships with insurance carriers, claims professionals, self-insured entities, and corporate clients.
• Help expand insurance defense presence throughout Western Pennsylvania, build regional relationships.

Skills

Legal research

Oral advocacy

Case strategy

Independent management

Education

Juris Doctor

PA bar license

Job description

ATTORNEY — INSURANCE DEFENSE

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited REMOTE, Pennsylvania, United States

About this position

Full-Time | REMOTE
Compensation: $ - $+ USD, Depending on Experience
Practice Area: Insurance Defense | Complex Casualty Litigation | Large
Loss | General Liability

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are seeking an experienced Insurance Defense Attorney
located in Western Pennsylvania. This role is designed for a
self-directed attorney with substantial insurance defense experience
who can independently manage higher-value and more complex matters
with minimal supervision. The attorney will work remotely and join our
another attorney already located in Western Pennsylvania,
supporting the firm's growing regional caseload and helping build a
stronger long-term footprint in the market.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently manage insurance defense matters from inception through resolution, including higher-value and complex litigation


• Develop case strategy, draft pleadings/motions/briefs/discovery, conduct and defend depositions


• Handle court appearances, mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences, trial preparation


• Take ownership of significant litigation matters with minimal supervision


• Maintain strong relationships with insurance carriers, claims professionals, self-insured entities, and corporate clients


• Help us expand our insurance defense presence throughout Western Pennsylvania, build regional relationships

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Required: Juris Doctor from an accredited law school; Active Pennsylvania law license; substantial insurance defense litigation experience; demonstrated ability to independently manage complex matters; experience handling higher-value litigation; strong legal research/writing and oral advocacy skills.

Strong Plus:

• Large loss or high-exposure insurance defense experience;


• trial experience;


• significant deposition experience;


• experience representing insurance carriers or self-insured entities;


• general liability, automobile liability, premises liability, or trucking/transportation litigation experience;


• existing relationships with regional insurance carriers, claims professionals, or corporate clients;


• business development experience;


• portable book of business.

Preferred:

• Deep familiarity with the Western Pennsylvania legal market;


• existing professional network in the region;


• entrepreneurial approach to practice growth.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Fully remote. We are also open to considering a small group of
experienced attorneys, a small established practice, or
attorneys/teams with portable business — for the right candidate or
group, this role may develop into a broader leadership and
practice-building opportunity.