Attorney- Trial Team

Aquent; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement match

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Skill is seeking an attorney with 5-8 years of experience to support Legal Services in a remote back-office capacity, with some EST hours. The role focuses on pre-trial work for tort and liability matters, including drafting motions and conducting research, without court or deposition coverage.

The candidate will review medical records, assist with case evaluations, summarize depositions, and prepare memos while collaborating on trial strategy and identifying risks early in the litigation

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in insurance defense or carrier defense environments.
• Understanding of carrier reporting requirements.
• Ability to identify litigation risks and issues early.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys in pre-trial work.
• Draft drafts of motions and memos, including summary judgment motions.
• Review medical records and summarize deposition/testimony as needed.
• Research issues and prepare memos to support trial strategy.

Skills

Draft motions

Strong Defense background

Review medical records

Assist with case evaluations

Collaborate on trial strategy

Identify litigation risks

Support litigation matters

Job description

This role is remote, but will require some EST hours. The vision is to create an attorney pool to assist Legal Services with back-office work. While commercial litigation and mass tort will be serviced, general litigation is the most significant need. The candidate will assist attorneys in pre-trial work; no court or deposition coverage is envisioned. Preparing draft answers, reviewing file post-note of issue for completeness, drafting dispositive or other motions, summarizing depositions or medical records, writing up requests for authority, researching verdicts and or issues, and preparing memos.

MUST HAVE technologies:

• Draft motions, including motions for summary judgment.
• Strong Defense background
• Review medical records.
• Assist with case evaluations.
• Collaborate on trial strategy.
• Identify legal issues and potential case risks.
• Support litigation matters involving tort and liability claims.

MUST HAVE Critical Skills:

• 5-8 years of experience.
• Experience working for: Insurance defense firms, and/or Carrier legal departments (AIG Staff Counsel-type environment).
• Understanding of carrier reporting requirements.
• Ability to identify litigation risks and issues early.

NICE TO HAVE technologies / Skills :

• Defense-side litigation experience.
• Tort and liability litigation.

About Skill:

Skill connects the best professional, IT, engineering, financial and administrative talent with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits such as health benefit contributions, retirement plans with match and flexible spending accounts.

Skill is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.