General Liability Attorney

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP in New York, NY seeks an attorney to join its General Liability Practice, with a focus on insurance defense litigation and strong research and writing skills. The ideal candidate has 1–15 years experience in case management, motions, and discovery, and NY Bar admission is required.

Our General Liability Practice represents defendants in complex exposure cases across property, personal injury, and labor-law matters, with a history of high-profile defense

Qualifications

• At least 1–15 years of experience in insurance defense litigation.
• Admission to the New York Bar is required.
• Experience in case management, motion practice, and discovery, including hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and trials.

Responsibilities

• Handle general liability defense matters from intake to resolution.
• Conduct hearings, depositions, and participate in arbitrations and trials.
• Manage case strategy, discovery, and documentation for defense matters.

Skills

Strong research skills

Strong writing skills

Job description

Overview

The New York, NY office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is actively seeking an attorney to join its General Liability Practice.

The ideal candidate will have strong research and writing skills and at least one (1) to fifteen (15) years of experience in all phases of insurance defense litigation including case management, motion practice, and discovery, as well as handling hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and trials. Admission to the New York Bar is required.

Lewis Brisbois' General Liability Practice is comprised of over 600 attorneys nationwide who have successfully represented defendants in significant exposure cases in numerous general liability areas. The group has provided a defense for a myriad of property, personal injury claims, New York Labor Law, premises, negligence, no fault, auto, and catastrophic for both businesses and individuals who may be insured or self-insured. While the attorneys within the firm are equipped to handle a wide variety of matters, we excel in the litigation and trial of catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and complex litigation cases. The General Liability Practice partners and senior associates are seasoned and well-respected trial attorneys who have broad trial experience. Our attorneys have been cited by the National Law Journal for obtaining one of the "Top Ten Defense Verdicts of the Year," and have received other prominent recognition.

Although we would prefer that you have some insurance defense experience, we are also interested in working with developing talented attorneys who come to us with excellent skills in any litigation arena.

We offer competitive compensation and in addition, Lewis Brisbois offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401k with employer match.

Minimum Salary

USD $135,000.00/Yr.

Maximum Salary

USD $220,000.00/Yr.