General Liability & Insurance Defense Attorney

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP is seeking candidates to join a trial team focused on Real Estate and Personal Injury defense in a dynamic insurance defense practice. The role emphasizes involvement in all phases of litigation, including case management, motions, discovery, hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and trials.

The firm seeks professionals with substantive litigation experience and a collaborative mindset, ready to contribute to a growing practice within a respected national firm.

Qualifications

• Experience in all phases of insurance defense litigation, including case management, motion practice, discovery, hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and trials.
• Experience in Real Estate and Personal Injury defense is a focus of the trial team.
• Substantive litigation experience is valued, even without prior insurance defense experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with an experienced trial team specializing in Real Estate and Personal Injury defense.
• Contribute across all phases of insurance defense litigation, including managing cases, drafting motions, and handling depositions and hearings.

Skills

Insurance defense

Litigation management

Motion practice

Discovery

Hearings

Depositions

Arbitrations

Trials

Job description

Overview

• The role offers an opportunity to work with an experienced trial team specializing in Real Estate and Personal Injury defense.
• Candidates should have experience in all phases of insurance defense litigation, including case management, motion practice, discovery, hearings, depositions, arbitrations, and trials.
• Lewis Brisbois' General Liability Practice represents defendants in significant exposure cases across numerous general liability areas, defending property and personal injury claims for businesses and individuals, and specializes in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and complex litigation cases.
• The firm is interested in candidates with substantive litigation experience, even without prior insurance defense experience, who are looking for an opportunity in a growing, collaborative firm.