Impactful Insurance Defense Trial Attorney

The Travelers Indemnity Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 106,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement: 401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Volunteer Encouragement

Job summary

The Travelers Indemnity Company in New York seeks a Counsel to handle a caseload of predominantly low to moderate complexity, delivering high-quality, proactive case handling for Travelers’ insured customers. You will leverage litigation skills to strive for favorable verdicts or settlements and provide strategic guidance to claim partners and clients.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years of defense litigation experience, excellent written and oral advocacy, and a proven ability to manage multiple

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree from an accredited school.
• 2 years of experience as a practicing attorney.
• Active license to practice law in the relevant state(s).

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply litigation skills to try cases to verdict or negotiate resolution.
• Conduct legal research and produce persuasive legal writing and presentations.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery and other documents.
• Attend court events, depositions, and other appointments independently.
• Provide case analysis and recommendations to insured clients and claim partners on file handling strategies.
• Build and maintain strong internal and external client and business partner relationships.
• Provide advice and training to Claim partners and clients.
• Utilize available technology and case management systems effectively.
• Travel as required to meet business needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Insurance defense litigation

Litigation strategy

Legal research

Oral advocacy

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Juris Doctorate

Tools

Case management system

Legal research tools

Job description

The Travelers Indemnity Company in New York seeks a Counsel to handle a caseload of predominantly low to moderate complexity, delivering high-quality, proactive case handling for Travelers’ insured customers. You will leverage litigation skills to strive for favorable verdicts or settlements and provide strategic guidance to claim partners and clients.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years of defense litigation experience, excellent written and oral advocacy, and a proven ability to manage multiple