Insurance Defense and Coverage Associate

Distinct | North America; California; Remote; USD 175,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinct | North America is seeking a seasoned Insurance Defense and Coverage Associate for a fully remote role in California. You will defend insureds in state and federal court, coordinate deposition and discovery work, and manage motions while keeping all parties informed as cases advance.

The role blends defense with first-party coverage matters, often handling matters from filing to resolution within California courts and related regulatory frameworks.

Qualifications

• Must be admitted to the California Bar.
• Experience handling civil defense matters in state and federal court.
• Ability to manage own docket with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Defend insureds in state and federal court across California.
• Take depositions, handle discovery, and manage law and motion.
• Keep carrier and insured informed as cases progress.

Skills

Civil defense litigation

California Bar

Education

California Bar admission

Job description

Insurance Defense and Coverage Associate | Fully Remote, California | $175,000 to $240,000

You took the file when it was a rear end collision with a soft tissue claim. Eighteen months later the plaintiff had a new lawyer, a spine surgeon on the witness list and a demand with seven figures in it, and the carrier moved it to a national firm with a bigger bench. You wrote the handover memo yourself, and you were gracious about it.

This job puts you on the receiving end of that memo.

It's insurance defense at a national firm, fully remote anywhere in California, and right now there's more work than people. The files are waiting, so you won't spend your first six months hoping something decent comes in. Day to day you'd be defending insureds in state and federal court across California, taking depositions, doing the discovery and the law and motion, and keeping the carrier and the insured up to date as the case moves.

The same group does coverage work alongside the defense, with first party in the team too. When a coverage issue comes up halfway through a case it lands with you, and you end up working both sides of the same claim.

It pays $175,000 to $240,000, and they'd be looking for:

• Civil defense litigation in California, and the habit of running your own files without anyone hovering
• The California Bar