Insurance Defense Attorney

Cozen O'Connor; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Cozen O’Connor seeks an associate with 4+ years of meaningful defense litigation experience to join its Charlotte office. The ideal candidate will handle bodily injury, property damage, and wrongful death claims, including premises liability, products liability, and other third-party disputes.

Candidates should have hands-on litigation experience: drafting pleadings and motions, managing discovery, taking and defending depositions, and appearing in court.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of meaningful defense litigation experience.
• NC bar required; SC bar is a plus.
• Experience defending bodily injury, property damage, and wrongful death claims.

Responsibilities

• Draft pleadings and motions.
• Manage written discovery.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Appear in court and assist on trial preparation.
• Write reports to clients and participate in mediations.

Skills

Litigation experience

Deposition handling

Legal research

Written communication

Job description

Cozen O’Connor seeks an associate with 4+ years of meaningful defense litigation experience to join the firm’s Charlotte office. The ideal candidate will have experience defending bodily injury, property damage, and wrongful death claims, including matters involving premises liability, transportation, products liability, insurance coverage, construction defect, and other third-party liability disputes. Candidates should have hands‑on litigation experience, including drafting pleadings and motions, managing written discovery, writing reports to clients, taking and defending depositions, appearing and making arguments in court, participating in mediations, and preparing and assisting on cases for trial. Strong research and writing skills and excellent academic credentials are required. NC bar required, SC bar is a plus.

Cozen O’Connor represents major domestic and foreign insurers on a worldwide basis and is a recognized leader in insurance law. With nearly 200 top insurance attorneys, Cozen O’Connor fields arguably the most sophisticated insurance law department of any firm in the United States. Cozen O’Connor represents insurers in complex litigation and bad faith disputes regarding virtually all lines of personal and commercial insurance. Our attorneys have served as lead trial counsel or national coordinating counsel in some of the largest insurance cases in recent memory.