Insurance Defense Attorney

WiseLex BPO; Pennsylvania; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

WiseLex BPO seeks a self-directed Insurance Defense Attorney with substantial experience to independently manage higher-value matters in a fully remote role, based in Western Pennsylvania.

You will handle case management, strategy development, pleadings, depositions, and court appearances while building regional relationships with carriers and self-insured clients, with leadership growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and active PA law license.
• Substantial insurance defense litigation experience.
• Strong research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage high-value insurance defense matters from inception to resolution.
• Develop comprehensive case strategies and draft pleadings, motions, and discovery documents.
• Conduct/defend depositions and handle court appearances, mediations, and trial preparations.
• Take full ownership of significant litigation matters with minimal supervision.
• Maintain professional relationships with carriers, claims professionals, self-insured entities, and corporate clients.
• Assist in expanding the firm's insurance defense presence regionally and build portable relationships.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Oral advocacy

Case management

Client relations

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Active Pennsylvania law license

Job description

We are seeking a self-directed Insurance Defense Attorney We are seeking a self-directed Insurance Defense Attorney with substantial experience to independently manage higher-value and more complex matters with minimal supervision. In this fully remote role, you will work alongside another attorney based in Western Pennsylvania, supporting the firm's growing regional caseload and helping build a stronger long-term footprint in the market.

Key Responsibilities

• - Case Management: Independently manage insurance defense matters from initial inception through final resolution, handling higher-value and complex litigation.
• - Litigation & Strategy: Develop comprehensive case strategies, draft pleadings, motions, briefs, and discovery documents, and conduct/defend depositions.
• - Court Appearances: Handle court appearances, mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences, and trial preparations.
• - Ownership: Take full ownership of significant litigation matters with minimal supervision.
• - Client Relations: Maintain strong, professional relationships with insurance carriers, claims professionals, self-insured entities, and corporate clients.
• - Business Development: Help expand the firm's insurance defense presence throughout Western Pennsylvania and build robust regional relationships.

Qualifications & Requirements

• - Required Education & Licensure: Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and an active Pennsylvania law license.
• - Core Experience: Substantial insurance defense litigation experience with a demonstrated ability to independently manage complex, higher-value matters.
• - Skills: Exceptional legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
• - Strong Pluses: Large loss or high-exposure insurance defense experience; trial and significant deposition experience; representation of insurance carriers or self-insured entities; expertise in general liability, automobile liability, premises liability, or trucking/transportation litigation; existing regional relationships, business development experience, or a portable book of business.
• - Preferred: Deep familiarity with the Western Pennsylvania legal market, an established professional network in the region, and an entrepreneurial approach to practice growth.

Work Environment & Opportunities

• - Location: Fully remote (Western Pennsylvania, PA).
• - Growth & Leadership: For the right candidate, group, or small established practice with portable business, this role offers the potential to develop into a broader leadership and practice-building opportunity.