Junior Coverage Associate

Jobtailor; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a litigation attorney admitted to practice in New York to lead strategies for insurance coverage disputes. The role involves handling litigation and arbitration, complex research, and drafting memoranda and position letters.

You will analyze insurance policies and advise clients, while supervising mediation and settlement of underlying matters. Ideal candidates will have commercial litigation experience or in-house exposure to liability insurance policies, excellent

Qualifications

• Admission to practice in New York.
• Experience in commercial litigation or in-house with liability insurance policies is a plus.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Solid work history.

Responsibilities

• Develop litigation strategy for insurance coverage disputes and participate in coverage litigation and arbitration.
• Conduct complex legal research and analysis and draft memoranda and position letters.
• Analyze policies, draft coverage analyses and provide advice to clients.

Skills

Bar admission NY

Litigation experience

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop litigation strategy for insurance coverage disputes, and perform key roles in insurance coverage litigation and arbitration
• Conduct complex and rigorous legal research and analysis, and draft memoranda and position letters
• Analyze insurance policies, draft analyses of coverage issues and provide coverage advice and recommendations for clients
• Supervise and participate in the mediation and settlement of underlying litigations worldwide
• Draft and review pleadings, memos, briefs, interrogatories, and other legal correspondence and litigation documents
• Participate in depositions, document reviews, conferences and all aspects of coverage litigations and arbitrations
• Work cooperatively with others

Requirements

• Admission to practice in New York
• Experience in commercial litigation or in-house experience with liability insurance policies a plus
• Excellent academic credentials
• Solid work history