Litigation Attorney (Insurance Defense)

Jobot; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is partnering with a well established full-service law firm in Maryland seeking an associate with a strong civil litigation background. The firm serves businesses, insurers and individuals across the Mid Atlantic, with emphasis on insurance defense, general liability, property and casualty, and coverage matters.

The ideal candidate has 2–7 years of civil litigation experience, handles pleadings, depositions, and motions, and works directly with claims professionals.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active license to practice law.
• 2–7 years of civil litigation experience, ideally including insurance defense, general liability, property and casualty, or coverage work.
• Experience independently managing a litigation caseload, including drafting pleadings and dispositive motions, taking and defending depositions, and communicating with claims professionals.
• Strong legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
• Comfort working directly with insurance carrier clients and adapting to claims-driven reporting.
• Collaborative mindset with interest in long-term growth within a firm.
• Prior exposure to subrogation, bad faith litigation, products liability, construction defect, or maritime/transportation claims is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Draft pleadings and dispositive motions.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Communicate directly with claims professionals.
• Support the firm's growth and client service over the long term.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Oral advocacy

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Active license to practice law

Job description

Salary: $180,000 - $200,000 per year

A bit about us

Our client is a well established, full service law firm with more than a century of history serving businesses, insurers, and individuals throughout the Mid Atlantic region. With offices across Maryland and Virginia, the firm has built a reputation for deep bench strength across commercial litigation, insurance defense and coverage, maritime and transportation, surety, construction, employment, and corporate matters.

The firm is recognized nationally for its insurance practice, holding membership in a respected national network of insurance defense firms and a listing among the country's leading directories of insurance defense counsel. Its litigation team represents major insurance carriers and self insured corporations, including multi state businesses, on matters spanning general liability, property and casualty, professional liability, construction defect, and coverage disputes.

Why join us

This is an opportunity to join a firm where insurance defense work is a core institutional strength, not a side practice. Attorneys here get early, hands on case ownership rather than sitting on the sidelines of large litigation teams, and they work directly with sophisticated carrier and corporate clients from day one.

Highlights include

• A firm with a genuine long term identity and low attorney turnover, offering the stability that is increasingly rare in the current legal market
• Direct client contact and real courtroom exposure, including depositions, motions practice, and trial work, rather than years of purely back office discovery tasks
• A collegial, team oriented culture where partners are accessible and invested in associate development
• Competitive compensation and benefits, with a billable expectation that reflects a sustainable, non "big law churn" model
• Involvement in a broad mix of matter types, personal injury and casualty defense, bad faith claims, subrogation, products liability, and coverage litigation, which builds a well rounded and marketable skill set
• A firm actively investing in growth, creating room for attorneys to build a book of business and take on leadership roles over time

Job Details

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in the relevant state (additional bar admissions a plus)
• Approximately 2 to 7 years of civil litigation experience, ideally including insurance defense, general liability, property and casualty, or coverage work
• Demonstrated experience managing a litigation caseload independently, including drafting pleadings and dispositive motions, taking and defending depositions, and communicating directly with claims professionals
• Strong legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills
• Comfort working directly with insurance carrier clients and adjusting to the pace and reporting expectations of claims driven work
• A collaborative mindset and interest in long term growth within a firm rather than a transactional, short term role
• Prior exposure to any of the following is a plus: subrogation, bad faith litigation, products liability, construction defect, or maritime and transportation claims

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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