Policyholder Insurance Recovery Associate

Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking a talented Insurance Recovery Associate with at least 4 years of relevant experience to join its nationally recognized Insurance Recovery and Counseling practice. The attorney will work on sophisticated policyholder-side coverage matters, disputes, and strategic counseling across industries, with substantial responsibility and meaningful client contact.

This position offers collaboration with experienced partners in a collegial environment, opportunities to

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in insurance recovery, insurance coverage litigation, or policyholder-side coverage counseling.
• Demonstrated experience representing policyholders and counseling clients on insurance recovery.
• Excellent legal research, analytical, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
• Ability to work independently while also thriving in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• High degree of professionalism, initiative, sound judgment, and attention to detail.
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials.
• Admission to the applicable state bar and in good standing, or ability to obtain admission promptly.
• Federal judicial clerkship experience is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Represent corporate policyholders in complex insurance coverage litigation, arbitrations, and other dispute resolution proceedings involving D&O, Cyber, RWI, CGL, Environmental, E&O, Property/Business Interruption and other first- and third-party coverages.
• Advise clients on insurance recovery strategy and a broad range of coverage issues
• Analyze and interpret complex commercial insurance policies, endorsements, exclusions, and coverage provisions
• Draft coverage analyses, pleadings, motions, briefs, and substantive legal memoranda
• Assist clients in securing defense and indemnity coverage for third-party liability claims and other significant losses
• Work closely with clients, insurers, brokers, adjusters, and underlying defense counsel to advance insurance recovery objectives
• Support all phases of litigation, including factual development, discovery, motion practice, and hearing or trial preparation

Skills

Insurance recovery

Policyholder-side counseling

Legal research

Writing

Oral advocacy

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking a talented Insurance Recovery Associate with at least 4 years of relevant experience to join its nationally recognized Insurance Recovery and Counseling practice. The attorney will work on sophisticated policyholder-side coverage matters, disputes, and strategic counseling across industries, with substantial responsibility and meaningful client contact.

This position offers collaboration with experienced partners in a collegial environment, opportunities to