Policyholder Insurance Recovery Attorney

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

Job summary

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking an Insurance Recovery Associate with at least 4 years of relevant experience to join its national Insurance Recovery and Counseling practice. This opportunity focuses on sophisticated policyholder-side insurance coverage matters, coverage disputes, complex recovery matters, and strategic counseling across multiple industries.

You will represent corporate policyholders in complex insurance coverage litigation, advise on recovery strategy, analyze policies, and

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience in insurance recovery, coverage litigation, or policyholder-side counseling.
• Experience representing policyholders and counseling clients on recovery.
• Excellent legal research, analytical, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
• Ability to work independently while thriving in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• High degree of professionalism, initiative, sound judgement 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.
• 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

Legal research

Analytical thinking

Written advocacy

Oral advocacy

Independent yet collaborative

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking an Insurance Recovery Associate with at least 4 years of relevant experience to join its national Insurance Recovery and Counseling practice. This opportunity focuses on sophisticated policyholder-side insurance coverage matters, coverage disputes, complex recovery matters, and strategic counseling across multiple industries.

You will represent corporate policyholders in complex insurance coverage litigation, advise on recovery strategy, analyze policies, and