Policyholder Insurance Recovery Attorney - Complex Coverage

Barnes & Thornburg LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking an Insurance Recovery Associate with at least 4 years of relevant experience to join its nationally recognized Insurance Recovery and Counseling practice. This role offers substantial responsibility, meaningful client contact, and the opportunity to work closely with experienced partners in a collaborative environment.

The attorney will represent corporate policyholders in complex coverage matters, advise on recovery strategies, and draft analyses and memoranda.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in insurance recovery, insurance coverage litigation, or policyholder-side coverage counseling.
• Demonstrated experience representing policyholders and experience counseling clients on insurance recovery.

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.

Job description

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking an Insurance Recovery Associate with at least 4 years of relevant experience to join its nationally recognized Insurance Recovery and Counseling practice. This role offers substantial responsibility, meaningful client contact, and the opportunity to work closely with experienced partners in a collaborative environment.

The attorney will represent corporate policyholders in complex coverage matters, advise on recovery strategies, and draft analyses and memoranda.