Remote Associate Staff Attorney – IL Litigation

The Hartford; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking an Associate Staff Attorney for a remote role primarily handling designated tasks related to pending claims and litigation in Northern Illinois. You will work with our Senior Attorney Staff in a collaborative environment, developing legal expertise while delivering excellent client service.

Responsibilities include analyzing issues, drafting pleadings and discovery, and managing litigation tasks.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of legal experience preferred, but will consider recent IL Bar exam graduates.
• JD from accredited law school and IL licensure to practice law.
• Functional understanding of claims and litigation is a plus.
• Commitment to providing a high level of customer service.
• Positive minded and collaborative team-player attitude.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Strong MS Office proficiency (Word, Teams, PowerPoint & Outlook).
• Effective communicator with strong writing and research skills.
• Ability to think strategically and be challenged.

Responsibilities

• Analyze legal and factual issues, conduct extensive legal research, develop and present defense strategies.
• Prepare pleadings, discovery, depositions, motions and briefs in support of defense strategies with supervision.
• Handle litigation tasks and occasional case handling.
• Provide timely communication, information, legal advice and services to clients.
• Communicate with court, witnesses, opposing counsel and co-counsel following office procedures.
• Dispose of assigned tasks and cases promptly and efficiently.
• Prepare and present witnesses' evidence at trials, hearings, arbitrations and other resolutions.
• Attend CLE seminars as needed.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD) from accredited law school and license to practice in IL

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

The Hartford is seeking an Associate Staff Attorney for a remote role primarily handling designated tasks related to pending claims and litigation in Northern Illinois. You will work with our Senior Attorney Staff in a collaborative environment, developing legal expertise while delivering excellent client service.

Responsibilities include analyzing issues, drafting pleadings and discovery, and managing litigation tasks.