Remote Insurance Defense Associate Counsel

GEICO Norwalk; West Orange (NJ); Remote; USD 119,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO seeks an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits in New Jersey courts. The role is with GEICO Staff Counsel in West Orange, NJ, and may involve remote work.

The candidate will handle research, prepare briefs and pleadings, and provide opinions on liability and damages within insurance defense and personal injury contexts. Required are a Juris Doctor degree, admission to the New Jersey Bar, and ability to travel for trials and hearings.

Qualifications

• 2–6+ years of litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury.
• Licensed to practice law in New Jersey in good standing.
• Must be able to travel as required to attend trials, hearings, depositions, and meetings.
• Must be able to document files clearly and professionally.
• Must be able to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/priority setting and multi-tasking skills.
• Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information.

Responsibilities

• Researching laws and preparing legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda.
• Rendering opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department.
• Preparing and handling pleadings, motions, and discovery, to include depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath, and defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned, as applicable.

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Admission to the New Jersey Bar

Job description

GEICO seeks an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits in New Jersey courts. The role is with GEICO Staff Counsel in West Orange, NJ, and may involve remote work.

The candidate will handle research, prepare briefs and pleadings, and provide opinions on liability and damages within insurance defense and personal injury contexts. Required are a Juris Doctor degree, admission to the New Jersey Bar, and ability to travel for trials and hearings.