Remote Insurance Defense Litigation Paralegal (In-House)

Epiq Counsel; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and federal holidays

Optional medical coverage; HSA

Wellness Program

Employee Assistance Program

Pre-tax Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Epiq Counsel is hiring an experienced insurance defense paralegal to support in-house litigation efforts. You will manage complex matters, guide strategy alongside business and legal leaders, and work with outside counsel on key cases.

The role emphasizes risk evaluation, settlement considerations, and maintaining high-quality litigation outcomes within a fast-paced insurance portfolio. Remote work is available for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of litigation experience as a paralegal supporting insurance defense and/or claims work
• Demonstrated trial support experience
• Strong legal judgment and strategic thinking abilities
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of sophisticated litigation matters.
• Develop and execute litigation strategies that align with business objectives.
• Evaluate risk, exposure, and resolution opportunities across active matters.
• Direct and partner with outside counsel on significant cases.
• Assess trial readiness, settlement strategy, and case performance.
• Advise senior business and legal leaders on litigation-related issues.
• Help drive consistent, efficient, and high-quality litigation outcomes.

Skills

Litigation experience

Trial support

Legal judgment

Communication

Stakeholder management

Prioritization

Job description

Our client, a highly respected insurance company, is seeking experienced insurance defense paralegals to join its in-house legal team. This role offers the opportunity to influence litigation strategy, manage complex disputes, and partner with business leaders on matters that have significant operational and financial impact.

This position is ideal for paralegals who enjoy supporting insurance litigation work and strategic partnership with outside counsel. The successful candidate will bring substantial litigation support and management experience, strong judgment, and the ability to evaluate complex risk and exposure across a diverse litigation portfolio.

What You'll Do

• Manage a portfolio of sophisticated litigation matters.
• Develop and execute litigation strategies that align with business objectives.
• Evaluate risk, exposure, and resolution opportunities across active matters.
• Direct and partner with outside counsel on significant cases.
• Assess trial readiness, settlement strategy, and case performance.
• Advise senior business and legal leaders on litigation-related issues.
• Help drive consistent, efficient, and high-quality litigation outcomes.

What We're Looking For

• 6+ years of litigation experience as a paralegal supporting insurance defense and/or claims work
• Demonstrated trial support experience
• Strong legal judgment and strategic thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Experience

• Insurance defense, claims litigation, or complex civil litigation.
• Experience managing or working with outside counsel.
• Experience working within large, sophisticated organizations.
• Background navigating highly regulated environments.
• Remote position
• Compensation commensurate with experience
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO and paid federal holidays
• Optional medical coverage; HSA Account; Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (as applicable)

Should your experience meet the role requirements, the Epiq Counsel team will contact you. The Epiq Counsel team strives to respond to all applications; however due to the volume of applicants, we cannot always respond to every application.

It is Epiq’s policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual’s race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. Epiq’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Epiq is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. Pursuant to relevant law, where applicable, Epiq will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.