Remote Managing Attorney – Insurance Defense Leader

LeoForce; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

LeoForce is seeking a Managing Attorney for Insurance Defense to lead and develop a team of litigators in an in-house setting. The role oversees auto liability, premises liability, general liability, and Bodily Injury matters, guiding strategy through pleadings, discovery, depositions, and trials.

The candidate will mentor attorneys, balance aggressive advocacy with cost management, and partner with Claims to optimize outcomes. Strong first-chair trial experience and Texas Bar are required.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active Texas Bar license in good standing required.
• Significant litigation experience, preferably within insurance defense, casualty litigation, or a related practice.
• Meaningful first-chair trial experience required.
• Demonstrated experience taking cases through verdict.
• Strong courtroom, deposition, motion practice, negotiation, and litigation strategy experience.
• Prior experience managing attorneys, litigation teams, or a legal office strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience handling complex and high-exposure litigation.
• Strong understanding of insurance claims, litigation management, case valuation, settlement strategy, and trial preparation.
• Experience working directly with insurance carriers, Claims professionals, insureds, and other business stakeholders.
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated success developing and managing attorneys at different experience levels.
• Excellent written, oral advocacy, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Ability to balance legal strategy with financial, operational, and business considerations.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to oversee a large and active litigation portfolio.
• Comfortable using litigation management systems, reporting tools, and performance metrics to manage the practice.
• Sound judgment, professionalism, and the ability to make difficult decisions in a fast-paced litigation environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and other litigation professionals within the captive law office.
• Oversee a litigation docket involving auto liability, premises liability, general liability, bodily injury, property damage, and other insured claims.
• Provide strategic oversight throughout all phases of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, depositions, motion practice, mediations, settlement negotiations, and trial.
• Supervise and mentor attorneys in trial preparation, courtroom strategy, witness preparation, jury selection, evidentiary issues, and trial presentation.
• Personally handle or participate in trials and other significant litigation matters when appropriate.
• Provide guidance on complex, high-exposure, and strategically significant cases.
• Establish litigation strategies that balance strong legal advocacy with appropriate financial and business considerations.
• Review case strategy, exposure assessments, litigation plans, budgets, reserves, settlement recommendations, and trial evaluations.
• Partner closely with Claims professionals to ensure timely case evaluation, effective communication, and alignment on litigation strategy.
• Monitor attorney caseloads, productivity, trial readiness, case outcomes, litigation expenses, and other performance indicators.
• Ensure matters are handled in accordance with carrier guidelines, ethical obligations, court requirements, and applicable Texas law.
• Recruit, onboard, train, mentor, and retain attorneys and legal professionals.
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide ongoing coaching and professional development.
• Develop attorneys’ litigation and trial skills through hands‑on mentorship and case oversight.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, case management practices, technology utilization, reporting, and overall operational efficiency.
• Maintain appropriate staffing levels and allocate matters based on attorney experience, workload, complexity, and jurisdiction.
• Foster a collaborative culture focused on accountability, professionalism, quality legal work, strong trial preparation, and exceptional service.
• Work with senior legal and Claims leadership to identify litigation trends, emerging risks, and opportunities to improve claims and litigation outcomes.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for difficult legal, personnel, client service, and operational matters.
• Maintain a strong understanding of developments in Texas insurance defense litigation, procedural rules, substantive law, and relevant regulatory requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Litigation management

Trial experience

Case strategy

Mentoring

Texas law

Insurance defense

Budgeting

Education

J.D. from accredited law school

Active Texas Bar license in good standing

Tools

Litigation management systems

Job description

LeoForce is seeking a Managing Attorney for Insurance Defense to lead and develop a team of litigators in an in-house setting. The role oversees auto liability, premises liability, general liability, and Bodily Injury matters, guiding strategy through pleadings, discovery, depositions, and trials.

The candidate will mentor attorneys, balance aggressive advocacy with cost management, and partner with Claims to optimize outcomes. Strong first-chair trial experience and Texas Bar are required.