Senior Insurance Defense Litigator | Hybrid Role

Orion Placement; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Placement is seeking an associate attorney in Boston with 2+ years of hands-on insurance defense litigation experience to manage a diverse caseload from inception to resolution.

You will develop case strategies, draft motions, conduct depositions, and participate in hearings and trials while collaborating with senior attorneys. A hybrid work model and strong client relations are valued.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts bar admission in good standing required.
• 2+ years of hands-on insurance defense litigation experience.
• Strong civil litigation background with related matters.
• Demonstrated experience with depositions, motion practice, discovery, hearings, and settlement negotiations.
• Strong legal research, writing, oral advocacy, and case-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse litigation caseload from initial evaluation through resolution.
• Develop case strategy and work closely with senior attorneys on complex matters.
• Draft and argue dispositive, discovery, and other substantive motions.
• Conduct legal research and apply statutes, regulations, and case law to complex fact patterns.
• Take and defend depositions involving parties, witnesses, and experts.
• Prepare witnesses and participate in hearings, conferences, settlement negotiations, and trials.
• Evaluate liability, damages, exposure, and overall case risk.
• Communicate effectively with clients, insurers, experts, opposing counsel, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare pleadings, discovery, correspondence, legal memoranda, and other litigation documents.
• Handle matters independently while contributing to a collaborative litigation team.
• Maintain strong attention to detail, professional judgment, and high ethical standards.

Skills

Bar admission

Insurance defense

Civil litigation

Depositions

Motion practice

Discovery

Hearings

Negotiations

Legal research

Legal writing

Case management

Client communication

Multitasking

Job description

Orion Placement is seeking an associate attorney in Boston with 2+ years of hands-on insurance defense litigation experience to manage a diverse caseload from inception to resolution.

You will develop case strategies, draft motions, conduct depositions, and participate in hearings and trials while collaborating with senior attorneys. A hybrid work model and strong client relations are valued.