Senior Manager, Litigation

American Family Insurance; Bridgeport (CT); Remote; USD 147,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company seeks a legal management representative to oversee litigation processes and staff attorneys across multiple offices. The role emphasizes effective legal strategy and management in the property and casualty insurance sector. Candidates must have a strong background in civil trial law and related regulations, alongside effective leadership skills for enhancing team performance and collaboration.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) contribution and pension plan

Paid time off program (23 days annually)

Student loan repayment program

Paid-family leave

Qualifications

• Demonstrated civil trial experience and customer-driven solutions.
• Extensive knowledge of tort, contract, and insurance law.
• Admitted to RI, MA, or CT bar or gain admission within one year.

Responsibilities

• Oversee staff attorneys and ensure quality representation.
• Manage case file assignments and office metrics.
• Participate in legal strategy development and litigation risk analysis.

Skills

Leadership

Customer-driven solutions

Civil trial experience

Litigation practice

Tort law

Contract law

Insurance law

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

This position provides primary legal direction which may include a single office or multiple offices. Acts exclusively as the division's local management representative.

This is a primarily home role, but candidates must reside in the upper East Coast region and have experience with RI, MA or CT files.

Position Compensation Range:

$147,000.00 - $250,000.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities

• Oversees staff attorneys and office metrics to verify that the representation of the insured and/or the company is of a scope and quality appropriate to the nature of each case and that representation of the insured and/or the company is conducted in accordance with applicable rules of professional conduct for attorneys.
• Resources, selects, negotiates, and contracts with vendors for litigation related services.
• Manages case file assignment, office metrics, and ensures timely cadence of case file management through monthly file review.
• Participates in the legal strategy of files handled by litigation staff attorneys as needed.
• Participate in roundtables as necessary to help develop legal strategy on claims.
• Analyzes litigation risk to clients.
• Creates a collaborative, performance-driven work environment by facilitating and fostering trust, transparency, and inclusion.
• Works with team members to set clear goals, provide feedback, perform performance assessments, and support on-going development.
• Leads with influence and expertise. Actively contributes to division or department leadership team. Communicates and supports organization mission, vision, values, policies, and practices.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• Demonstrated effective leadership skills.

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.

• Demonstrated civil trial experience.

• Demonstrated experience dealing with issues related to (i) tort law, (ii) litigation practice, and (iii) property and casualty insurance contracts, law and regulation.

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of rules of Professional Responsibility for the jurisdiction in which they practice.

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of tort, contract, and insurance law.

• Admitted to the state bar in RI, MA, or CT; or admission to the RI, MA, or CT bar within one (1) year of hire for individuals who must pass a bar exam; or, gain full reciprocity and waived into bar admission no later than six (6) months from date of hire.

• Juris Doctor

Licenses

• Not Applicable.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 50%.

Physical Requirements

• Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions

• Not Applicable.

Additional Information:

• Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions.

• Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks

• Our policy restricts consideration of applicants needing employment sponsorship (visa) to specialty occupations. Sponsorship will not be considered for this position.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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