Associate Counsel - Melville / Nassau, NY (Remote)
Job title: Associate Counsel - Melville / Nassau, NY (Remote) in Nassau, NY - Melville, NY at reputed company
Company: reputed company
Job description: reputed company is looking to hire an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits filed in reputed company courts and other first party insurance defense. The position is with reputed company Staff Counsel located in Melville, NY to handle matters in Nassau County.Job duties and 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, reputed company matters assigned, as applicable
- 2 to 6+ years of experience in litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury REQUIRED
- Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
- Admission to the reputed company Bar REQUIRED
- Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in reputed company and meet and maintain licensing requirements including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable
- Must be able to travel as required, including but not limited, to attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings and conferences
- Must be able to document files in a clear, concise, professional written manner, to be understood by customers, clients, co-workers and other employees of the organization
- Must be able to follow reputed company instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/reputed company setting and multi-tasking skills
- Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information
- Civil litigation experience
- Insurance defense-reputed company litigation experience
- Must be able to communicate in a professional manner in person, reputed company telephone and written correspondence/email
- Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
- Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
- Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
- In office and remote opportunities, as well as our signature reputed company reputed company program, offering the ability to work remotely for up to four weeks per year.