Position: Attorney

Home based position, however, must be able to drive to Fresno, San Diego and Inland Empire as needed if an onsite presence is required.

Key Points: Insurance defense, bodily injury defense, personal injury defense, trial/litigation experience as 1st or 2nd chair, deposition experience required, mediations/arbitration experience required.

Job Summary:

Represents insured and the Company in the defense of bodily injury and property damage lawsuits, subrogation, and financial cases. Prepares for and conducts hearings, trials, arbitrations, mediations, and depositions. Prepares and argues pre and post-trial motions. Assists colleagues in the resolution of calendar conflicts. Provides counsel to business clients on day-to-day issues. Provides project management, coordination, and collaboration between legal teams. Monitors and reviews new laws, regulations, and case law; identifies and summarizes relevant issues; collaborates with other areas of Law and Regulation (L&R) department; proactively provides advice and counsel to business unit on the impact of new laws on business; monitors counsel.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review new file assignments and approve initial pleadings, propound discovery, and/or develop strategy
• Contacts clients to discuss their case and answer any questions. Maintains contact at a minimum of 90 days
• Contact claims (initial litigation plan, recurring minimum 90-day contact, strategy conferences, etc.)
• Review all documentary evidence
• Prepares witnesses and clients for depositions, arbitrations, mediations and trials including expert witnesses
• Conducts depositions and examinations under oath and prepares summary documents
• Prepares and conducts court appearances (matter management conferences, hearings, status conferences, etc.)
• Conducts settlement/dispositive proceedings (e.g. mediations, arbitrations, etc.)
• Try and/or arbitrate cases and prepares motions in liminie and summary documents
• Draft post-trial motions
• Prepare for and participate in appeals
• Provide legal opinions to claims clients
• Investigate and pursue subrogation litigation as appropriate
• Manages projects
• Second chair as needed
• Review and determine strategy for legal issues
• Participate in business process reviews with claims clients

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Experience:

• Juris Doctorate and member in good standing of state of practicing for the state of California
• Three plus years or more of litigation and/or subrogation experience
• 1st OR 2nd chair jury trial experience is a plus
• Insurance defense preferred
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office, LexisNexis (preferred), and the internet
• Ability to work well with others on a team of attorneys, paralegals, administrative assistants, supervised by Lead Counsel
• Must be able to handle a large case inventory
• Ability to work in a remote work environment and ability to travel within the Inland Empire and surrounding Area (California)

Home-Based Position: This allows for remote depos/mediations/arbitrations; however, the selected candidates must be able to drive to Fresno, San Diego and Inland Empire as needed if an onsite presence is required.

Work Hours: M-F 8-5 - may have to work outside of these hours depending upon the need, and the selected candidates must be flexible to work outside of 8-5 as needed.