Claims Counsel, Law and Regulation (Remote)

Overview

This role is for an in-house Managing Counsel position within the Claims Matter Counseling (CMC) team, part of the Business Law & Compliance Property Liability practice group. The primary focus is to provide legal guidance and support to the Property Liability business units, especially the Claims Department, helping to manage high-exposure claims and coverage issues before litigation.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and counsel to the Claims Department on issues arising during claims handling, including coverage opinions, conditional demand responses, large losses, releases, rejected tenders, multiple competing claims, and new laws or court decisions for assigned states.
• Advise on claims and large losses with potential extracontractual or bad faith exposure to facilitate resolution.
• Deliver training and education to the Claims Organization on emerging legal trends, risks, new laws, or court decisions.
• Collaborate with business colleagues and other in-house legal teams to develop and implement recommendations related to claims handling.
• Provide legal counsel on high-exposure insurance claims and coverage issues during active claims handling.
• Prepare attorney conditional demand responses.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate degree.
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in the state of practice.
• Minimum of 4 years of legal experience.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate tasks, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across organizational levels and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and experienced in using technology for work and analysis.
• Familiarity with LexisNexis or comparable legal research platforms.
• Demonstrated experience in coverage analysis across multiple jurisdictions is preferred.
• Experience handling attorney conditional demands in multiple jurisdictions.
• Background in insurance defense or extra-contractual and bad faith litigation.
• Minimal travel may be required.

Skills

• Collaboration
• Contractual Advice
• Coverage Analysis
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Insurance Claims
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Time Management

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position does not include supervisory duties.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary range: $98,100.00 to $167,850.00, based on experience and qualifications.
• Candidates will be required to undergo a background investigation.

Additional Information

• Employment-based visa sponsorship is generally not provided for this position.
• The employer maintains a policy prohibiting discrimination based on ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health decisions, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (including traits historically associated with race), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation.
• The organization complies with applicable laws regarding veteran status and fair chance hiring ordinances where relevant.

Location

• Specific location details are not provided in this description.