Senior Insurance Defense Trial Attorney - Massachusetts

Overview

This role is a Trial Attorney position supporting the organization’s Massachusetts staff counsel team. Attorneys work from home and handle in-person appearances and trials as required. Cases are venued primarily in the Boston area and surrounding counties.

The work involves representing clients in insurance defense matters, including moderate to high complexity cases with exposure and/or unique insurance defense issues. Responsibilities span all phases of cases from intake through resolution.

Responsibilities

• Litigate moderate to high complexity and exposure cases and/or cases involving unique legal or procedural issues, from intake through trial and/or settlement.
• Prepare pleadings, motions, discovery, and briefs.
• Serve as lead attorney at hearings, conferences, interviews, mediations, arbitrations, and/or trials.
• Develop trial strategies and arguments.
• Analyze applicable legal precedents to assess probable outcomes.
• Identify strengths and weaknesses in approaches to a case.
• Complete additional tasks necessary for proper client representation.
• Consult with the Claims Executive team and provide legal strategy recommendations regarding personal injury claim handling.
• Provide guidance to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Interpret applicable industry laws, rulings, and regulations.
• Functionally supervise attorneys assisting on case development.
• Provide guidance and mentorship with autonomy to learn.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice law in applicable states required upon hire.
• Seven years of litigation experience required.
• Insurance defense, personal injury, and/or jury trial experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• First and second chair trial experience in bodily injury litigation strongly preferred.
• Multistate jurisdictional practice preferred.

Special Skills / Additional Qualifications

• Effective leadership skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to command attention of an audience.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
• Genuine interest in the defense of insurance regulations.
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents.
• Strong conflict management skills, including quickly interpreting and responding to new information.
• Excellent judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work within tight timeframes and meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent time management and priority-setting skills.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to use technology to maximize efficiency in a virtual, paperless environment.
• Public speaking; ability to handle high case loads in adversarial or confrontational situations; driving.

Physical Actions & Work Environment

• Work is performed in-person at a company office or virtually at an approved alternative work location; may include field locations.
• Environment includes indoor, climate-controlled settings with adequate lighting and ventilation.
• Field work outdoors may include exposure to weather elements.
• Frequently sits or stands for prolonged periods (up to a full shift); occasionally navigates stairs, ramps, and level or uneven surfaces.
• Occasionally moves, pushes, pulls, lifts, carries, and places objects or materials weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Frequently uses hands/fingers for tasks such as typing, mousing, or writing.
• Occasionally performs bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, twisting, and reaching overhead or below the knees.
• Requires clear vision (with or without correction) and relies on depth perception and peripheral vision for visual navigation.
• Requires adequate hearing (with or without correction) to communicate and respond to auditory signals or alarms.
• May require regular travel between company offices, alternative work locations, and/or field locations.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications, and location.
• MA Only: $121,350 - $202,730
• Annual bonus potential up to 20% of the salary.
• 401(k)
• Medical, dental, and vision
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance

Location

• Remote (Massachusetts staff counsel)
• Job location(s): US - MA
• Cases primarily venued in the Boston area and surrounding counties.

Employment & Compliance Notes

• Application close timing typically occurs within 8 to 21 days after posting.
• Massachusetts law prohibits requiring or administering a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
• Equal Opportunity Employer; considers qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in accordance with applicable law.
• Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1033, employment is prohibited for individuals convicted of any criminal felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust without prior written consent from the state Department of Insurance.