Senior Staff Attorney

Overview

A temporary full-time Senior Staff Attorney position is available, working remotely from New York. The role involves personal injury defense litigation with a focus on insurance claims. The assignment is estimated to last 3 months, with a Monday to Friday schedule from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex and high-exposure litigation cases
• Analyze substantive and procedural legal and factual issues
• Conduct extensive legal research and develop defense strategies independently
• Prepare complex pleadings, written discovery, depositions, motions, and briefs with minimal supervision
• Provide timely legal advice and information to clients and claims partners in a technology-driven environment
• Communicate professionally with courts, clients, claims partners, witnesses, opposing counsel, and co-counsel
• Ensure prompt and effective disposition of assigned cases
• Prepare and present witnesses and evidence at depositions
• Research, draft, file, and argue discovery and dispositive motions
• Provide legal opinions to managing attorneys, staff, clients, and claims customers

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate (JD) from an accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in New York State
• Minimum of 10 years of insurance defense legal experience
• At least 10 years of personal injury defense litigation experience from case inception through trial in New York State
• Experience appearing in court before judges in New York State, preferably downstate/Long Island, for 10+ years
• Minimum of 10 years conducting and defending depositions in auto and premises liability cases
• Member in good standing of the New York Bar Association
• Strong legal research and writing skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong communication, computer, and technological skills, including the ability to quickly leverage new AI tools
• Knowledge of area courts

Preferred Qualifications

• Admission to practice in federal courts is a plus

Compensation & Benefits

• Hourly rate: $120.00 to $160.00
• Employment type: Temporary, full-time

Location

• Remote work from New York State only
• Candidates must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States

Note: Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be adjusted based on client business needs.