Senior Staff Attorney

Overview

A temporary full-time Senior Staff Attorney position is available, working remotely within New York. The role involves insurance defense litigation with a focus on personal injury cases. 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 proficiency with MS Teams, Outlook, legal software programs, and legal research tools
• 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: $140.00 to $160.00
• Employment type: Temporary, full-time

Location

• Remote work from New York

Note: Only candidates lawfully authorized to work in the United States and located within New York will be considered. Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be adjusted based on client needs.