What are the responsibilities and job description for the Insurance Coverage Litigation Associate position at Clyde & Co?
Description
Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organizations successfully navigate risk and maximize opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity and enable global prosperity, namely: insurance, aviation, marine, construction, energy, trade and natural resources. Globally integrated, Clyde & Co offers a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. It is committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves and provides an environment in which everyone can realize their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimizing the impact it has on the environment including through a commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets. The firm has 490 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people overall in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide.
Clyde & Co seeks an attorney with at least 3 to 5 years of experience in insurance coverage litigation to join our thriving insurance coverage litigation group in Chicago. This practice represents domestic and international insurers in complex, high value, high profile coverage litigation and bad faith cases, providing primary, excess and reinsurance coverage to municipalities, school districts, churches and other public and private entities.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced attorney who is able to work within a busy and fast-paced team environment.
Responsibilities And Requirements
How To Apply
Thank you for your interest in Clyde & Co US LLP. Please submit a resume and cover letter to apply.
We value diversity in our workplace and it is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly- qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organizations successfully navigate risk and maximize opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity and enable global prosperity, namely: insurance, aviation, marine, construction, energy, trade and natural resources. Globally integrated, Clyde & Co offers a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. It is committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves and provides an environment in which everyone can realize their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimizing the impact it has on the environment including through a commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets. The firm has 490 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people overall in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide.
Clyde & Co seeks an attorney with at least 3 to 5 years of experience in insurance coverage litigation to join our thriving insurance coverage litigation group in Chicago. This practice represents domestic and international insurers in complex, high value, high profile coverage litigation and bad faith cases, providing primary, excess and reinsurance coverage to municipalities, school districts, churches and other public and private entities.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced attorney who is able to work within a busy and fast-paced team environment.
Responsibilities And Requirements
- Analyze insurance policies, draft coverage opinions and provide coverage advice and recommendations for clients;
- Conduct complex and rigorous legal research and analysis, and draft memoranda;
- Draft and review pleadings, memos, briefs, discovery, motions with supporting briefs and other legal correspondence;
- Attending depositions, hearings and mediations as required.
- Admitted to practice in Illinois;
- Excellent academic credentials;
- 2 to 6 years of complex insurance coverage litigation experience, bankruptcy experience is a real plus;
- Excellent legal research, writing, and verbal communication skills;
- Exceptional attention to detail;
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
How To Apply
Thank you for your interest in Clyde & Co US LLP. Please submit a resume and cover letter to apply.
We value diversity in our workplace and it is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly- qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.
