Insurance Coverage Litigation Attorney

Description

Clyde & Co seeks an Insurance Coverage Litigation Attorney with 6 years of experience. This practice represents and advises national and international insurers in a broad range of coverage cases across the Unites States, including a wide range of complex insurance coverage matters, principally involving pollution, toxic tort, asbestos, construction defect, products liability, errors and omissions, and excess liability. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced attorney who is able to work within a busy and fast-paced team environment and looking to grow.

This position is currently open to our New Jersey and New York offices.

Responsibilities

• Develop litigation strategy for insurance coverage litigation business disputes and class-actions;
• Conduct complex and rigorous legal research and analysis, and draft memoranda;
• Analyze insurance policies and claims, draft analyses of coverage issues and provide coverage advice and recommendations for clients;
• Take and defend depositions;
• Draft motions, pleadings, memos, briefs, discovery requests, interrogatories, and other legal correspondence and litigation documents;
• Attend court hearings and mediations;
• Manage and supervise associates and paralegals.
  
  
  

Education And Experience Required

• Admitted to practice in all courts in New York is required. Admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey is preferred.
• 6 years of insurance coverage litigation experience, particularly with product liability policies;
• A good amount of depositions experience;
• State and federal court experience;
• Excellent academic credentials;
• Solid work history.
  
  
  

Skills And Abilities Required

• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills;
• Interpersonal, leadership and mentoring skills;
• Ability to handle matters of a highly sensitive nature;
• Ability to handle time sensitive matters, sometimes several simultaneously;
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects;
• Excellent organizational and time management skills;
• Ability to identify and resolve problems quickly.
  
  
  

The Firm

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.

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We offer a rewarding work environment that supports professional growth and opportunities. 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.

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