Associate Attorney

Coffey Modica LLP is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 50 attorneys in 6 offices throughout the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. We are seeking several motivated and skilled General Liability Insurance Defense Attorneys to join our dynamic legal team in Buffalo, New York. Ideal candidates will have 2-5 years of experience in general liability, New York Labor Law, personal injury, transportation, and/or catastrophic injury. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney looking to grow their career within a supportive and collaborative environment, where we place a premium on training, mentoring, and exposing our attorneys to a wide variety of prominent national/regional clients we represent by taking on substantial litigation responsibilities.

This is a hybrid position, three days in the office, offering great work from home flexibility with the ability to work in a comfortable, casual office environment.

We offer an exciting opportunity to be part of a firm that emphasizes attorney growth and culture. These positions will allow for associates to handle their own cases, gain invaluable litigation experience through depositions, court appearances, motion practice, and litigation with some of the best ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates) trial attorneys in the United States, on the largest litigated matters currently ongoing in the country. Candidates must currently be licensed to practice in New York.

We offer competitive compensation and a full benefits package including a 401k match, billable hours bonuses, professional development programs (including in-house training and CLEs), unlimited PTO, and excellent growth and advancement opportunities.

Coffey Modica LLP values diversity and recognizes that it is an essential component of our culture and is an excellent benefit to our clients. We appreciate the role of having a diverse workforce contributes to both our success and the world at large. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in relation to our recruiting, hiring, and promoting practices.

We are honored to have been recognized as one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York for three consecutive years: 2023, 2024, and 2025.