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Insurance Defense Litigation Associate

Clydeposted 17 days ago

$130,000 - $160,000/Yr

Full-time • Entry Level

Chicago, IL

5,001-10,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Clyde & Co is seeking an insurance defense associate with 1 to 5 years of experience to join our Chicago office. This practice is focused on the defense of a myriad of high exposure litigation, coverage, and appellate matters, including complex business and commercial litigation, construction, consumer financial services, first party-property, class action and mass tort, environmental litigation, aviation, transportation, hospitality, and marine and energy. The ideal candidate is proactive, motivated, and organized and possesses superior research and writing skills. The Associate will interact with our clients, and other domestic and international insurers in this space and in relation to other latent type insurance claims.

Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of 25-30 matters
Take depositions, attending hearings, and mediations as required
Draft and submit pleadings, discovery, motions and briefs
Monitor trials, evaluate trial record for errors to be raised on appeal, and draft appellate briefs
Conduct legal research using Westlaw/Lexis/Nexis
Review and analyze documents and materials for production
Review and analyze briefs and trial transcripts and develop arguments for appeals
Evaluate insurance policies and analyze claims for potential coverage issues
Actively investigate claims and prepare case handling strategies
Actively and effectively report to our insurance carrier clients and insureds
Prepare cases for trial/mediation and participate in trial/mediation