Insurance Defense Managing Attorney
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Insurance defense attorney managing California civil litigation for Zenith’s agribusiness insurance operations. Handling complex liability matters while developing the company’s in-house defense capabilities.
Responsibilities:
- Independently manage all phases of insurance defense matters, including investigation, pleadings, discovery, motion practice, expert discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations, trial preparation, and trial
- Handle litigated and non-litigated personal injury, automobile liability, premises liability, and other civil defense matters
- Develop case strategies aligned with legal, financial, and business considerations
- Evaluate liability, damages, litigation exposure, settlement opportunities, and case value
- Communicate material case changes to legal, claims, and business partners
- Prepare and present written and oral advocacy before courts, mediators, arbitrators, opposing counsel, and stakeholders
- Advise claims professionals, business leaders, and internal stakeholders on litigation strategy, risk assessment, case resolution, and related legal issues
- Partner with claims leadership to identify litigation trends, emerging risks, and opportunities to improve outcomes
- Maintain current knowledge of case law, procedural rules, technology, local requirements, and legal and insurance industry developments
- Help assess, develop, and expand the Company’s in-house insurance defense capabilities
- Recommend case selection, operating practices, workload considerations, legal service delivery, and in-house handling opportunities
- Lead or contribute to litigation, practice-management, process-improvement, and organizational initiatives
- Share expertise, mentor others, and promote consistent litigation management practices
- Use technology and collaborate with legal support staff for efficient case management and high-quality work product
- Build relationships with colleagues, claims professionals, business partners, opposing counsel, courts, experts, and external service providers
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned
Requirements:
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
- Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of California
- 10+ years progressively responsible experience handling civil insurance defense litigation
- Substantial responsibility for case strategy, litigation management, and client counseling
- Experience independently managing complex personal injury, automobile liability, premises liability, or comparable civil defense matters through significant phases of litigation, including trial preparation and trial
- Ability to evaluate litigation risk, formulate legal strategy, provide practical business-focused advice, and communicate effectively with insurance claims and legal stakeholders
- Exceptional legal analysis, written and oral advocacy, negotiation, organization, relationship-management, and professional judgment
- Understanding of legal, operational, and financial considerations influencing insurance litigation and claim resolution
- Ability to build productive relationships across legal, claims, and business functions
- Interest and aptitude for developing and expanding in-house legal capabilities while managing an active litigation portfolio
- Equivalent combination of relevant training and experience may be considered
- Experience working with in-house insurance legal and claims teams in complex or high-exposure liability matters (preferred)
- Experience leading litigation, operational, practice-management, process-improvement, or organizational initiatives (preferred)
- Experience developing legal processes, improving service delivery models, mentoring attorneys or claims professionals, or implementing litigation management best practices (preferred)
- Experience managing or supervising attorneys (preferred)
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Parental Leave
- Life, AD&D and Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Education and Training Reimbursement
- 3 weeks/year Vacation
- 2 weeks/year Sick Leave
- 10 paid Company Holidays
- 2 Personal Days
- 2 Floating Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Career advancement opportunities
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