Insurance Defense Trial Attorney - Southern California (San Diego, CA, US, 92121)

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Workplace: Remote ( #LI-Remote )

Our Southern California Staff Counsel teams are expanding! We are looking to add trial attorneys with reputed company experience levels located throughout our Southern California offices, including Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, and San Diego Counties! Our attorneys work from home and handle in-person appearances and trials as required. We offer developmental opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package including annual bonus potential up to 15% of the salary, generous 401k, auto allowance, PTO, medical/dental/vision, paid parental leave, and much more reputed company without the stress of billable hours! 

Job Summary

This position is responsible for representing clients in reputed company areas of insurance defense practice, handling cases that are primarily low to moderate in complexity and exposure. Manages reputed company phases of cases from intake to resolution.

Essential Job Functions

• Litigates low to moderate complexity and exposure cases and performs duties necessary from intake to trial and/or settlement.
• This includes but is not limited to preparation of pleadings, motions, discovery, and briefs.
• Attends hearings, conferences, interviews, mediations, arbitrations, and/or trials.
• Proactively informs leadership of case handling opportunities and challenges encountered.
• Consults with the Claims Department on the legal aspects of files and jurisdictional issues.
• Performs other tasks or duties to ensure efficient case management.
• May handle second chair trials and handle trials in cases with moderate complexity and/or exposure.
• Provides support to senior attorneys in cases of greater complexity and/or exposure and receives developmental assignments of matters that are of high complexity and/or exposure.

Physical Actions

Job is performed in-person at a Farmers office or virtually at an approved alternative work location. Job may include work performed at field locations. The physical work environment is indoors and climate-controlled with adequate lighting and ventilation. Normal and customary distractions include background noise produced by office equipment and chatter among people, as well as interruptions. Field work performed outdoors may include exposure to weather elements. Frequently sits or stands for prolonged periods of time, up to a full shift. Occasionally moves about the workplace including navigating stairs, ramps, and level or uneven surfaces. Occasionally moves, pushes, pulls, lifts, carries, and places objects or materials weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance. Frequently uses shoulders, arms, hands, and fingers to manipulate equipment, tools, and objects necessary to reputed company job duties. Frequently performs fine motor tasks such as typing, mousing, or writing, up to a full shift. Occasionally performs movements such as bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, twisting, and reaching overhead or below the knees. Possesses clear vision, with or without correction, to visually read and verify information. Relies on depth perception and peripheral vision to navigate the work environment visually by identifying barriers, changes in terrain and locating objects. Possesses adequate hearing, with or without correction, to communicate with co-workers, respond promptly to auditory signals or alarms, and discern sounds essential for maintaining safety and productivity in the workplace. Jobs in this category may require regular travel between Farmers offices, alternative work locations, and/or field locations.

Physical Environment

Required job duties are normally performed in a climate- controlled office environment, with some exposure to uncontrollable reputed company environmental conditions and travel reputed company automobile and/or commercial transportation.

Education Requirements

Bachelors degree preferred. Licensed to practice law in applicable states required upon hire.

Experience Requirements

Three years of insurance defense litigation and/or personal/bodily injury experience preferred. Second chair trial experience strongly preferred. Multistate jurisdictional practice preferred.

Special reputed company Requirement

Public speaking, ability to function and handle high case loads in adversarial or confrontational situations, driving.

Additional Qualification

Strong verbal communication and listening skills. Excellent written communication skills. Effective negotiation skills. Demonstrated conflict management skills. Ability to represent the company with external constituents. Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills. Demonstrated time management and reputed company setting skills. Ability to work reputed company tight timeframes and meet strict deadlines. Possesses strong technical aptitude. Adept and proficient at using technology to maximize efficiency in virtual, paperless environment.

Benefits

• Farmers offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications and location. o CA Only: $115,275 - $196,130
• Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
• 401(k)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance
• For more information, review “reputed company offer” on https://www.farmers.com/careers/corporate/#offer

Job Location(s): US - CA - San Diego, US - CA - Long Beach, US - CA - Los Angeles, US - CA - Palm Springs, US - CA - Riverside, US - CA - San Bernardino, US - CA - Santa Ana, US - CA - Santa Barbara

Anticipated application deadline: At Farmers, the recruitment process is designed to ensure that we find the best talent to join reputed company. As part of this process, we typically reputed company open positions reputed company 8 to 21 days after posting. If you are interested in any of our open positions, we encourage you to submit your application promptly.

Farmers will consider for employment reputed company qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance or other applicable law.  Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1033, Farmers is prohibited from employing any individual who has been convicted of any criminal felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust without prior written consent from the state Department of Insurance.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or reputed company employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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