Insurance Defense Attorney
Farmers Insurance
Supervising Attorney
Farmers Insurance
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California, Washington
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💰 $134,320 - $214,390 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Virtual position leading a team of California Attorneys.
- Supervising Attorney responsible for supervision, case assignments, training, managerial and administrative tasks.
- Handles complex/high-exposure cases including pleadings, motions, discovery, hearings, trials or arbitrations.
- Consults with Claims Department on policy and legal aspects of personal injury claims.
- Open to candidates statewide; workplace remote.
- Physical environment may include open office distractions if performed in office.
Requirements
- Responsible for the competent, ethical, and diligent representation of clients in all assigned cases.
- Capable of handling those matters with the greatest complexity levels and/or exposure levels.
- Responsible for providing assistance to the Managing Attorney in the supervision of other attorneys in the office and in the performance of other delegated administrative duties.
- Makes all case assignments to attorneys supervised assuring exposure level and/or complexity of cases matches skill and expertise levels of attorneys.
- Trains attorneys and others as needed to improve their level of expertise.
- Performs managerial and administrative tasks, and special assignments, as assigned by Managing Attorney.
- Supervises maintenance of computerized litigation support systems.
- Consults with and renders opinions to the Claims Department regarding insurance policy questions and questions concerning the legal aspects of the handling of personal injury claims.
- Supervises cases as assigned and handles those of greatest complexity and/or exposure, including preparation of pleadings, motions, discovery, and briefs, attendance at hearings, conferences, interviews, and trials or arbitrations.
