Counsel
GEICO
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Antonio • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $118,900 - $185,525 per year
About the role
- Researching laws and preparing legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda
- Rendering opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department
- Preparing and handling pleadings, motions, and discovery, to include depositions/examinations before trial and defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned, as applicable
Requirements
- 7-9+ years in related field litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury REQUIRED
- Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
- Admission to the Texas Bar REQUIRED
- Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in Texas
- Must be able to travel as required, including but not limited to, attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings and conferences
- Must be able to document files in a clear, concise, professional written manner
- Must be able to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/priority setting and multi-tasking skills
- Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information
Benefits
- Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage
- Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation
- 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match
- Performance and recognition-based incentives
- Tuition assistance
- Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance
- Supports flexibility through the GEICO Flex program, allowing to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
legal researchlegal writinglitigationpreparing legal briefspreparing pleadingshandling motionsdiscoverydefending trialsdocumenting filesconflict resolution
Soft Skills
strong organizationpriority settingmulti-taskingclear communicationproblem-solving
Certifications
Juris DoctorTexas Bar admission