Counsel, California

GEICO

Counsel defending lawsuits filed in California courts and other first party insurance defense for GEICO. Fostering innovation and exceeding customer expectations while making a real impact for our company.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $127,100 - $210,125 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 examinations under oath, and defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned, as applicable

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in litigation experience on insurance/defense/and or personal injury REQUIRED
Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
Admission to the California Bar REQUIRED
Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in California and meet and maintain licensing requirements including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable
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, to be understood by customers, clients, co-workers and other employees of the organization
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.
Civil litigation experience
Insurance defense-related litigation experience
Must be able to communicate in a professional manner in person, via telephone and written correspondence/email.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

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Hard Skills & Tools

litigationlegal briefsopinionspleadingsmotionsdiscoverydepositionsexaminationstrialdispositive hearing

Soft Skills

clear communicationconflict resolutionorganizationpriority settingmulti-taskingprofessional writingfollowing complex instructions

Certifications

Juris DoctorCalifornia Bar admissionContinuing Legal Education (CLE)