Insurance Defense Attorney
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $125,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Defend insureds, motor carriers, and businesses in commercial vehicle and trucking accident litigation
- Manage a litigation caseload from assignment through resolution, including discovery, motion practice, mediation, and trial preparation
- Take and defend depositions of parties, fact witnesses, and experts
- Draft pleadings, discovery responses, dispositive motions, trial briefs, and evaluation reports for insurers and corporate clients
- Appear in Arizona state and, where applicable, federal courts for hearings, conferences, and trials
- Evaluate case exposure and provide clear, timely reporting and recommendations to clients and carriers
- Work collaboratively with firm leadership on case strategy, trial themes, and settlement posture
- Maintain regular, professional communication with clients, co-counsel, opposing counsel, and the court
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
- Active Arizona Bar license in good standing
- 3+ years of insurance defense experience required; 5+ years preferred
- Strong background in automobile/commercial vehicle defense or general bodily injury defense litigation
- Proven experience taking and defending depositions; trial experience or first/second chair trial involvement strongly preferred
- Solid legal writing skills and comfort with motion practice and complex discovery
- Ability to work independently in a primarily remote environment while staying responsive and organized
- Professional, solutions-focused communication style with insurers and corporate clients
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
litigation managementdiscoverymotion practicetrial preparationlegal writingdepositionscase evaluationreportingsettlement strategyinsurance defense
Soft skills
professional communicationcollaborationorganizational skillsindependencesolutions-focused
Certifications
Juris Doctor (JD)Arizona Bar license