Senior Attorney
Mercury Insurance
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $200,000 - $240,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as lead counsel on a sophisticated caseload of 1st- and 3rd-party personal injury matters.
- Manage files from initial assignment through post-trial motions, including bench and jury trials as well as binding arbitrations.
- Handle complex, high-exposure cases involving completed surgeries, alleged traumatic brain injuries, punitive damages, and other serious injuries with potential excess exposure.
- Accept file transfers on cases set for trial in the next 30-60 days.
- Mentor lesser experienced attorneys and perform other miscellaneous tasks to adequately defend the insured.
Requirements
- Requires a law degree and admission to the bar in the state(s) were practicing.
- 5+ years of insurance defense or related experience.
- Experience as the primary attorney defending high exposure cases including but not limited to completed surgeries.
- 10+ insurance defense personal injury trials to verdict or equivalent litigation experience.
- Comprehensive knowledge of insurance, torts, evidence, civil procedure, and trial practice.
- Exceptional communication, use of persuasion and analytical skills.
- Requires considerable automobile travel, up to 20% of work time.
- Must meet established company standards regarding personal driving history and current license status to be eligible for position.
- Must be able to work independently with minimum direction and good organizational skills necessary to manage a caseload of exposures up to $500,000.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions
- Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)
- Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
- 401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Engaging work environment
- Promotional opportunities
- Education assistance
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- Company recognition program
- Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
law degreeinsurance defensepersonal injury trialscivil proceduretrial practicetortsevidencelitigation experiencecase managementanalytical skills
Soft Skills
communicationpersuasionorganizational skillsindependencementoring
Certifications
admission to the bar