Trial Counsel Attorney, Los Angeles, CA (Remote)

Job Summary:

Represents insureds and the Company in the defense of bodily injury and property damage lawsuits, subrogation, and Allstate Financial cases. Prepares for and conducts hearings, trials, arbitrations, mediations, and depositions. Prepares and argues pre and post-trial motions. Assists colleagues in the resolution of calendar conflicts. Provides project management, coordination, and collaboration between legal teams within Law and Regulation (L&R) and with business clients. Conducts research, substantive drafting, reviewing, advising, and negotiating for more complex matters. Provides budget oversight

Key Responsibilities:

• Review new file assignments and approve initial pleadings, propound discovery, and/or develop strategy
• Contacts clients to discuss their case and answer any questions.Maintains contact at a minimum of 90 days
• Contact claims (initial litigation plan, recurring minimum 90 day contact, strategy conferences, etc.)
• Review all documentary evidence
• Prepares witnesses and clients for depositions, arbitrations, mediations and trials including expert witnesses
• Conducts depositions and examinations under oath and prepares summary documents
• Prepares and conducts court appearances (matter management conferences, hearings, status conferences, etc.)
• Conducts settlement/dispositive proceedings (e.g. mediations, arbitrations, etc.)
• Try and/or arbitrate cases and prepares motions in liminie and summary documents
• Draft post-trial motions
• Prepare for and participate in small claims appeals
• Provide legal opinions to claims clients
• Investigate and pursue subrogation litigation as appropriate
• Second chair as needed.
• Review and determine strategy for legal issues sent to home office
• Participate in business process reviews with claims clients

Qualifications and Functional Skills:

• Juris Doctorate and member in good standing of state of practicing for the state of California
• Five plus years or more of litigation and/or subrogation experience, including 1st OR 2nd chair jury trial experience
• Insurance defense strongly preferred
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office, LexisNexis (preferred), and the internet
• Ability to work well with others on a team of attorneys, paralegals, administrative assistants, supervised by Lead Counsel
• Must be able to handle a heavy caseload
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are key to working with a variety of internal and external contacts as well as for preparing reports, pleadings, and correspondence, collaborating with others, etc. You will work independently as well as part of a cohesive team.
• Periodically lifting in excess of 20 pounds throughout the day, depending on court matters being handled. Attorneys are required to cover court matters for each other; attorneys have laptops;
• Bending to pick up the computer bag which sometimes is more than 20 pounds, entering and exiting a vehicle, maneuvering files and computer at security checkpoints,
• Turning and twisting at work;
• Potentially drive at least 40-50 miles depending on the activities being covered, court, doctors’ depositions, discovery depositions, and case evaluations, etc.
• Sitting for pro-longed periods of time en route to court, in court or at court proceedings, depositions, etc. ;
• Walking and rolling brief case with files from vehicle to the legal proceeding and/or deposition, and facilitations, etc.;
• Trial preparation could require lifting in excess 20 lbs. because of exhibits, materials, records from plaintiff, etc. These materials are printed for some proceedings.
• Ability to work in a remote work/office environment and ability to travel within the Los Angeles and Los Angeles County area

Notes:

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities. May be required to perform other related duties as assigned. Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this job.