Counsel - Claim Legal Liability

Travelers•Hartford, CT

About The Position

The Counsel role is responsible for providing a range of cost-effective, high quality legal services while representing Travelers. The Counsel position handles moderately complex legal matters, requiring an established degree of knowledge and expertise.

Requirements

Juris Doctorate or equivalent International legal degree; graduate of an accredited law school.
3 years of prior legal experience as a practicing attorney.
Active license in good standing to practice law in the state(s) in which representation is required.

Nice To Haves

Five years of prior legal experience as a practicing insurance coverage attorney.
Knowledge of specific Coverage B related issues.
Experience leveraging AI tools.

Responsibilities

Provides counsel on moderately complex legal issues to our internal Business Torts and Technology clients on Commercial General Liability Coverage B matters.
Provides coverage advice to internal clients and manages a docket of complex Coverage B litigation in jurisdictions across the United States.
Responsible for determining appropriate outside counsel to partner with and manage in the day-to-day handling of complex coverage litigation.
Partners with clients or management and/or attempts to influence managers regarding matters of significance to the legal community.
Research legal principles and precedents within the area of specialization or expertise identified above.
Proactively identifies and communicates risk to internal and/or external customers and provides recommendations on how to mitigate that risk.
Drafts, negotiates, and executes legal documents, issues legal work product.
Maintains awareness of external judicial climate and legal developments.
Builds and maintains strong internal and external client relationships.
Makes effective use of technology and automation in the practice of law.
Conduct legal training.
This role acts as an individual contributor.
Perform other duties as assigned.