Insurance Associate Attorney

Trueline • Los Angeles, CA

14d • $210,000 - $220,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Trueline is seeking a Litigation Associate - Insurance & Catastrophic Loss to join their Insurance and Catastrophic Loss Litigation team in their Los Angeles office. This is a full-time role perfect for a talented attorney who’s ready to step into challenging, high-stakes matters while collaborating in a supportive, collegial environment.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of complex commercial litigation experience (including briefing, motion practice, and discovery)
• Admission (or eligibility for admission) to the California bar; additional state bar admissions a plus
• Strong academic credentials (law school performance, writing and research demonstrated)
• Excellent oral and written communication, logical reasoning, and collaborative mindset
• Willingness to learn the insurance-coverage space, including first-party property or casualty claims

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with insurance coverage law (policy interpretation, exclusions, bad faith, subrogation, catastrophic event context)
• Exposure to first-party property, large-loss claims, natural-disaster litigation, or major exposure matters
• Experience working with both insurer-side and insured-side clients (or interest in working with insurers)
• Prior involvement in trial or appellate settings (even if supporting role) and comfort with high-stakes litigation dynamics

Responsibilities

• Handle complex first-party and/or third-party insurance coverage disputes and catastrophic loss matters (e.g., property damage, casualty, large-scale events) under the supervision of experienced partners
• Conduct legal research, draft briefs and motions, participate in discovery and depositions, and assist in trial readiness
• Engage directly with clients and firm teams to analyze policy language, exposure, strategy and case-management aspects
• Contribute to the team’s growth by learning insurance-coverage fundamentals, staying ahead of trends (e.g., wildfire, cyber, natural-disaster claims) and helping shape case narratives
• Ability and comfortable with 1800 client hours and 100 pro bono hours

Benefits

• Salary of $210K-$220K + Benefits
• highly selective, intellectually rigorous practice that deals with complex, large-exposure insurance and catastrophic-loss matters nationally
• Opportunity to work in the Los Angeles office of a renowned firm, collaborating with seasoned litigators in the insurance/coverage arena
• Competitive compensation scale
• A collegial, supportive culture that encourages professional growth, teamwork, direct client interaction, and learning from top litigators in the field

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed