Senior Defense Attorney (remote)

Grange Insurance Careers • Cleveland, OH

1d • Remote

About The Position

This role is responsible for defending insured clients and Grange Insurance in an ethical and professional manner and support the house counsel office supervisor in the day-to-day office operations. This will be 100% remote.

Requirements

• Must be a member of the Ohio Bar with at least five years of experience in insurance defense litigation.
• Must be able to litigate and defend clients in both state and federal court.
• Must be able to litigate and defend both tort/negligence actions and coverage disputes throughout entire assigned state(s).
• Candidate must have both personal and commercial lines experience and knowledge of the civil litigation market in NE & NC Ohio.
• Must possess thorough knowledge of claim values, including bodily injury claims and commercial claims and have a comprehensive knowledge of the laws of tort/negligence, civil procedure and insurance contracts and their interpretation.
• Should demonstrate initiative to improve his/her operation and adapt to the demands of a trial/litigation office, the civil trial courts and travel as required by the job.
• Good analytical, organizational, legal research and written and verbal communication skills required.
• Valid OH state driver’s license required, as auto travel In NE/NC Ohio, all of Ohio and W. Pennsylvania will be necessary as the job requires.

Nice To Haves

• Good knowledge of Windows suite of products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), and virtual communication applications (Zoom, MS Teams, etc.) preferred.
• Experience with Commercial Insurance policies, defending Commercial clients, and litigating Commercial Liability matters is preferred.
• Being barred in Pennsylvania, or ability to be barred in Pennsylvania in the future is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Defend clients in pending litigation throughout the entire assigned state(s), travel when necessary, including occasional overnight travel.
• Comply with all State Bar ethical standards and continuing legal education requirements expected of an attorney in good standing.
• Work and communicate with Grange claims legal personnel in a prompt and efficient manner on all assigned litigation files.
• Maintain pending and closed litigation files in an efficient, professional and standardized manner, per House Counsel protocols and Grange Insurance records retention expectations.
• Participate in quality assurance reviews of assigned files and house counsel office procedures.
• Assist the Office Supervisor and House Counsel Manager maintain and distribute recurring management reports for the house counsel office.
• Assist the Office Supervisor with the training of less experienced associate defense attorney(s) in the house counsel office.
• Assist the Office Supervisor with the training of the paralegal(s) and legal secretary(ies) in the house counsel office.

Benefits

• Competitive traditional benefits
• Cultural appreciation holiday
• Family formation benefits
• Compassionate care leave
• Expanded categories of bereavement leave
• Geographical diversity, allowing hybrid and remote options and flexibility in work hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior