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About the Role

As an Associate Managing Attorney with Travelers, you will lead and manage a group of lawyers in delivering high-quality, proactive case handling for insured customers. You will be responsible for recruitment, retention, development, and performance management of staff. This role offers the opportunity to use your legal expertise and litigation skills to independently handle moderate to complex legal matters and deliver optimal results.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the office within the line of business, practice group or satellite office, including acting as backup for Managing Counsel.
Ensure the office provides outstanding advocacy to clients and achieves excellent results on own cases and those assigned to Counsel.
Assist in managing the office to meet all financial expectations of the program.
Ensure office compliance with Staff Counsel reporting requirements, including monthly reports, productivity standards, Code of Conduct, company ethics initiatives, and office best practices.
Responsible for all talent management, including staffing, performance management, engagement, professional development, and compensation.
Drive and promote a culture of inclusion, engagement, integrity, and teamwork.
Assign cases and initiatives to assigned Staff Counsel, matching experience, knowledge, and skill level.
Maintain caseload expectations, ensuring timely and quality completion of case analysis, litigation plans, case evaluations, summaries, legal research, pretrial reports, trial reports, and other required items.
Develop and implement strategies to address office development opportunities, including prompt follow-up and resolution of issues.
Conduct training as needed.
Maintain high-quality standards and ensure excellent service to clients/customers.
Review files monthly focusing on quality and provide feedback and coaching to attorneys.
Assist with initiatives within the office and throughout the Staff Counsel program.
Achieve desired results through effective advocacy and trial skills.
Ensure clients are counseled effectively through prompt and appropriate communication, sharing expertise and legal advice.
Assist Managing Counsel in ensuring the office(s) adheres to high ethical standards of professionalism and integrity.
Ensure office(s) compliance with all elements of Staff Counsel expectations.
Handle an appropriate caseload as determined in consultation with the Managing Counsel.
Support and collaborate with Managing Counsel around analysis and utilization of management information to drive performance.
Utilize office resources and technology to assure a smooth workflow and cost effectiveness.
Complete and submit all required reports, time records, expense reimbursements, and other materials in a timely manner.
Serve as part of the Staff Counsel Leadership team by providing input to program-wide initiatives.
Chair committees on selected projects, participate in Regional Reviews, and handle national projects.
Attend management meetings and contribute to Staff Counsel Program initiatives.
Understand the external legal, business, and tort environment and keep current on trends and issues affecting the business.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Trial experience.
Superior writing skills.
Strong lawyering skills, including trial skills.
Strong change leadership skills; ability to describe business rationale for change and gain understanding and adoption across a large and diverse organization.
Demonstrates personal integrity and adherence to a high degree of professionalism and ethical competency.
Strong ability to collaborate in a team environment.
Ability to prepare and present information and advice in a clear, concise, logical, and well-organized manner to a variety of business partners.
Influential presentation skills that thoroughly demonstrate business acumen.
Proven ability to influence at all levels and to develop effective strategies and implement/execute on those strategies.
Utilizes and promotes the use of technology, leverages and maintains a level of proficiency with job-related technologies.
Demonstrates personal accountability that influences the team to perform in a similar manner.
Exhibits relentless drive to meet deadlines and expectations.
Superior business, legal, and financial acumen.
Encourages constructive problem solving.
Continually challenges status quo.
Ability to effectively provide direct feedback and effectively manage under performers.
Proven change management skills.
Organizational credibility.
Focuses on big picture and long-term business and/or product line goals.
Juris Doctorate or equivalent International legal degree; graduate of an accredited law school.
7 years of experience as a practicing attorney.
Prior project leadership and/or demonstrated informal or actual management experience.
Active license (in good standing) to practice law in the state(s) in which representation is required.
Regularly handles hearings, trials, dispositive motion arguments, depositions or other court proceedings and has the ability to transport to those meetings.
Valid driver's license required depending on the location.

Skills

Legal expertise
Litigation skills
Case handling
Recruitment
Retention
Development
Performance management
Talent management
Advocacy
Financial management
Compliance
Reporting
Teamwork
Inclusion
Engagement
Integrity
Strategy development
Problem-solving
Client service
Communication
Legal research
Trial skills
Change leadership
Collaboration
Presentation skills
Business acumen
Influence
Technology utilization
Accountability
Deadline management
Business acumen
Legal acumen
Financial acumen
Feedback delivery
Change management
Organizational credibility
Big picture focus

Location

Nationwide

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7 years of experience as a practicing attorney
Prior project leadership and/or demonstrated informal or actual management experience

Education Level

Juris Doctorate or equivalent International legal degree; graduate of an accredited law school

Salary/Compensations

$153,700.00 - $253,700.00

Benefits

Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum.
Student Loan Debt Program: Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account when you make a payment toward your student loan.
Pension Plan: 100% funded by Travelers.
Paid Time Off: Minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
Wellness Program: Tools, discounts, and resources to achieve wellness goals and caregiving needs.
Mental Health Program: Access to free professional counseling services, health coaching, and other resources.
Volunteer Encouragement: Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program.
Comprehensive benefit programs

About the Company

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise.
Maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years.
A culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration.
Offers the strength of a national legal organization committed to your professional development while maintaining a local focus.

Equal Opportunity

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.