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About the Role

CNA strives to create a culture where employees know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring their abilities are used to their fullest potential. This role provides legal services in support of assigned litigation matters, maintaining responsibility for a caseload and collaborating with claims professionals, insureds, and business partners to achieve favorable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Handles insurance defense or coverage matters through all stages of litigation, including Trial.
• Manages litigation preparation and develops case strategy.
• Prepares and directs the preparation of necessary materials, including briefs, motions, discovery, depositions, and expert-related matters.
• Evaluates litigation and settlement strategies and actively drives cases toward resolution.
• Handles court appearances, motion practice, discovery, negotiations, and trial-related activities.
• Participates in bench and jury trials in state and federal court.
• Communicates regularly and concisely with clients, claim professionals, leadership and others.
• Conducts legal research and analysis of facts and information to provide counsel and guidance.
• Prepares opinions or position papers on various legal issues and interpretation of legal issues/provisions.
• Counsels client/management/claim professionals to avoid legally unsound decisions or plans and when changes in the law occur.
• May assist in training or mentoring attorneys, paralegals, and department staff.
• Collaboratively works with clients, claim professionals, underwriting, risk control and other third parties.
• Works independently in resolving legal cases with oversight supervision.
• Responds to government regulatory agencies as needed.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of the theories, principles, practices and procedures of litigation management within an insurance organization.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, and to work with and maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to understand business goals and objectives and apply sound judgment to support effective legal and business outcomes.
• Value driven to provide superior solutions to internal and/or external clients.
• Acts with a sense of urgency to advance priorities of the client/organization.
• Helps self and others to excel through collaboration and building strong relationships.
• Thinks creatively and uses diverse ideas to solve problems.
• Raises expectations of self and others by continuously learning and broadening industry and technical skills.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Strong negotiation, consultative and facilitation skills with the ability to effectively interact with all internal and external business partners.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to effectively manage complex and evolving situations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software ie TeamConnect or other case management software.

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Minimum of five years of law firm experience, corporate legal department, insurance organization, or similar legal environment.
• Experience handling civil litigation matters, including pleadings, discovery, motion practice, and dispute resolution preferred.
• Prior experience in insurance defense, coverage, or related litigation practice areas is preferred.

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree required.
• Admission to the New York State Bar and active license to practice law in New York required.

Salary/Compensations

• $72,000 to $141,000 annually

Benefits

• CNA offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees – and their family members – achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals.

About the Company

• CNA utilizes AI-enabled technology during the recruiting process.
• CNA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity

• To request an accommodation, please contact leaveadministration@cna.com