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About the Role
The Law Offices of Fishman and Cabrera at CNA Staff Counsel seek an independent, organized, and self-motivated Senior Trial Attorney to handle insurance defense matters from inception through trial.
Responsibilities
- Handles highly complex or specialized insurance defense or coverage matters from pleadings through trial.
- Manages litigation preparation, develops litigation strategy, and prepares/directs the preparation of all necessary materials.
- Advises whether a case should be tried or settled and actively drives case to resolution.
- Handles high complexity or exposure bench and jury trials as first chair.
- Communicates regularly and concisely with clients, claim professionals, leadership and others.
- Conducts legal research and analysis of facts and information.
- Prepares opinions or position papers on various legal issues.
- Counsels client/management/claim professionals to avoid legally unsound decisions or plans.
- May supervise, train, or mentor other attorneys and paralegals.
- Educates department staff on appropriate procedures.
- Collaboratively works with clients, claim professionals, underwriting, risk control and other 3rd parties.
- Works independently in resolving legal cases with minimal supervision.
- Responds to government regulatory agencies as needed.
Requirements
- Insurance defense experience handling commercial lines matters.
- Extensive knowledge of general liability.
- Substantive experience with New York Labor Law §§ 240(1) and 241(6).
- Experience with contractual indemnification issues between parties.
- Experience with commercial premises liability.
- Experience with commercial auto claims.
- Juris Doctor with New York bar required.
- Minimum of ten years of experience in claims and/or law firm with a progressively increasing level of responsibility.
- Trial and/or litigation experience required.
- Proven track record of results required.
- Experience handling New York Labor Law matters and strong Labor Law deposition required.
- Experience with Labor Law Sections 240(1) and 241(6) as well as contractual indemnification issues between the parties required.
Skills
- Advanced knowledge of the law, legal theories, principles, practices, and procedures of litigation management.
- Ability to work collaboratively.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Strong consultative skills.
- Strong facilitation skills.
- Ability to effectively interact with all internal and external business partners.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment.
- Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage ambiguous situations and issues.
- Proactive long-term view of business goals and objectives.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Knowledge of Adobe.
- Knowledge of West Law.
- Knowledge of TeamConnect or other case management software.
- Value driven to provide superior solutions.
- Acts with a sense of urgency.
- Helps self and others to excel through collaboration.
- Builds strong relationships.
- Thinks creatively.
- Uses diverse ideas to solve problems.
- Raises expectations of self and others.
- Continuously learns and broadens industry and technical skills.
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior level
- Ten years of experience
Education Level
- Juris Doctor
- New York bar
Salary/Compensations
- New York: $187,000 to $235,000
- District of Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Washington: $97,000 to $189,000 annually
Benefits
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help employees and their family members achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals.
About the Company
- CNA strives to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important.
- 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.