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About the Role

Harris Beach Murtha seeks a mid-level associate to join its Coverage Practice Group. The Associate will represent insurers and other clients in insurance coverage, proper claims handling practices, and related litigation matters. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with partners, clients, and other professionals while handling sophisticated coverage and litigation matters.

Responsibilities

Represent insurers and other clients in insurance coverage and related litigation matters
Review and analyze insurance policies, pleadings, claim files, and related materials to assess coverage issues and potential exposure
Assist with the evaluation, investigation, and resolution of insurance coverage disputes
Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, coverage analyses, pleadings, motions, briefs, and discovery documents
Participate in all phases of litigation, including discovery, depositions, motion practice, hearings, mediations, settlement discussions, and trial preparation
Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and other professionals regarding case strategy and developments
Collaborate with attorneys across practice areas to deliver exceptional client service

Requirements

2-5+ years of litigation experience, preferably involving insurance coverage matters
Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school
Admission to the Massachusetts Bar preferred
Admission in Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire and/or Rhode Island, or eligibility for admission into one or more of those jurisdictions, is a plus
Excellent legal research, writing, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment and objective decision-making
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and client-service skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
A high level of professionalism, accountability, and attention to detail
A positive, flexible, and cooperative attitude
Ability to work effectively with diverse personalities across all levels of the organization
Military experience welcome

Skills

Insurance coverage analysis
Litigation
Legal research
Writing
Analytical skills
Problem-solving skills
Organizational skills
Communication skills
Client service skills

Location

Boston, MA
New York, NY

Work Type

Hybrid Work Schedule
Hybrid

Experience Level

Mid-level associate
2-5+ years

Education Level

Juris Doctorate

Salary/Compensations

$150,000 – 185,000

About the Company

Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.
Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.
The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey.

Equal Opportunity

Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied background and skills, including military experience.
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination.
It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment.
Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited.
Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.