About the job:

The Client, a large defense firm, is hiring for a senior associate-level or junior-level partner position for its Chicago-based insurance coverage practice. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years experience in first-party insurance coverage litigation.

Duties include:

• Assist with management of a thriving insurance coverage practice, based in the firm’s Chicago office, but with cases throughout the Midwest;
• Oversight of junior associates on the assigned files;
• Actively own in the defense and prosecution of coverage matters from case inception through trial;
• The successful candidate will have an established understanding of first-party insurance coverage, with an emphasis on property insurance;
• Regularly conduct 30(b)(6) depositions, as well as the depositions of insureds, public adjusters, engineers and building contractors.
• Conduct examinations under oath, along with ancillary legal research and author coverage opinions to both claims adjusting personnel and in-house counsel;
• Defense of coverage and extracontractual liability matters in state and federal courts, as well as the prosecution of declaratory judgment matters on issues of insurance coverage;
• Oversight and advice of counsel to claims personnel and in-house counsel on property insurance appraisals;

This position requires:

• Licensure in both the State of Illinois and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, or other applicable federal district court;
• A minimum of five (5) years of applicable first-party coverage experience;
• Strong organization and communication skills, both verbal and written, and an ability to supervise junior associates, manage files and report directly to clients.
• Ability to provide writing samples before interview, including applicable deposition transcripts and motions;
• Strong research and analytical skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $140,000.00 - $210,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Application Question(s):

• How many years of experience do you have in Regularly conducting 30(b)(6) depositions?

Experience:

• First-Party Property Coverage: 5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Bar (Required)

Work Location: In person