Senior Counsel Attorney

About the Firm

Explore exciting career opportunities with Callahan & Fusco, LLC, a rapidly growing regional law firm. At the forefront of the legal landscape, we specialize in diverse practice areas, including trucking and transportation, general insurance defense litigation, product liability, construction/construction defect, condominium and cooperative, and premises liability, serving high-profile clients involved in nationally recognized cases. This full-time position, based in our Boston, Massachusetts office.  Our firm offers competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and a 401k package.

Founded in 2001, our roots trace back to a small husband-wife partnership that has evolved into a mid-sized regional powerhouse with offices along the East Coast. Join us in maintaining large firm capabilities with small firm flexibility, fostering long-term client relationships. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we take pride in our diverse and dynamic workplace.

The Role

Our firm is seeking a Senior Counsel Attorney to join our Firm.  This role offers a motivated and ambitious attorney the opportunity to lead and develop a team of associate attorneys throughout the life cycle of cases.  This person will also have the unique opportunity to help grow our firm’s footprint in the Northeast.   

Bar Admissions: MA Bar admission

Essential Responsibilities

• Manage insurance defense matters from inception through resolution, exercising independent judgment and consulting with firm leadership on significant risks, strategic decisions, and client concerns.
• Develop case strategies, liability and damages assessments, litigation budgets, and recommendations for resolution.
• Represent clients in hearings, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, trials, and other proceedings as required.
• Prepare and review pleadings, motions, discovery, briefs, settlement documents, and other substantive legal work.
• Conduct and oversee discovery, including witness preparation, expert coordination, and evidence analysis.
• Negotiate settlements within client authorization and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Provide timely client reports addressing significant developments, exposure, strategy.
• Lead, mentor, and develop associate attorneys through delegation, substantive work review, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Monitor team workloads, case progress, deadlines, and work quality; address concerns promptly.
• Collaborate with attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and firm leadership across offices.
• Record time accurately and promptly and comply with client billing guidelines, litigation-management requirements, and firm policies.
• Meet assigned billable-hour, productivity, and quality expectations while maintaining professional and ethical standards.
• Maintain client confidentiality, identify potential conflicts, and comply with applicable professional conduct requirements.
• Support client retention, business development, and practice growth in coordination with firm leadership.

Required Qualifications

·         Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.

·         Active Massachusetts bar admission and good standing.

·         At least eight years of insurance defense litigation experience, including substantial experience with trucking and transportation matters.

·         Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex litigation through resolution.

·         Prior experience leading, supervising, or mentoring attorneys.

·         Strong knowledge of Massachusetts court procedures and applicable litigation rules.

·         Excellent legal research, analytical, writing, negotiation, and oral advocacy skills.

·         Strong organization and case-management skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines.

·         Ability to build trusted client relationships and collaborate effectively with colleagues.

·         Proficiency with legal research, electronic filing, case-management, document-management, and timekeeping systems.

·         Ability to attend required in-person proceedings, meetings, and other case-related events.

Preferred Qualifications

·         First-chair trial experience.

·         Experience defending significant-exposure trucking and transportation claims.

·         Experience managing relationships with insurers, insured businesses, and claims professionals.

·         Additional bar admissions relevant to the firm’s Northeast practice.

·         Demonstrated contributions to client retention or practice development.

Work Environment and Remote Work Expectations

This position is designated as remote in Massachusetts and supports the firm’s Massachusetts practice. Remote work does not eliminate required in-person attendance for court proceedings, depositions, mediations, trials, client meetings, training, or firm meetings.

The attorney must remain available during the agreed work schedule, communicate proactively with clients and colleagues, and meet court and client deadlines. Litigation demands may require work outside standard business hours and travel, including occasional overnight travel.

The remote workspace must support confidential conversations and secure handling of client information. The attorney must follow firm technology, cybersecurity, confidentiality, and approved-work-location requirements. Changes to the approved remote work location require prior firm authorization.

Physical and Functional Requirements

The essential duties involve regular use of computers and legal technology; reviewing, analyzing, and preparing legal documents; communicating with clients, colleagues, witnesses, and courts; and participating in virtual and in-person proceedings.

The position also requires travel to and participation in required case-related appearances and meetings. Essential functions may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Accommodations

Callahan & Fusco, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Callahan & Fusco is a growing regional law firm. Its main practice areas include trucking and transportation, general insurance defense litigation, construction/construction defect, and premises liability. Callahan & Fusco is known for attaining high-profile clients and its involvement in highly publicized cases. The firm prides itself on providing large firm capabilities with small firm flexibility while maintaining long-term relationships with its clients.