Senior Liability Trial Attorney

7 hours ago


Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Jobs via eFinancialCareers Full time
Job Title: Senior Liability Trial Attorney

Zurich is seeking a highly skilled Senior Liability Trial Attorney to join our team in Hollywood, Florida. As a key member of our Staff Legal office, you will be responsible for representing the commercial insureds of a prestigious and financially stable commercial insurance carrier. Your expertise will be utilized in preparing and trying high complexity, high exposure General Liability and Commercial Auto personal injury cases.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Initial investigation and legal analysis and advice
  • Preparing and filing legal pleadings and documents
  • Performing legal research
  • Preparing for and conducting pre-trial discovery
  • Preparing for and aggressively handling hearings and trials
  • Conducting post-trial activities where appropriate

Requirements:

  • Juris Doctor and 7 or more years of experience in the Litigation area
  • Member of the Florida State Bar in good standing and either a member of or willingness to become a Member of the United States District Court for The Southern District of Florida
  • Experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe
  • Experience working with Lexis or Westlaw
  • Knowledge of the insurance industry, claims, and the insurance defense litigation legal environment

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience handling insurance industry claims and general commercial litigation, including but not limited to wrongful death, commercial motor vehicle torts, products and premises liability, and personal injury, from inception through trial
  • Must be well organized with good analytical skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, proactive approach to file handling and caseloads, and able to work independently as well as within a team environment
  • First chair jury trial experience
  • Ability to budget costs and calculate exposure for clients
  • Efficient work habits, knowledge of billables and diary review with substantive and procedural legal knowledge
  • Understands the staff counsel function and role in overall business
  • Prior experience in an insurance defense environment
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Effective problem-solving skills
  • Experience working in a team-based environment
  • Strong collaboration skills
  • PC literate

About Zurich:

Zurich is a leading global organization with over 150 years of experience managing risk and supporting resilience. We provide commercial property-casualty insurance solutions and a wide range of risk management products and services for businesses and individuals. We serve more than 25 industries, from agriculture to technology, and we insure 90% of the Fortune 500.

Benefits:

Zurich offers a comprehensive employee benefits package for employees as well as eligible dependents and competitive compensation. We recognize the diversity of our workforce as an asset and recruit talented people from a variety of backgrounds with unique perspectives.

Location:

Hollywood, Florida

Remote Working:

Hybrid

Schedule:

Full Time

Employment Sponsorship Offered:

No



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