Supervisory Senior Staff Attorney (Primarily Field)

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Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities

• Supervise litigation involving either the corporation and/or its insured within established corporate guidelines and the applicable code of professional responsibility.
• Analyze file as litigation progresses. Evaluate cases and seek settlement as necessary.
• Oversee outside counsel throughout litigation of complex claims.
• Review motions and briefs during course of litigation and provide necessary feedback.
• Conduct legal research and draft opinions as necessary.
• Observe court hearing and trials as necessary.
• Stay current on state statutes and court decisions and analyzes how statutes and court decisions affect the interpretation and enforceability of the various policy provisions.
• Supervise litigation with a higher complexity across multiple lines of business.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service

• Demonstrated experience preparing civil pleadings, motions and discovery and deposing witnesses.

• Demonstrated litigation experience.

• Solid knowledge and understanding of rules of Professional Responsibility for the jurisdiction in which they practice.

• Solid knowledge and understanding of tort, contract, and insurance law.

• Admitted to the state bar in the state where they are located or (1) admission to the bar within one year of hire for individuals who must pass a bar exam or portions of a bar exam to be admitted or (2) bar admission as soon as practicable but no later than 60 days of hire for individuals with diploma privilege or who are eligible for in-house counsel registration.

• Juris Doctor

Licenses

• Not Applicable.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 50%.

Physical Requirements

• Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions

• Not Applicable.

• Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks

• Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions

• Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting

In this primarily field-based role, you will spend 80% of your time working in the field, directly interacting withcustomers, Agents, Agency Staff, etc. On occasion you may beasked to travel to an office location for in person engagementactivities such as team meetings, trainings, and culture events.

East Coast is the desired location.

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We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.