2024-05-15
AppCast (https://www.appcast.io)
Other
/yr
full-time
employee
Doral
Florida
United States
GEICO Staff Counsel is seeking a PIP Attorney to defend PIP lawsuits filed in Miami, FL courts and other first-party insurance defense matters.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Conducting legal research and drafting legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda.
• Providing opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department.
• Preparing and handling pleadings, motions, and discovery, including depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath, and defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned, as applicable.
• Travelling as required, including to attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings, and conferences.
Basic Qualifications:
• 0-3 years of experience in related field REQUIRED
Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
• Admission to the Florida Bar REQUIRED
• Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in Florida and meet and maintain licensing requirements including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable
• Must be able to travel as required, including but not limited, to attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings and conferences
• Must be able to document files in a clear, concise, professional written manner, to be understood by customers, clients, co-workers and other employees of the organization
• Must be able to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/priority setting and multi-tasking skills
• Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information
Preferred Qualifications:
• Civil litigation experience
• Insurance defense-related litigation experience
• Must be able to communicate in a professional manner in person, via telephone and written correspondence/email
Location: HYBRID - This position requires working at the local staff counsel office 2-3 days per week and attending in person hearings.
At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Benefits:
As an Associate, you'll enjoy our Total Rewards Program * to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including: