Geico

Associate Counsel - Texas

Geico$104K — $162K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-6+ years of litigation experience in insurance, defense, or personal injury
  • Juris Doctor degree is required
  • Admission to the Texas Bar is required
  • Licensed in good standing to practice law in Texas
  • Ability to travel for trials and hearings as necessary
  • Proficient in documenting files clearly and professionally
  • Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills

Responsibilities

  • Research laws and prepare legal briefs and opinions
  • Provide liability, damages, and value opinions for the Claims Department
  • Prepare and manage pleadings, motions, and discovery
  • Defend cases during trials or dispositive hearings
  • Attend depositions and examinations under oath as assigned

Benefits

  • Remote work option available with a Texas office commute
  • Professional development support through CLE requirements
  • Work with a reputable insurer, enhancing litigation experience
  • Engagement with a supportive legal team
  • Access to a diverse array of cases in insurance defense
Full Job Description
GEICO is looking to hire an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits filed in Texas courts and other first party insurance defense. The position is with GEICO Staff Counsel located in Texas. Job duties and responsibilities: - Researching laws and preparing legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda - Rendering opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department - Preparing and handling pleadings, motions, and discovery, to include depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath, and defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned, as applicable Qualifications: - 2-6+ years of experience in related field litigation experience on insurance/defense/and or personal injury - Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED - Admission to the Texas Bar REQUIRED - Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in Texas 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 - REMOTE (Commutable distance to one of our Texas office locations) #LI-MD2 Annual Salary $104,550.00 - $162,975.00 The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate's work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations. At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

About Geico

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is an American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It is the second largest auto insurer in the United States, after State Farm. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that provides coverage for more than 24 million motor vehicles owned by more than 15 million policy holders as of 2017. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The insurance agency sells policies through local agents, called GEICO Field Representatives, and over the phone directly to the consumer, and through their website.
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40,000 employees
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Founded
1936

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