Senior Associate – Specialty (Insurance Coverage)

Clyde & Co seeks a highly motivated and bright attorney with ideally 6+ years of experience. We are looking for an excellent writer who is highly motivated and proactive with their caseload—someone who will be able to act independently and comfortable taking on a leadership role with their cases, with experience and an interest in working on complex insurance coverage litigation matters.

Our hiring practice group represents international and domestic insurers in complex insurance coverage litigation matters with regards to all manner of liability policies, including commercial general liability, and focuses on insurance for industries that drive Southern California's industries: construction, energy, entertainment and maritime.

Responsibilities and requirements

• Analyze insurance policies, drafting coverage opinions and providing coverage advice and recommendations to clients;

• Conduct complex and rigorous legal research and analysis, and draft memoranda;

• Draft and review pleadings, memos, briefs, discovery, motions with supporting briefs and other legal correspondence;

• Prepare formal correspondence to opposing counsel and other parties;

• Attend depositions, hearings, and mediations as required.

Education and Experience

• Excellent academic credentials;

• Admitted to practice in California;

• Admitted to other states (particularly TX, NY, WA, or CO) is an asset;

• Ideally 6+ years of experience in complex insurance coverage litigation matters;

• Experience in commercial general liability;

• Federal court experience.

Skills and Abilities Required

• Excellent legal research, writing and verbal communication skills;

• Strong organizational and time management skills;

• Ability to handle matters of a highly sensitive nature;

• Ability to handle time sensitive matters, sometimes several simultaneously;

• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects;

• Ability to identify and resolve problems quickly.

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Our Commitment

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.

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This is the job description as constituted at present; however, Clyde & Co reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.