Litigation Associate

Overview

Established downtown insurance defense firm seeks an attorney admitted in New York with 4-6 years hands-on litigation experience handling insurance defense/personal injury cases. New Jersey bar admission is a plus. The firm litigates general liability, motor vehicle, transportation, Labor Law, products liability, asbestos, employment discrimination and professional liability cases for national and international insurance carriers/Lloyd’s syndicates, trucking companies, and municipal entities throughout the Five Boroughs, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange.

The firm emphasizes delivering excellent representation and investing in the professional development of its attorneys. This position offers an opportunity for an intellectually curious attorney to handle a full caseload while working closely with seasoned attorneys.

• Handle files from inception to resolution by participating in court conferences, oral argument of motions and mediations.
• Take and defend depositions; prepare pleadings, discovery demands and discovery responses.
• Prepare discovery and dispositive motions and mediation statements.
• Prepare client reports and attorney case evaluations.
• Communicate with clients, providing thoughtful analysis of liability and damages issues.

• New York State Bar (Required)
• Insurance Defense Law: 4 years (Required)
• New Jersey bar admission is a plus
• Location:
  
  New York, NY 10004 (Required)
• Ability to Commute:
  New York, NY 10004 (Required)
• Work Location:
  
  Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10004

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

• New York, NY 10004 (Required)

Abrams, Gorelick, Friedman & Jacobson, LLP was founded in 1968 and serves as counsel to insurance companies, third-party administrators, risk managers, adjusters and self-insured businesses. In addition to its trials and appellate practice, the firm represents the risk and insurance industries in coverage analysis, reinsurance, corporate and regulatory matters.