Litigation Counsel

Qualifications: - Licensed or eligible to practice law in Louisana. - Graduate from an accredited law school. - Five or more years of insurance defense litigation experience required. - Trial experience preferred. - Admitted to or eligible for admission to federal court. - Able to timely handle full-time, high volume case load with little to no direct supervision. - Frequent travel required, with some overnight stays. - Prior in-house experience a plus. Responsibilities: - This position will defend litigation throughout the State of Louisiana and frequent travel, with occasional overnight stays, should be expected. - The primary function of GuideOne Litigation Counsel is to handle all assigned litigation and other legal matters for GuideOne and its policyholders. - Litigation work includes but is not limited to case analysis, preparation of motions, pleadings, discovery, conducting depositions, hearings, trials, appeals and communicating with the claims department. - The candidate must be able to competently present a controversy from inception through trial or appeal while maintaining the independent professional judgment required of a lawyer. - The position involves a busy, fast-paced, full practice with a mix of commercial property, coverage, and personal injury (including catastrophic injury and wrongful death) cases representing individuals as well as corporate and nonprofit entities. - Qualified candidates will be eligible to work remotely from home. Fully remote - work from anywhere in United States