Senior Attorney at Social Justice Legal Foundation driving impact litigation for public interest cases. Seeking candidates with extensive legal experience focused on civil rights and justice.
About the role
- Associate Attorney focused on litigation and trial preparation for AAA/The Auto Club Group. Handling cases of intermediate-level exposure with comprehensive responsibilities and potential for significant impacts.
Responsibilities
- Under moderate supervision, handle litigation and cases of intermediate-level exposure and complexity
- Develop, apply skills to control all aspects of litigation, including trial preparation, discovery, negotiation, presentation and appeals
- Reviews and analyzes files, insurance policies, all allegations and pertinent medical and technical data
- Prepares responses to civil complaints, files and answers any appropriate motions when questions of law or liability are in dispute
- Determines feasibility of including third-party defendants in pending suits
- Selects legal investigators and arranges for service of subpoenas and summonses
- Conducts discovery depositions; formulates interrogatories
- Conducts examinations under oath
- Analyzes information obtained through discovery and determines whether settlement is appropriate
- Prepares case for trial, examining facts and developing trial strategy for construction of a strong defense
- Participates in jury selection
- Prepares and submits pre-trial statements; attends pre-trial hearings before judge
- Conducts defense of case, prepares trial brief and advocates at Mediation Tribunal
Requirements
- Juris Doctor Degree or graduate of accredited law school
- Member of the State Bar of applicable state
- Minimum two (2) years of litigation experience as a licensed attorney
- Knowledge of Civil law, judicial procedures and rules of evidence
- Principles, methods, materials and practices of legal research
- Discovery methods and techniques
- Mediation rules, procedures and summaries
- Tort liability law, including applicable theories of recovery and the appropriate defenses to those theories
- Insurance Law, including familiarity with Uniform Trade Practices Law & Principles of bad faith actions
- Principles of insurance contract construction and interpretation
- Michigan Court Rules and motion practice
- Standard Jury instructions and drafting non-standard jury instructions where appropriate
- Professional ethics relating to relationship of house counsel to insured
- Techniques used to take depositions
- Ability to communicate effectively with other attorneys, court officers, the general public and others in a work environment
- Ability to analyze, organize, and present facts, evidence and related materials effectively in both written and oral forms
- Ability to utilize office computer software including claims litigation management systems
Benefits
- 401k Match
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
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