Legal Counsel ensuring compliance and risk management across corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters in fast - growing product development company.
About the role
- Senior Manager of Staff Counsel managing liability and property damage lawsuits for GEICO in Tennessee. Leading a team and providing legal guidance across multiple cases and jurisdictions.
Responsibilities
- Manages subordinates in all activities relating to the defense of lawsuits and against GEICO insureds in liability and property damage cases, and on behalf of GEICO in UM/UIM and Subrogation suits.
- Interviews and/or approves job applicants for employment.
- Conducts and/or reviews associate Performance Appraisals.
- Initiates or approves salary adjustments, performance ratings, and other personnel changes.
- Counsels associates and take disciplinary action or terminate the employment of associates as appropriate.
- May represent GEICO insureds in liability cases, and UM/UIM, subrogation, and PD suits filed in courts of limited and unlimited jurisdiction.
- Research laws and prepare legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda.
- Renders opinions on liability, damage, and value as requested by the Claims Department.
- May prepare and handle pleadings, motions, and discovery, to include depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath, and other deadlines.
- Trains and supervises less experienced attorneys, including assisting attorneys as first and second chair counsel, and/or observing attorneys at trials and arbitrations; monitors all applicable bar requirements including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) requirements; provides feedback on quality of file handling and expense management.
- Reviews office reports and implements changes to improve office statistics, including timeliness of reports to clients, productivity reports, client and claims survey results, resolved ratio, and subrogation results.
- Adheres to the GEICO Code of Conduct, company policies, and operating principles.
- Meets attendance standard of the business location, to perform necessary job functions and to facilitate interaction with subordinates and management.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
- Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in applicable jurisdictions and meet and maintain licensing requirements including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable.
- Must have a minimum of 10 years of litigation experience, including insurance defense or personal injury.
- Must be able to travel as required, including but not limited, to attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings and conferences.
- Must be able, with or without accommodation, to perform the essential functions which include, but are not limited to, thinking (concentrating, focusing, assimilating information), reading, writing, listening, typing, speaking, bending, reaching, lifting, and standing for extended periods.
- Must be able to communicate in a professional manner in person, via telephone and written correspondence/email.
- 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 demonstrate successful performance in handling primary trial responsibility for cases of significant severity and complexity.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
- Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
- Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
- Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.
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