Primary Responsibilities:
- Conducting legal research and drafting legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda.
- Providing opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department.
- Preparing and handling pleadings, motions, and discovery, including depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath, and defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned, as applicable. Travelling as required, including to attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings, and conferences.
Basic Qualifications:
- 0-3 years of experience in related field REQUIRED
- Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
- Admission to the Florida Bar REQUIRED
- Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in Florida and meet and maintain licensing requirements including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable
- Must be able to travel as required, including but not limited, to attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings and conferences
- 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 be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information
Preferred Qualifications:
- Civil litigation experience
- Insurance defense-related litigation experience Must be able to communicate in a professional manner in person, via telephone and written correspondence/email
Location: HYBRID – This position requires working at the local staff counsel office 2-3 days per week and attending in person hearings.
At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Benefits:
- to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:
- Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
- Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
- 401(k) Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Training and Licensures
- Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.