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Job Title Senior Insurance Coverage Litigation Attorney
Job Location Various offices
Job Type Fee earners
Country/Territory
Region The Americas
Description

Clyde & Co has an opportunity in New Mexico for a senior insurance coverage litigation attorney with 10+ years of experience. Ideally, this attorney is located in Santa Fe or Albuquerque. We are looking for a bright, ambitious, highly motivated lawyer, with experience in complex insurance coverage litigation matters. Excellent writing skills are a must.

Our Southwest regional practice represents and advises insurers in coverage matters involving both property and liability insurance, including CGL, professional liability, inland marine, construction defects, and directors' and officers' liability. The firm represents insurers in coverage and bad faith litigation in federal and state courts throughout the Southwest.

Responsibilities

  • Draft pleadings and briefs;
  • Prepare and respond to written discovery
  • Prepare correspondence to colleagues and clients;
  • Analyze insurance policies, drafting coverage opinions and providing recommendations for clients;
  • Conduct legal research using Westlaw/Lexis/Nexis;
  • Attend and conduct depositions, hearings, and mediations as required;

Education and Experience Required

  • Admitted to practice and resident in New Mexico - additional admission(s) a plus;
  • 10+ years of insurance coverage experience;
  • Excellent academic credentials;
  • Solid work history.

Skills and Abilities Required

  • Strong research, writing, and analytical skills;
  • Ability to work independently
  • Interpersonal, leadership, and mentoring skills;
  • Ability to handle matters of a highly sensitive nature;
  • Ability to handle time sensitive matters,;
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects;
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills;
  • Ability to identify and resolve problems quickly.

The Firm

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organizations successfully navigate risk and maximize opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity and enable global prosperity, namely: insurance, aviation, marine, construction, energy, trade and natural resources. Globally integrated, Clyde & Co offers a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. It is committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves and provides an environment in which everyone can realize their potential; using its legal and professional skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships; and minimizing the impact it has on the environment including through a commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets. The firm has 490 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people overall in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. For more information please visit www.clydeco.com.

Our Values

Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavors and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:

  • Work as one- We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
  • Excel with clients- We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the center of everything we do
  • Celebrate difference- We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
  • Act boldly- We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognizing that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth

Benefits offered include student loan reimbursement; flexible time off; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401K Safe Harbor contribution; Life/AD&D Disability; Flexible Spending Account; Supplemental Medical Accident Insurance; Supplemental Critical Illness Insurance; Employee Assistance Program; Pet Insurance; Commuter Benefits.

It is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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