Counsel, California (Remote)

GEICO is looking to hire a Counsel to defend lawsuits filed in California courts and other first party insurance defense. The position is with GEICO Staff Counsel located in Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Francisco.

Responsibilities

Researching laws and preparing legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda; Rendering opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department; Preparing and handling pleadings, motions, and discovery, to include depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath, and defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned, as applicable

Requirements

7+ years of experience in litigation experience on insurance/defense/and or personal injury REQUIRED; Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED; Admission to the California Bar REQUIRED; Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in California 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

Nice to have

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

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards program; Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation, 401K savings plan vested from day one with 6% match, performance and recognition-based incentives, tuition assistance; Mental healthcare, fertility and adoption assistance; GEICO Flex program allowing work from anywhere in US for up to four weeks per year; Employee engagement and recognition programs