General Liability Attorney – Specialty Lines (D&O / E&O) #ESF3018

What You Will Be Doing

• Handle a diverse caseload of general liability insurance defense matters, with an emphasis on specialty lines.
• Defend clients in D&O, E&O, and other professional liability matters.
• Manage cases from initial assignment through resolution, including investigation, discovery, depositions, motions, negotiations, and trial when necessary.
• Analyze liability, damages, coverage issues, and litigation exposure.
• Develop and execute effective litigation and defense strategies.
• Draft and review pleadings, motions, discovery, correspondence, and other legal documents.
• Conduct legal research and prepare legal memoranda.
• Take and defend depositions and participate in hearings, mediations, and other proceedings.
• Communicate regularly with clients, insurance carriers, claims professionals, opposing counsel, experts, and other stakeholders.
• Manage case deadlines, budgets, and billable-hour requirements.
• Work collaboratively with other attorneys and legal professionals to achieve favorable outcomes for clients.
• Contribute to the continued growth of the firm's specialty-lines practice.

Experience You Will Need

Required

• 5+ years of experience practicing insurance defense in Illinois.
• Active Illinois Bar admission.
• Strong background in general liability defense litigation.
• Experience independently managing litigation matters.
• Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, and courtroom skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to meet the firm's 1,950 annual billable-hour requirement.

Preferred

• Experience with Directors & Officers (D&O) litigation.
• Experience with Errors & Omissions (E&O) / professional liability matters.
• Specialty-lines insurance defense experience.
• Indiana Bar admission is preferred.
• Existing book of business or demonstrated ability to develop business.
• Experience working directly with insurance carriers, claims professionals, and sophisticated corporate clients.