Insurance Defense Litigation Attorney

Pay: $115,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a well-established litigation team with a strong reputation in defense work and a broad, sophisticated client base.
• Handle meaningful, hands-on litigation work instead of being siloed into narrow support tasks.
• Work on a varied caseload including general liability, personal injury, construction defect, commercial trucking, and other civil defense matters.
• Enjoy the flexibility of a remote role while still being part of a collaborative, growth-oriented team.
• Build your long-term career with a firm that values mentorship, substantive responsibility, and sustainable growth.

Location: Remote, based in the Hartford, Connecticut market, offering strong flexibility while staying connected to meaningful litigation work in the region.

Note: Candidates must have an active Connecticut law license and prior insurance defense or closely related civil litigation defense experience.

About Us

We are a growing civil litigation defense practice representing businesses, insurers, and self-insured clients in a wide range of complex matters. We are committed to delivering excellent results in a cost-effective way while fostering a professional, supportive, and flexible work environment for our team. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Handle civil litigation matters from suit inception through resolution, including pleadings, discovery, motion practice, and trial prep
• Draft motions, briefs, legal memoranda, discovery requests, and discovery responses
• Take and defend depositions
• Appear in court for hearings, conferences, and other proceedings
• Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and the court
• Develop case strategy, evaluate exposure, and support efficient resolution
• Partner with experienced attorneys and support staff on active litigation files
• Work on a diverse insurance defense caseload that may include general liability, personal injury, construction defect, commercial trucking, and employment-related matters

Qualifications

• J.D. required
• Active Connecticut bar admission required
• 3+ years of insurance defense or civil litigation defense experience
• Strong motion drafting, legal research, and writing skills
• Experience handling depositions, discovery, and court appearances
• Able to manage files independently while working well with a team
• Additional New England bar admissions are a plus
• Employment law, construction defect, and commercial trucking defense experience is a plus

Why You Will Love Working Here

• Remote flexibility with a respected and established litigation platform
• Strong mentorship and real hands-on litigation experience
• Collegial team environment with substantive responsibility
• Broad practice exposure and long-term growth potential
• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability coverage, retirement benefits, paid leave, and additional employee support programs

JPC-777

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: CT bar license. 3+ yrs insurance defense or civil litigation defense exp. 3-10 yr associate roughly. Remote but needs to be within a reasonable drive of Hartford for court appearances.

• Nice to haves:

• Additional context: Relocation- [unsure]. Packages - [unsure]

Submissions Name / Team - msmith@kiernantrebach.com;mwaters@kiernantrebach.com;cjefford@kiernantrebach.com

Quick Recruiter Reference (Internal Summary)

Remote Hartford-based insurance defense litigation attorney role with a mid-sized defense firm. Need 3+ years of insurance defense or civil litigation defense experience and active CT bar. Handles full-file litigation across general liability, PI, construction defect, trucking, and related defense matters.

Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Insurance Defense Litigation Attorney – Kiernan Trebach - JPC 777 - Source

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