Insurance Defense Attorney | Remote/Hybrid

About the Opportunity

A premier, rapidly expanding civil litigation defense firm with a decades-long heritage across California is seeking skilled Litigation Defense Attorneys to join its trial-ready team.

Backed by a full 1:1 attorney-to-support-staff ratio (paralegals, discovery clerks, and administrative staff), you will manage meaningful caseloads across a diverse array of practice areas, with opportunities to take depositions, argue motions, attend settlement conferences, and participate in trials.

Key Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense: Motor vehicle litigation, premises liability, product liability, catastrophic injury, professional/medical/dental malpractice, and insurance coverage/bad faith.
• Public Entity Defense: Municipal liability, governmental entity defense, sidewalk/trip-and-fall, transit/railroad incidents, and public parks/events claims.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage file-handling responsibilities for an active caseload of 20–40 cases.
• Conduct early case assessments and risk evaluations.
• Oversee comprehensive written discovery, subpoenas, and record collection.
• Take and defend party, witness, and expert depositions.
• Represent clients in mediations, settlement conferences, and trial proceedings.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active license in good standing with the State Bar of California.
• 1+ years of civil litigation experience (Insurance Defense or Public Entity Defense preferred).
• Strong deposition, motion practice, and brief-writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote or hybrid team environment.

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $130,000 – $250,000 . Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Additional Compensation & Bonus Programs:

• Discretionary Bonus: Performance-based annual bonuses.
• Origination Incentives: Bonus opportunities available for business generation.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan (100% match up to 2% gross wages, 3% Safe Harbor contribution 100% vested, discretionary profit sharing; eligible 1st of month following 30 days)
• 12 paid holidays annually
• 10 paid vacation days annually
• 10 paid sick days annually
• Employer-paid Life Insurance (100% company-paid)
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability (100% company-paid)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Paid California Bar dues for active full-time attorneys
• Employer-paid parking for onsite/hybrid personnel
• Jury duty pay (up to 10 days) and bereavement leave (3 days)