Associate Counsel - Middletown, NY (Remote)
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Preserve all substantive info. Include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it—never emit heading with filler placeholder like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", etc. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- Intro: "Why Join GEICO? At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to work here. That's why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards, and Great Careers."
This is about the company, could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is for role description. But we have "Why Join GEICO?" which is about company culture. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About GEICO". The allowed headings list includes "About the role". We can use that for company overview.
- Then: "GEICO is looking to hire an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits filed in New York courts and other first party insurance defense. The position is with GEICO Staff Counsel covering venues within Syracuse, NY."
That's role description.
- Then "Job Duties And Responsibilities" with bullet list (though not bullet but line separated). Items:
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
We need to put these in
- .
- Then "Qualifications" with bullet list:
2 to 6+ years of experience in related field in litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury
Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
Admission to the New York Bar REQUIRED
Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in New York 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
Then "Preferred Qualifications":
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
- Then "Location – REMOTE (Commutable distance to Middletown, NY location)". That's location info. Not a heading we have; maybe we can include under "About the role" or a separate "Location" but not in allowed list. Since we only have allowed headings, we could incorporate location into a paragraph under "About the role" or maybe under "Responsibilities"? Probably better to include location in a paragraph under "About the role" or a separate "Location" but not allowed. The instruction: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., implying these are examples but we can use others? It says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It seems they expect us to use those headings when appropriate. We can also use other headings if needed? The examples are given; but they didn't forbid other headings. However they say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can stick to those.
Location could be part of "About the role" paragraph.
- Then "Annual Salary $112,750.00 - $175,275.00". That's pay info. So we need a Pay section with that content. Also note they say "The above annual salary range is a general guideline..." That's also pay info.
- Then "At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position." That's maybe a note about sponsorship; could be part of Requirements? Not exactly. Could be part of "Requirements" or "Qualifications"? Might be considered a requirement (work authorization). We could include under "Requirements" as a bullet.
- Then "The GEICO Pledge" with four bullet points: Great Company..., Great Careers..., Great Culture..., Great Rewards... This is like benefits/culture. Could be under "Benefits" or "About the role". The GEICO Pledge describes company values and rewards. Could be under "Benefits" (Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility...). Also "Great Company", "Great Careers", "Great Culture". Might be better to put under "About the role" or a separate "Culture" but not in list. Since we have Benefits heading, we could put the GEICO Pledge under Benefits (maybe as a list). However the Benefits heading expects list of benefits. The GEICO Pledge includes Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future. That's somewhat benefits. Also Great Company, Great Careers, Great Culture are more about culture. Could be under "About the role". But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we combine company overview and GEICO Pledge into "About the role" paragraph.
- Then EEO boilerplate etc. Remove.
Thus final sections:
About the role
: paragraph with company intro, role description, location.
Responsibilities
: with duties.
Qualifications
: maybe split into Required and Preferred? But we have Qualifications heading; we could include required qualifications as and then maybe a subheading? Not allowed to add extra headings besides those? Could embed paragraphs. Could do for required qualifications prose? Better to use
for list. Could separate required and preferred via two with a preceding indicating "Required Qualifications:" and "Preferred Qualifications:" but that adds extra text not heading. That's okay.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. We have Pay (salary range). We have Benefits? The GEICO Pledge includes Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility. That's somewhat benefits but not explicit list. Could we create Benefits section? The posting mentions "Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future." That's a benefit statement. Could be considered benefits. However we also have Pay section separate. Might be redundant. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Pay and Benefits into one section? But we have headings for Pay and Benefits separate. Could we just have Pay section with salary range and note about benefits? The GEICO Pledge also mentions Great Careers (development programs), Great Culture (inclusive), Great Company (protecting customers). Those are more about culture/career development. Could be under "About the role". So we might not need a separate Benefits section.
Schedule: not mentioned. So omit.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Pay.
We need to include location in About the role.
We need to include GEICO Pledge maybe in About the role.
We need to include work authorization note maybe in Qualifications.
Let's craft.
About the role paragraph:
Combine: "Why Join GEICO? At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to work here. That's why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards, and Great Careers. GEICO is looking to hire an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits filed in New York courts and other first party insurance defense. The position is with GEICO Staff Counsel covering venues within Syracuse, NY and is remote (commutable distance to Middletown, NY)."
That seems good.
Responsibilities: list three items.
Qualifications: We'll have required qualifications list and preferred qualifications list.
We need to include "Must be able to travel as required..." etc.
Also include "At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position." Could be a separate bullet under required qualifications.
Let's list required:
- 2 to 6+ years of experience in related field in litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury
- Juris Doctor degree (required)
- Admission to the New York Bar (required)
- Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in New York 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
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship (GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position)
Preferred:
- 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
Pay: paragraph with salary range and note.
We should not include schedule.
Now produce HTML fragment.
We must not include markdown fences. Just raw HTML.
Let's craft:
About the role
Why Join GEICO? At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Preserve all substantive info. Include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it—never emit heading with filler placeholder like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", etc. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Intro: "Why Join GEICO? At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to work here. That's why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards, and Great Careers." This is about the company, could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is for role description. But we have "Why Join GEICO?" which is about company culture. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About GEICO". The allowed headings list includes "About the role". We can use that for company overview. - Then: "GEICO is looking to hire an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits filed in New York courts and other first party insurance defense. The position is with GEICO Staff Counsel covering venues within Syracuse, NY." That's role description. - Then "Job Duties And Responsibilities" with bullet list (though not bullet but line separated). Items: 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 We need to put these in
- .
- Then "Qualifications" with bullet list:
2 to 6+ years of experience in related field in litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury
Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
Admission to the New York Bar REQUIRED
Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in New York 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
Then "Preferred Qualifications":
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
- Then "Location – REMOTE (Commutable distance to Middletown, NY location)". That's location info. Not a heading we have; maybe we can include under "About the role" or a separate "Location" but not in allowed list. Since we only have allowed headings, we could incorporate location into a paragraph under "About the role" or maybe under "Responsibilities"? Probably better to include location in a paragraph under "About the role" or a separate "Location" but not allowed. The instruction: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., implying these are examples but we can use others? It says "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It seems they expect us to use those headings when appropriate. We can also use other headings if needed? The examples are given; but they didn't forbid other headings. However they say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can stick to those. Location could be part of "About the role" paragraph. - Then "Annual Salary $112,750.00 - $175,275.00". That's pay info. So we need a Pay section with that content. Also note they say "The above annual salary range is a general guideline..." That's also pay info. - Then "At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position." That's maybe a note about sponsorship; could be part of Requirements? Not exactly. Could be part of "Requirements" or "Qualifications"? Might be considered a requirement (work authorization). We could include under "Requirements" as a bullet. - Then "The GEICO Pledge" with four bullet points: Great Company..., Great Careers..., Great Culture..., Great Rewards... This is like benefits/culture. Could be under "Benefits" or "About the role". The GEICO Pledge describes company values and rewards. Could be under "Benefits" (Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility...). Also "Great Company", "Great Careers", "Great Culture". Might be better to put under "About the role" or a separate "Culture" but not in list. Since we have Benefits heading, we could put the GEICO Pledge under Benefits (maybe as a list). However the Benefits heading expects list of benefits. The GEICO Pledge includes Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future. That's somewhat benefits. Also Great Company, Great Careers, Great Culture are more about culture. Could be under "About the role". But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we combine company overview and GEICO Pledge into "About the role" paragraph. - Then EEO boilerplate etc. Remove. Thus final sections:
About the role
: paragraph with company intro, role description, location.Responsibilities
:- with duties.
Qualifications
: maybe split into Required and Preferred? But we have Qualifications heading; we could include required qualifications as- and then maybe a subheading? Not allowed to add extra headings besides those? Could embed paragraphs. Could do
for required qualifications prose? Better to use
- for list. Could separate required and preferred via two
- with a preceding
indicating "Required Qualifications:" and "Preferred Qualifications:" but that adds extra text not heading. That's okay. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. We have Pay (salary range). We have Benefits? The GEICO Pledge includes Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility. That's somewhat benefits but not explicit list. Could we create Benefits section? The posting mentions "Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future." That's a benefit statement. Could be considered benefits. However we also have Pay section separate. Might be redundant. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Pay and Benefits into one section? But we have headings for Pay and Benefits separate. Could we just have Pay section with salary range and note about benefits? The GEICO Pledge also mentions Great Careers (development programs), Great Culture (inclusive), Great Company (protecting customers). Those are more about culture/career development. Could be under "About the role". So we might not need a separate Benefits section. Schedule: not mentioned. So omit. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Pay. We need to include location in About the role. We need to include GEICO Pledge maybe in About the role. We need to include work authorization note maybe in Qualifications. Let's craft. About the role paragraph: Combine: "Why Join GEICO? At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to work here. That's why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards, and Great Careers. GEICO is looking to hire an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits filed in New York courts and other first party insurance defense. The position is with GEICO Staff Counsel covering venues within Syracuse, NY and is remote (commutable distance to Middletown, NY)." That seems good. Responsibilities: list three items. Qualifications: We'll have required qualifications list and preferred qualifications list. We need to include "Must be able to travel as required..." etc. Also include "At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position." Could be a separate bullet under required qualifications. Let's list required: - 2 to 6+ years of experience in related field in litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury - Juris Doctor degree (required) - Admission to the New York Bar (required) - Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in New York 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 - Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship (GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position) Preferred: - 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 Pay: paragraph with salary range and note. We should not include schedule. Now produce HTML fragment. We must not include markdown fences. Just raw HTML. Let's craft:
About the role
Why Join GEICO? At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto