Claims Litigation Attorney - Texas

What Will You Do?

Clearcover is seeking a seasoned and strategic Claims Litigation Attorney to lead our insurance legal function in Texas. You will handle a full docket of personal auto defense cases (BI, PD, UM/UIM, PIP, etc.), from pleadings and motions to depositions, mediations, and jury trials. You will make strategic decisions in case handling, reporting, and resolution in coordination with Claims partners. You will appear regularly in courts across key Texas venues (e.g., Harris, Dallas, Bexar, Tarrant, Travis counties).

You will help build and lead the Staff Counsel Function, designing and standing up our in-house litigation model in Texas. You will participate in hiring, training, and mentoring future staff counsel and legal support. You will implement workflows, performance metrics, and best practices for trial excellence. You will serve as the point of contact between the litigation team and Legal leadership.

You will provide expert coverage opinions and guide the claims department on complex and high-exposure claims. You will collaborate with the Insurance Product team on policy language and form development, leveraging insights from claims and legal trends. You will serve as a key legal resource for the Underwriting team on coverage interpretation and risk assessment.

What Do You Need?

• 5–7 years of legal experience, with a focus on insurance coverage
• Experience with private passenger automobile policy defense and coverage interpretation and litigation, including both first party (UM, COMP, COLL, PIP, MED PAY) and third party (BI, PD) coverage types
• Litigation experience, including Declaratory Judgment Action work and other brief writing
• Bar licensed to practice law and in good standing in one of the 50 states or DC
• Bonus Points: Experience with other types of insurance policies and related interpretation and coverage work: Homeowners, Renters, Professional Liability, Inland Marine, Commercial/Business Auto and Fleet
• Texas bar license or ability to waive in
• Prior experience building or scaling an in-house litigation function

Physical Requirements

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Benefits

• Medical: Affordable BCBS plans for you and your dependents. If you select the high deductible health plan, we offer an HRA and contribute to your HSA.
• Dental and Vision: We cover 100% of dental and vision premiums for you and your dependents.
• Pre-tax benefits, disability, and life insurance
• 401(k): We contribute 3%, even if you contribute nothing.
• Generous vacation, 12 paid holidays, and parental leave
• Employee auto insurance discount (if Clearcover is available in your state)

About Clearcover

Clearcover is revolutionizing the industry, putting our customers in the driver's seat. Founded in 2016, Clearcover is built on a simple premise: provide affordable, hassle-free car insurance with one of the industry's fastest claims experiences. We challenge the status quo, redefining what it means to truly put the customer first. We're rapidly growing and recognized for it!

We've been featured on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies list and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ list, raising over $560 million in funding to date. We've also been honored on Insurance Business America's Top Insurance Employers list and CNBC's World's Top Insurtech Companies, with Forbes naming us one of America's Best Insurance Companies in 2025.

But what makes Clearcover truly different is our people. We're a team of curious, compassionate problem-solvers who believe that doing right by our customers and each other is just good business.