Insurance Coverage Attorney

About the role

Husch Blackwell LLP is a national law firm with multiple locations across the United States, dedicated to our clients and the industries they serve. At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our communities better. We have an immediate opening for an Insurance Coverage Attorney with a minimum of five years of experience preferred. We will consider candidates for any of our offices including our virtual office, The Link, with a preference for candidates residing in Illinois, Michigan, or Wisconsin. The candidate will work primarily with attorneys in our Financial Services & Capital Markets business unit.

Responsibilities

• Handling insurance coverage disputes in the commercial insurance sector.
• Conducting factual investigations and discovery, preparing pleadings, taking depositions, participating in mediation, arguing motions, and extensive communication with clients (all phases of complex commercial litigation).
• Reviewing commercial and personal lines insurance policies, drafting coverage evaluations and reservation of rights letters, and extensive communication with clients regarding coverage issues and coverage positions (representing clients in insurance coverage matters).

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of experience preferred.
• Active bar license in the state corresponding to the office to which they are applying (or commitment to obtain one as soon as possible).

Qualifications

• Excellent academic credentials.
• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Demonstrated record of working well under pressure.

Skills

• Exceptional judgment.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple projects.
• Ability to articulate legal strategies and courses of action.
• Proactive,