Litigation Attorney

About the role

This position reports to the Leader, Litigation & Legal Reform and requires an attorney experienced in complex, high exposure litigation and with a strong background in insurance coverage and/or insurance defense.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and positions Affiliates with respect to complex, high exposure matters and resolves such matters on commercially reasonable terms
• Evidences excellent judgment concerning objectives, action plans, other associates, outside partners, and adversaries
• Represents RiverStone externally, including in coordinating RiverStone initiatives with co-carriers
• Provides legal counsel and support for making informed and timely decisions regarding complex, high exposure claims and claim types
• Safeguards development and implementation of consistent company positions on key issues and key claim types
• Displays disciplined analysis (legal, financial, and strategic/tactical) and mastery of substantive litigation-related responsibilities, including: Actuarially-assisted modeling (sizing and valuation) of Affiliate's exposure, defining and executing resolution plans on complex, high exposure claims and claim types, effective management of outside counsel, including budgets and plans, preparing cogent, high quality reports setting forth application of underlying facts to relevant legal concepts and contract provisions, potential risks involved in a given matter, recommended strategy and value, effectively managing internal and external company resources, including overseeing, inter alia, discovery, motion practice, trials and appeals, tracks relevant legal developments and advises appropriate associates of such developments

Requirements

10 years of insurance coverage or defense litigation experience, whether as outside counsel or through employment in the insurance industry. Required Education: Completion of law school with a Juris Doctorate and licensed to practice in any state or District of Columbia. Preferred Education: Or Certification: Financial training desirable, CPCU courses desirable

Qualifications

The Litigation/Strategy Attorney directs the work of outside counsel (and other vendors) and also paralegals and support staff (and other internal resources) assisting on assigned matters subject to existing standards, protocols and practices.

Skills

The Litigation/Strategy Attorney must reflect the highest level of ethical conduct and communicate effectively with all stakeholders on a variety of insurance coverage disputes and complex, high exposure claims, including with APO, Reinsurance, Finance, and Executive leadership.

Benefits

Frequent travel at times depending on business demands, mostly domestic but occasionally international.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

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