Senior Counsel

Job Details

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Sherwin Souzankari.

Responsibilities

• Oversee litigated commercial automobile, trucking, and property and casualty claims
• Develop litigation, settlement, and resolution strategies for complex and high-exposure matters
• Manage and evaluate outside counsel, third-party administrators, experts, and other litigation vendors
• Ensure compliance with litigation management guidelines, reporting requirements, budgets, and case-handling standards
• Review case evaluations, litigation plans, reserve recommendations, settlement proposals, and significant pleadings
• Advise claims leadership and examiners regarding liability, damages, coverage, litigation risk, and potential exposure
• Provide guidance on commercial automobile and property and casualty policy interpretation
• Participate in mediations, settlement conferences, hearings, regulatory proceedings, and other legal matters as needed
• Monitor legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments affecting insurance claims and operations
• Evaluate the impact of new laws, regulations, and court decisions on claims-handling practices
• Collaborate with claims leadership to improve litigation procedures, escalation standards, and internal best practices
• Identify litigation trends and opportunities to reduce exposure, improve outcomes, and control legal expenses
• Provide legal guidance and training to internal claims professionals and business stakeholders

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school
• Active membership in good standing with at least one state bar
• At least eight years of experience practicing insurance defense litigation
• Significant experience with commercial automobile, trucking, transportation, or complex casualty claims
• Experience handling large-loss, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, or other high-exposure matters
• Strong knowledge of property and casualty insurance claims and policy interpretation
• Experience developing litigation strategies and managing outside counsel
• Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, and communication skills

Skills

• Strong judgment and the ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice
• Ability to analyze complex legal, factual, medical, and financial issues
• Strong outside counsel and vendor management capabilities
• Ability to communicate effectively with claims professionals, executives, regulators, and other stakeholders
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple high-priority matters
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across legal, claims, compliance, and operational teams

Why Join Us?

Growing organization
Great leadership team

About the Role

We are a national insurance services organization that supports industry groups responsible for administering specialized insurance programs. By combining centralized resources, consistent processes, and deep industry expertise, we help our partners operate efficiently while responding to the unique needs of the markets and communities they serve. Our work is grounded in collaboration, flexibility, and a strong commitment to delivering reliable, customer-focused solutions.

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$135,000 - $250,000 per year

Schedule

Not specified

Jobot

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.