Insurance Defense Litigation Attorney

Pay: $115000.00 - $150000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a well-established litigation team with a strong reputation in defense work and a broad sophisticated client base.
• Handle meaningful hands-on litigation work instead of being siloed into narrow support tasks.
• Work on a varied caseload including general liability personal injury construction defect commercial trucking and other civil defense matters.
• Enjoy the flexibility of a remote role while still being part of a collaborative growth-oriented team.
• Build your long-term career with a firm that values mentorship substantive responsibility and sustainable growth.

Location: Remote based in the Hartford Connecticut market offering strong flexibility while staying connected to meaningful litigation work in the region.

Note: Candidates must have an active Connecticut law license and prior insurance defense or closely related civil litigation defense experience.

About Us

We are a growing civil litigation defense practice representing businesses insurers and self-insured clients in a wide range of complex matters. We are committed to delivering excellent results in a cost-effective way while fostering a professional supportive and flexible work environment for our team. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Handle civil litigation matters from suit inception through resolution including pleadings discovery motion practice and trial prep
• Draft motions briefs legal memoranda discovery requests and discovery responses
• Take and defend depositions
• Appear in court for hearings conferences and other proceedings
• Communicate directly with clients opposing counsel experts and the court
• Develop case strategy evaluate exposure and support efficient resolution
• Partner with experienced attorneys and support staff on active litigation files
• Work on a diverse insurance defense caseload that may include general liability personal injury construction defect commercial trucking and employment-related matters

Qualifications

• J.D. required
• Active Connecticut bar admission required
• 3 years of insurance defense or civil litigation defense experience
• Strong motion drafting legal research and writing skills
• Experience handling depositions discovery and court appearances
• Able to manage files independently while working well with a team
• Additional New England bar admissions are a plus
• Employment law construction defect and commercial trucking defense experience is a plus

Why You Will Love Working Here

• Remote flexibility with a respected and established litigation platform
• Strong mentorship and real hands-on litigation experience
• Collegial team environment with substantive responsibility
• Broad practice exposure and long-term growth potential
• Competitive benefits package including medical dental vision disability coverage retirement benefits paid leave and additional employee support programs

JPC-777

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: CT bar license. 3 yrs insurance defense or civil litigation defense exp. 3-10 yr associate roughly. Remote but needs to be within a reasonable drive of Hartford for court appearances.

• Nice to haves:

• Additional context: Relocation- unsure. Packages - unsure

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Quick Recruiter Reference (Internal Summary)

Remote Hartford-based insurance defense litigation attorney role with a mid-sized defense firm. Need 3 years of insurance defense or civil litigation defense experience and active CT bar. Handles full-file litigation across general liability PI construction defect trucking and related defense matters.

Recruiters Submission: To submit cancel - Insurance Defense Litigation Attorney Kiernan Trebach - JPC 777 - Source

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