Associate Counsel - Hackensack, NJ (Remote)

Government Employees Insurance Company

Job Overview

Location

Elizabeth, NJ

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.
• Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most.
• We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide.
• Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States.
• When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to work here.
• That's why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards, and Great Careers.
• GEICO is looking to hire an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits filed in New Jersey courts and other first-party insurance defense.
• The position is with GEICO Staff Counsel located in West Orange, NJ.
• Job duties and responsibilities include researching laws and preparing legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda.
• Rendering opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department.
• Preparing and handling pleadings, motions, and discovery, to include depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath.
• Defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned, as applicable.

🎯 Requirements

• 2 to 6+ years of experience in litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury REQUIRED.
• Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED.
• Admission to the New Jersey Bar REQUIRED.
• Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in New Jersey and meet and maintain licensing requirements including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable.
• Must be able to travel as required, including but not limited to, attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings, and conferences.
• Must be able to document files in a clear, concise, professional written manner, to be understood by customers, clients, co-workers, and other employees of the organization.
• Must be able to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/priority setting and multi-tasking skills.
• Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information.

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual Salary: $118,900.00 - $186,550.00
• The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local law.
• GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
• GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company.
• GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability.
• We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment.
• We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.

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About Government Employees Insurance Company

Government Employees Insurance Company, operating as GEICO, is a private passenger auto insurer headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Founded in 1936 to serve federal employees, it now underwrites auto, motorcycle, ATV, RV, homeowners, renters, and other personal lines across all 50 states and D.C. A wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, GEICO sells policies primarily through direct-to-consumer channels including online, mobile apps, and call centers, and maintains a network of local offices and field representatives.

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