Senior Counsel Coverage Attorney

Tressler LLP
Pittsburgh, CA
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for attorneys with 10+ years of insurance coverage litigation experience who hold an active California bar license and can work remotely or in a hybrid model.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 10+ years of insurance litigation experience and a California bar license, especially those with expertise in high-stakes coverage cases.
    — “Senior Counsel attorney with 10+ years of insurance coverage experience and an active California bar license”
  • Professionals who have experience in multiple practice areas, including defective products, environmental contamination, and transportation.
    — “matters involving defective products, mass torts, environmental contamination, habitability, transportation, personal injury, professional liability, and intellectual property”

Things to consider

  • The role demands active California bar license, which may limit the pool of eligible candidates.
    — “Active California bar license (Required)”
  • The position involves a mix of litigation and client advisory roles, requiring versatility.
    — “Providing strategic legal advice to clients in business, professional liability, and employment disputes”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience managing complex litigation cases from start to finish in your resume and interview.
    — “Overseeing complex insurance coverage litigation and managing multiple cases from intake through settlement or trial”
  • Emphasize your track record in high-stakes coverage litigation across multiple domains.
    — “representing insurance company clients in high-stakes coverage litigation cases across the country”
  • Demonstrate your ability to negotiate and draft settlement agreements effectively.
    — “Negotiating and drafting settlement agreements”
  • Showcase your litigation strategy development and budgeting skills in your application materials.
    — “Developing and implementing litigation strategies and budgets”
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What success looks like

  • Overseeing complex insurance coverage litigation
  • Developing and implementing litigation strategies
  • Negotiating and drafting settlement agreements
Typical background
10+ years of litigation experienceActive California bar license

Skills & requirements

Required

LitigationLegal StrategyLegal AdviceNegotiationLegal Writing

Preferred

Marketing And Business Development

Stack & domain

Insurance CoverageLitigationLegal AdviceCommunicationInterpersonalWritingOrganizationalAdvocacyLegalInsurance

About the role

Original posting from Tressler LLP via Greenhouse

Insurance Coverage Role (Senior Counsel Attorney with 10+ years of experience) - CA Bar License 

Role Description

Tressler LLP is seeking an experienced Senior Counsel attorney with 10+ years of insurance coverage experience and an active California bar license to join our insurance coverage practice.  This is a unique opportunity for attorneys who have an active California bar license and insurance coverage experience to work from any state in the U.S. either fully remote or hybrid.

Our dynamic Insurance Services Practice Group is known for its comprehensive approach to complex insurance claims analysis and for representing insurance company clients in high-stakes coverage litigation cases across the country, including matters involving defective products, mass torts, environmental contamination, habitability, transportation, personal injury, professional liability, and intellectual property.

Essential job duties include:

Overseeing complex insurance coverage litigation and managing multiple cases

from intake through settlement or trial.

Developing and implementing litigation strategies and budgets.

Conducting and defending depositions and arguing dispositive motions.

Providing strategic legal advice to clients in business, professional liability, and employment disputes.

Negotiating and drafting settlement agreements.

Assisting with marketing and business development efforts to drive firm growth and strengthen client relationships.

Qualifications

Active California bar license (Required)

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

10+ years of experience of litigation experience (Required)

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Exceptional writing, organizational, and advocacy skills

Featured Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k with company match

Paid parental leave

Flexible schedule

Interview Process Timeline

Application

Our team will review your application. Please submit your resume and cover letter using Easy Apply above.

Screening Call

Our HR Director will reach out to you to schedule a preliminary 30-minute phone screening.

In-Person or Virtual Interview

Here you’ll meet the hiring team who will evaluate your skillset and assess if you are a 

good culture fit for the firm.

Offer

Congratulations! If the hiring team thinks you’re a good match, we will extend an offer 

to join the firm.

About Life at Tressler

We are a full-service, modern law firm located in ten cities across the country. We are known for our people-centric approach to business, which includes collaborative teaming, professional development opportunities, flexible schedules and a positive work environment. We have been successful for more than 39 years because of our wonderful team.

Tressler has been named to the prestigious U.S. News and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” lists for the past five years and we are “Client Recommended” by A.M. Best. We are proud to be a Certified Great Place to Work© in the U.S.A., a ranking based on our employee happiness scores and positive reviews of our management team.

Salary Commensurate with experience ($185,000-$195,000)

Salary commensurate with experience:$185,000—$195,000 USD

Source: Tressler LLP careers (Greenhouse)

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