Insurance Coverage Attorney

About the company

Our client is a law firm.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Manage a personal docket of insurance disputes for sophisticated business clients, from early policy review through contested proceedings. The work blends client advising, persuasive legal writing and courtroom practice, with little day-to-day oversight.

What you'll do

- Examine commercial insurance policies across multiple lines of cover and advise institutional clients on their positions.

- Work autonomously within a small boutique team, aiming for roughly 100 billable hours each month.

- Build direct relationships with corporate and technology clients early in your time at the firm.

- Guide clients on strategy for claims, decisions about when to notify insurers and considerations around buying coverage.

- Handle contested matters before state and federal trial courts, including depositions, motions and filings.

- Take each matter from intake to resolution, preparing written opinions, responses to insurer positions and demand correspondence.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active California bar admission.

- 1 to 4 years of civil litigation experience, including depositions, motions and court filings.

- Exposure to courtroom practice in both state and federal forums.

- Excellent legal writing and analytical ability, with a writing sample ready to share.

- Capacity to run your own caseload with minimal supervision.

- Ease building relationships with sophisticated corporate clients and a polished, professional manner.

- Background working with institutional or corporate clients, ideally technology companies.

- Ability to read and assess a range of commercial liability and property policies.

- Willingness to work in the office five days a week.

Bonus points

- Prior insurance coverage litigation experience.

- Experience representing policyholders.

- Experience on the insurer side with an interest in switching to policyholder work.

- Familiarity with policies covering technology and management liability risks.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 160,000 to 200,000 per year

- Partnership track with profit sharing

- Commuter benefit

Location and work model

- San Francisco, California, United States

- On-site, 5 days per week in office

- Full-time