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About the role
- Senior Manager overseeing Staff Counsel activities managing lawsuits against GEICO insureds. Leading legal representation in liability and property damage cases within the organization.
Responsibilities
- Manages subordinates in all activities relating to the defense of lawsuits and against GEICO insureds in liability and property damage cases, and on behalf of GEICO in UM/UIM and Subrogation suits.
- Interviews and/or approves job applicants for employment.
- Conducts and/or reviews associate Performance Appraisals.
- Initiates or approves salary adjustments, performance ratings, and other personnel changes.
- Counsels associates and takes disciplinary action or terminates the employment of associates as appropriate.
- May represent GEICO insureds in liability cases, and UM/UIM, subrogation, and PD suits filed in courts of limited and unlimited jurisdiction.
- Research laws and prepare legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda.
- Renders opinions on liability, damage, and value as requested by the Claims Department.
- May prepare and handle pleadings, motions, and discovery, to include depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath, and other deadlines.
- Trains and supervises less experienced attorneys, including assisting attorneys as first and second chair counsel, and/or observing attorneys at trials and arbitrations; monitors all applicable bar requirements including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) requirements; provides feedback on quality of file handling and expense management.
- Reviews office reports and implements changes to improve office statistics, including timeliness of reports to clients, productivity reports, client and claims survey results, resolved ratio, and subrogation results.
- Adheres to the GEICO Code of Conduct, company policies, and operating principles.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
- Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in applicable jurisdictions and meet and maintain licensing requirements including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable.
- Must have a minimum of 10 years of litigation experience, including insurance defense or personal injury.
- Management experience preferred.
- Must be able to travel as required, including but not limited, to attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings and conferences.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
- Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
- Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
- Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.
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