Attorney

State Farm State Farm · Insurance · Tempe, AZ · Legal, Compliance, and Risk Management

This role is for an Attorney at State Farm, focusing on civil litigation within the insurance and financial services industry. The attorney will manage their own caseload from inception to conclusion, participate in litigation events, and collaborate with colleagues. Responsibilities include handling litigation, preparing reports, trial strategy, case development, attending trials, mediations, depositions, and hearings. The role requires a JD from an ABA-accredited law school, an active law license in Arizona, and experience with electronic case files and case management systems. Previous civil litigation experience in insurance defense or personal injury is preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Handles litigation and other legal assignments in accordance with guidelines established by the Law Department
  2. Prepare and summarize reports for proceedings
  3. Trial strategy and case development
  4. Attends litigation events including trials, mediations, depositions, and hearings

Skills

Required

  • Knowledge of local and state discovery rules, trial procedures, and applicable substantive law commensurate with level of experience
  • Trial, mediation, and deposition experience
  • File ownership
  • Effective written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to work efficiently with cases in electronic form
  • Working knowledge of a Case Management system
  • Working Knowledge of a Document Storage system
  • J.D. from an A.B.A. Accredited Law School, with excellent academic credentials and an active member in good standing of Bar in state of operation.
  • Must have an active law license to practice in state of operation and a member in good standing with the State Bar of Arizona.

Nice to have

  • 0-7 years of civil litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury preferred
  • Bench and jury trial experience is preferred, but not required