Attorney

State Farm State Farm · Insurance · Philadelphia, PA · Legal, Compliance, and Risk Management

State Farm is seeking an Attorney to join their Claim Litigation office in Philadelphia, PA. The role involves handling litigation and other legal assignments, preparing reports, trial strategy, and attending litigation events. Requires a JD, active PA law license, and 5+ years of experience, preferably in insurance defense, medical malpractice, or personal injury.

What you'd actually do

  1. Handle 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. Attend litigation events including trials, mediations, depositions, and hearings

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience
  • Litigation experience, preferably in the practice areas of insurance defense, medical malpractice or personal injury
  • 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
  • Must have an active law license to practice in the state of Pennsylvania and a member in good standing with the State Bar of Pennsylvania.

Nice to have

  • First and third party experience is preferred
  • Defense experience is preferred
  • Jury Trial experience is preferred
  • Arbitration and deposition experience