Insurance Defense Attorney

Pay: $125,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Take ownership of meaningful insurance defense matters and manage cases from inception through resolution.
• Handle sophisticated premises liability, auto liability, and general liability litigation for established clients.
• Gain hands-on courtroom, deposition, motion practice, and settlement experience while working alongside experienced attorneys.
• Join a collaborative legal team that values strong advocacy, sound judgment, and professional growth.
• Earn additional compensation through an annual performance and billable hour bonus.
• Build your litigation career with exposure to challenging matters and direct interaction with carriers, adjusters, and clients.
• Enjoy comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k), paid time off, and employee discounts.

Location: New York, NY. This is primarily an on-site position in our Manhattan office, with potential hybrid flexibility for the right candidate. Candidates must be willing and able to commute regularly to Lower Manhattan.

Note: Candidates must be actively licensed to practice law in New York and have 2+ years of directly relevant experience in insurance defense, premises liability defense, auto accident defense, or closely related civil defense litigation.

About Us

We are a New York legal practice representing businesses, insurers, and individuals across sophisticated litigation and transactional matters. Our team combines practical legal strategy with responsive client service and strong courtroom advocacy. We offer attorneys the opportunity to take meaningful ownership of their work while developing alongside experienced colleagues. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Manage insurance defense and civil litigation matters from initial assignment through resolution.
• Defend insurers, policyholders, and corporate clients in premises liability, auto liability, general liability, and related matters.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery responses, and other litigation documents.
• Conduct and defend depositions, EBTs, witness interviews, and discovery proceedings.
• Appear in New York courts for conferences, hearings, motions, and other proceedings.
• Analyze liability, damages, coverage issues, and litigation strategy.
• Negotiate settlements and communicate directly with carriers, adjusters, clients, opposing counsel, and other stakeholders.
• Perform legal research and provide practical case assessments and recommendations.
• Independently move cases forward while collaborating with attorneys and support professionals.

Qualifications

• Active New York State Bar admission required.
• 2+ years of relevant insurance defense litigation experience required.
• Experience with premises liability defense, auto accident defense, general liability, or similar civil defense matters.
• Strong legal writing, research, deposition, and oral advocacy skills.
• Ability to independently manage deadlines and an active litigation caseload.
• Strong client communication, organization, and professional judgment.
• In-house and solo practice backgrounds are welcome when accompanied by directly relevant defense litigation experience.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will have the opportunity to develop meaningful litigation experience rather than simply supporting matters from the sidelines. Our attorneys are trusted with responsibility, client contact, courtroom exposure, and challenging casework while benefiting from an experienced and collaborative team. If you are ready to deepen your insurance defense practice and take greater ownership of your cases, we would be excited to meet you.

JPC - 2308

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-have: NY bar license. 2+ yrs insurance defense exp.

• Required Years as Associate: 2+ years of directly relevant insurance defense, premises liability defense, or auto accident defense experience
• Salary Bands (Only if attorney role): 
• 2 to 3 years: $125K to $140K 
• 4 to 5 years: $140K to $155K 
• 6+ years: $155K to $175K (recruiter-created bands based on client’s posted range)

Submission Email:Doron -

dleiby@millerleiby.com

Quick Recruiter Reference

NYC insurance defense attorney handling premises liability, auto accident defense, general liability, and related civil litigation. Active NY Bar and 2+ years directly relevant defense experience required. Primarily on-site in Manhattan with potential hybrid flexibility for the right candidate.

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• Client job title: Insurance Defense Attorney
• Location: New York, NY
• On-site, hybrid, remote: On-site
• Experience: 2+
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