Insurance Defense Attorney - Bodily Injury

Job Number: 232935 Join Forbes’ 2024 Best Employer for Diversity! As an insurance defense attorney within our bodily injury (BI) unit, you’ll be a part of our motor vehicle insurance defense litigation team, providing legal representation to Progressive insureds and/or to the Progressive Insurance Companies before courts and arbitration panels in all aspects of litigation. Handling cases from beginning to end, you’ll also prepare legal pleadings, motions, statements, trial briefs and be involved in negotiating settlements. Additionally, you’ll work closely with clients and claims partners to prepare timely reports on litigation, ensuring all appropriate defenses are leveraged to reach positive outcomes. You will also be primarily responsible for handling and processing releases and dismissals of lawsuits settled prior to any formal defense of the litigation taking place.Other tasks will include analyzing written discovery, depositions, medical records and assessing the value of claims to determine risk exposure. This is a hybrid position with occasional travel to an office for meetings and/or training. Candidates must reside within a reasonable driving distance of the office they support. Must-have qualifications Juris doctor degree or Master of Laws (LLM) Admitted to practice law in the state in which working. Compensation $87,380 - $102,800/year Gainshare bonus up to 30% of your eligible earnings, based on company performance Benefits 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6% Medical, dental & vision, including free preventative care Wellness & mental health programs Health care flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, & life insurance Paid time off, including volunteer time off Paid & unpaid sick leave where applicable, as well as short & long-term disability Parental & family leave; military leave & pay Diverse, inclusive & welcoming culture with Employee Resource Groups Career development & tuition assistance Energage recognizes Progressive as a 2024 Top Workplace for: Innovation, Purposes & Values, Work-Life Flexibility, Compensation & Benefits, and Leadership. Equal Opportunity Employer For ideas about how you might be able to protect yourself from job scams, visit our scam-awareness page at https://www.progressive.com/careers/how-we-hire/faq/job-scams/ Job: Legal Primary Location: United States-Louisiana-Metairie Schedule: Full-time Employee Status: Regular Work From Home: No