Associate Corporate Counsel

Overview

The Litigation Department's extra-contractual and bad faith unit serves as internal counsel to AmTrust’s U.S. based, specialty, core, property, and workers' compensation claims organizations.

As Associate Corporate Counsel, Litigation, you will provide coverage and bad faith analysis, strategic advice on settlement opportunities, and manage a national pending of extra-contractual matters. This position involves consulting with claims examiners and managers on responses to time-sensitive settlement demands, partnering with other stakeholders on coverage, overall claims resolution strategy, and responding to various allegations by insureds, claimants, and other insurance carriers. You will also perform legal research, assist with corporate discovery, and review and respond to certain regulatory complaints.

This position may be remote or reside in any AmTrust claims office (subject to space constraints), with occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Consult and assist the claims department in responding to time limit and policy limit demands
• Manage a portfolio of national extra-contractual matters
• Provide coverage analysis, including addressing bad faith and extra-contractual concerns
• Conduct legal research and analysis, providing conclusions and recommendations for coverage issues and claims handling decisions relative to bad faith and extra-contractual exposure
• Develop and analyze broad claims, underwriting, and litigation data to isolate areas of concern and improvement
• Present complex issues succinctly to upper management in the Claim, Litigation, and Underwriting Departments
• Give guidance on additional investigation required to resolve coverage and extra-contractual concerns
• Communicate with Company stakeholders in Underwriting, Regulatory, Audit, Compliance, and Corporate Legal
• Collaborate with outside counsel to formulate proactive litigation and pre-suit strategies, direct and manage case strategy and budget, review and approve pleadings and motion papers, assist with deposition preparation and custodian interviews, and assist with internal investigations relative to extra-contractual and bad faith matters
• Assist with litigation holds and ESI collections

Qualifications

• JD from an American Bar Association accredited law school
• 4+ years of liability coverage and/or extra-contractual experience (in-house or law firm)
• Understanding of national coverage and extra-contractual/bad faith law
• Ability to track down information and navigate a large company with minimal guidance
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Basic Excel skills

The salary range for this role is $110,000 - $145,000/year. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in New York. Base pay offered may vary depending on, but not limited to education, experience, skills, geographic location, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics. This range may be modified in the future.

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What We Offer

AmTrust Financial Services offers a competitive compensation package and excellent career advancement opportunities. Our benefits include: Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including eligible spouses & children, Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, 401k Savings Plans, Paid Time Off.

AmTrust strives to create a diverse and inclusive culture where thoughts and ideas of all employees are appreciated and respected. This concept encompasses but is not limited to human differences with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion or disabilities.

AmTrust values excellence and recognizes that by embracing the diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives of its workforce, it will sustain a competitive advantage and remain an employer of choice. Diversity is a business imperative, enabling us to attract, retain and develop the best talent available. We see diversity as more than just policies and practices. It is an integral part of who we are as a company, how we operate and how we see our future.