Junior Associate, Insurance Defense

Role overview:

The Junior Associate, Insurance Defense handles a caseload in our Personal Injury practice from intake through resolution, with support from a paralegal and a legal assistant. This is a hybrid role. Most of the team is in the Chicago office Tuesday to Thursday.

What you'll be doing:

• Track billable time daily and meet annual hour targets
• Supervise paralegals and legal assistants on your matters
• Take and defend depositions
• Attend client development events and bar association functions
• Report case status to clients, partners and insurance carriers
• Appear at hearings, mediations, arbitrations and trials
• Manage a caseload of 40 to 60 active matters

Who you are:

• 1-2 years of practice experience in the relevant area of law
• Organized with a heavy caseload and many deadlines
• Strong legal research and writing skills
• Experience with Clio, Filevine or another case management system
• Deposition and motion practice experience
• Comfortable with clients, opposing counsel and judges

Bonus points:

• Existing book of business or client referrals

Perks and benefits:

Pay: $115,000-$138,000 annually

• Health insurance
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Paid sick leave

Who we are:

Our founding partner opened the office in 1991 and still handles most real estate closings. Chicago PLLC has three attorneys, two paralegals and a receptionist. We started in 1991 and have grown to about 22 people.

We are not working with agencies on this role.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Chicago PLLC.