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Insurance Coverage & Complex Litigation Associate Attorney
About the job Insurance Coverage & Complex Litigation Associate Attorney
Insurance Coverage & Complex Litigation Associate Attorney
Company: HireNow Staffing (Direct Placement Partner)
HireNow Snapshot
HireNow Staffing is urgently recruiting multiple Insurance Coverage & Complex Litigation Associate Attorneys for a well-established Colorado law firm representing insurance companies and self-insured organizations in sophisticated litigation matters.
This full-time, onsite opportunity is ideal for attorneys with 2–7 years of litigation experience, with 3+ years strongly preferred, who are prepared to take meaningful ownership of their caseload. The strongest candidates will bring insurance-related litigation experience involving coverage disputes, personal injury, premises liability, bad faith, and first- and third-party claims.
Attorneys will have the opportunity to manage matters from pre-litigation analysis and client recommendations through discovery, depositions, dispositive motions, hearings, trial, and appeal.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage insurance defense, insurance coverage, and related complex litigation matters.
- Investigate and defend first- and third-party insurance claims.
- Conduct and defend depositions.
- Draft dispositive motions, briefs, pleadings, discovery, and other litigation documents.
- Attend and advocate at hearings in Colorado state and federal courts.
- Conduct sophisticated legal research and provide clear, strategically sound written analysis.
- Develop case strategies and provide recommendations directly to clients.
- Manage matters from pre-litigation analysis through trial and appeal.
- Analyze insurance policies, coverage issues, liability exposure, and litigation risks.
- Maintain responsibility for deadlines, discovery obligations, court filings, and case progression.
- Collaborate with partners, attorneys, clients, experts, and support professionals.
- Provide responsive and professional client service throughout each engagement.
Required Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Active license to practice law in Colorado.
- 2–7 years of litigation experience, with 3+ years strongly preferred.
- Experience handling substantive litigation responsibilities rather than exclusively supporting senior attorneys.
- Experience conducting and defending depositions.
- Experience drafting dispositive motions and other substantive litigation documents.
- Experience appearing at hearings in state and/or federal court.
- Strong legal research and analytical capabilities.
- Excellent legal writing skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to independently evaluate issues and develop practical litigation strategies.
- Ability to manage a fast-paced caseload and multiple matters simultaneously.
- Excellent professional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work onsite in Colorado.
Preferred Qualifications
- Insurance defense and/or insurance coverage litigation experience.
- Experience involving coverage disputes, personal injury, premises liability, or bad faith claims.
- Experience investigating and defending first- and third-party claims.
- Experience drafting insurance coverage opinions.
- Experience conducting Examinations Under Oath (EUOs).
- Experience managing cases from initial analysis through trial or appeal.
- Strong client counseling and case-management capabilities.
- Stable professional history demonstrating increasing litigation responsibility.
HireNow Package
Compensation: $125,000–$185,000 annually, depending on experience.
Employment Type: Full-Time | Direct Hire
Hiring Need: Urgent | Multiple Openings
Work Location: Colorado | Onsite
Benefits Include:
- Employer-paid medical and dental coverage
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Parking
- Additional employer-sponsored benefits
HireNow Checklist
HireNow Staffing is recruiting an Insurance Coverage & Complex Litigation Associate Attorney who:
- Holds a JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Maintains an active Colorado law license.
- Brings 2–7 years of litigation experience, with 3+ years preferred.
- Can independently conduct and defend depositions.
- Has experience drafting dispositive motions and handling substantive legal research and writing.
- Is comfortable appearing in state and federal courts.
- Can manage multiple active matters, competing deadlines, and client expectations.
- Demonstrates strong judgment, independent thinking, professionalism, and attention to detail.
- Ideally brings direct insurance defense or coverage litigation experience.
HireNow Standout Candidates
Candidates will receive the strongest consideration if they demonstrate:
- 3+ years of substantive insurance-related litigation experience.
- Direct experience with insurance coverage disputes, bad faith, personal injury, or premises liability matters.
- Experience defending both first- and third-party claims.
- Strong deposition and dispositive-motion experience.
- Experience drafting detailed coverage opinions.
- Experience conducting examinations under oath.
- Meaningful responsibility for cases from pre-litigation through trial and/or appeal.
- Excellent academic credentials, legal writing, and client communication skills.
- Stable career progression within litigation-focused law firms.
HireNow Disqualifiers
The following will prevent candidates from moving forward:
- Jumpy resumes will not be accepted or interviewed.
- No active license to practice law in Colorado.
- No JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Less than two years of substantive litigation experience.
- No meaningful deposition or dispositive-motion experience.
- Insufficient legal research or writing capabilities.
- Candidates whose experience does not demonstrate the ability to manage substantive litigation responsibilities.
- Inability to work onsite in Colorado.
- Candidates who do not meet the core qualifications required for the position.