Insurance Defense Associate Attorney

Tulsa office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an insurance defense associate attorney with 3-9 years of experience to work on a variety of interesting cases that call for thinking outside of the box. The candidate will manage litigation and case defense from start to finish in a high-volume practice. Experience to immediately assume mature files is necessary. Take and defend depositions (heavy deposition experience is required). Prepare and respond to discovery. Prepare and present witnesses. Attend hearings, mediations, settlement conferences, etc. Draft pleadings, motions, and briefs with the accompanying research expertise. Evaluate case strengths and weaknesses and be able to place a valuation on the various claims. Prepare legal opinions for clients. Trial experience is preferred. Work together as a team in very active practice with various partners, associates, and paralegals. Additional experience in employment law, construction law, healthcare liability, oil and gas, product liability, trucking/transportation, catastrophic injury, construction defect, premises liability, insurance coverage, and/or Stowers Demands is a bonus. Must be licensed to practice in Oklahoma/Texas.

The candidate must have a JD from an accredited law school. Must be a self-starter and able to work within a fast-paced, demanding environment. Must possess strong attention to detail, willingness to adhere to longstanding firm protocols, experience in analyzing, reviewing, editing, and drafting legal documents as well as superior logical reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills are a necessity as well as strong interpersonal and organizational skills. A demonstrated ability to work with clients who demand excellence and be able to meet their expectations is also key. The firm offers benefits that include paid parking, and bonus opportunities. The firm is paperless, offers a hybrid work-from-home schedule, has an open-door policy, and offers a mentoring program.

This non-traditional defense law firm has offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dallas and has more than ten attorneys as part of the team. Its practice areas include litigation, appellate practice, bad faith, excess, insurance defense, insurance and reinsurance, ERISA, directors and officers, construction, environmental, labor and employment and energy. The firm brings uniqueness and a creative approach towards complex issues that its clients face and ensures that they are solved in the best possible way.