Sr. Trial Attorney

About this role

If you're passionate about being part of a diverse organization that enables a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales to deliver innovative business solutions with excellence, then Nationwide's Legal team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Preference will be given to candidates with extensive experience handling Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and First Party Property litigation, along with defense civil litigation experience throughout Florida. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience managing matters in both state and federal courts and demonstrate the ability to independently manage a substantial caseload from inception through resolution. Insurance defense experience is strongly preferred, with additional consideration given to candidates who have handled larger commercial lines matters. Proven trial advocacy skills, strong motion practice experience, and the ability to proactively manage litigation strategy while working collaboratively with dedicated paralegal support are essential.

The successful candidate should possess experience in several practice areas, including Personal Injury Protection (PIP) , First Party Property , General Liability, Bodily Injury, Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, and Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM/UIM) litigation. Subrogation experience is a plus. The ideal candidate will bring a versatile litigation background and the ability to support multiple practice areas while maintaining a high level of legal expertise, case ownership, and client service.

This position may be located in Plantation, Tampa, or Orlando, Florida, and is offered as a hybrid work opportunity.

Nationwide Trial Division offers a unique attorney experience, including no billable hour requirements and a dedicated 1:1 paralegal-to-attorney support model, enabling attorneys to focus on delivering exceptional legal outcomes while managing a diverse and sophisticated litigation portfolio.

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Job Description Summary Would you thrive in an environment where you can deliver top-quality legal services to support the mission of a Fortune 100 insurance company’ to protect people, businesses and futures with extraordinary care? If you possess the academic credentials, strong analytical skills and legal acumen needed for successful litigation work, our team may be the place for you!

Nationwide Trial Division is a national team with approximately 40 offices through six regions across the United States. Our Senior Trial Attorneys are seasoned litigation attorneys with significant civil litigation experience in property and casualty insurance defense or subrogation. As a Senior Trial Attorney, you’ll represent clients under both commercial and personal lines insurance policies independently as lead counsel, as well as be part of a larger team as needed. Caseloads are typically including a mix of cases varying in complexity, severity, product lines, and specialized concentrations, throughout all courts and agencies in the assigned jurisdiction(s). You’ll be expected to maintain a highly productive case volume that reflects our collective commitment to innovative thinking, effective collaboration, embracing technology and a highly organized and proactive approach to case management. Job Description Key Responsibilities: • Demonstrates the requisite trial advocacy skills independently as lead counsel, or as part of a team, demonstrates efficiency, proactive case management, work ethic, and work product quality to accurately and effectively handle all matters in accordance with Nationwide Trial Division (NTD) standard methodology guidelines, as well as claims and client expectations.

• Requires minimal managerial oversight and guidance from the Managing Trial Attorney and NTD Leadership in all aspects of core duties and job responsibilities.

• Adept at effectively utilizing technology and collaboratively working with support staff to ensure efficient case management and efficiency.

• Demonstrates consistent awareness of changes to the law, technology, local rules and other procedural requirements, or other aspects of the legal and insurance industries likely to impact liability and recovery litigation strategies in the jurisdictions in which he/she practices.

• Possesses and consistently performs with the subject matter expertise and trial advocacy skills required and specified for all NTD concentrations held. Demonstrates the ability and willingness to develop and learn additional or new NTD concentrations as may be required based on NTD business needs and as specified by NTD Leadership.

• Provides factually, legally and analytically sound opinions consistently on case valuations that are promptly updated and timely communicated to the client and claims.

• Independently establishes and maintains strong professional relationships with key associates within Office of the Chief Legal Officer and claims partners at the senior director level and below, as well as with colleagues within the legal and insurance industries within those jurisdictions and communities in which he/she practices.

• Utilizes relationships to build and improve NTD’s reputation and expand case referral opportunities within the enterprise.

• Communicates in a highly effective manner, consistently and proactively identifying, understanding and meeting client, claims and internal NTD communication expectations (both written and verbal), as well as those commonly expected within the jurisdictions and communities in which he/she practices.

• Serves as a mentor for junior attorneys and NTD staff providing guidance and training, as well as serving as role model in terms of engagement, coaching and feedback, efficiency, attitude and collaboration.

May perform other responsibilities as assi

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