United States (Remote)EngagementLitigation

California Insurance Coverage Attorney

Job Description

Latitude Legal is seeking an experienced California-licensed Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation Attorney to join a policyholder-side insurance firm on a full-time engagement basis. This is a fully remote role, open to candidates anywhere in the U.S.

The firm represents only policyholders (individuals and families whose claims have been denied, delayed, or underpaid) in bad faith and coverage litigation involving long-term care, long-term disability, life, health, and homeowner's policies, along with ERISA benefit claims. Much of the firm's team of attorneys came from the carrier side, and that perspective shapes how the firm litigates. This is a role for an attorney who wants to use insurance coverage experience on behalf of insureds. The engagement is expected to run on an ongoing basis, with the potential to extend or expand over time.

What You'll Do Includes:

Litigate bad faith and coverage disputes involving long-term care, disability, life, health, and related first-party policies in California state and federal court.
Analyze policy language, coverage positions, and claim files to build and pursue theories of recovery against carriers.
Draft complaints, demand and challenge letters, coverage analyses, discovery, and dispositive motions.
Take and defend depositions, argue motions, and prepare matters for mediation, arbitration, and trial.
Work directly with clients who are often navigating serious illness, disability, or the loss of a family member, and communicate with the care and clarity those matters require.
Collaborate with partners on case strategy while carrying meaningful independent responsibility for your own matters.
Manage a docket and maintain strong responsiveness in a fully remote environment.

Who You Are:

California-licensed attorney with 3-5+ years of insurance coverage and/or bad faith litigation experience.
Substantive command of insurance law (e.g., policy interpretation, coverage analysis, claims handling standards, and the statutory and common law framework governing bad faith in California).
Experience is welcome from either side of the "v." Attorneys who litigated bad faith, fraud, and coverage matters for carriers, or advised insurers on coverage opinions, are strong candidates. This is not an insurance defense role; the firm represents insureds exclusively.
Long-term care, disability, life, or health insurance litigation experience is a significant plus, but not required.
Strong legal research, writing, and motion practice skills; able to take partner direction and also run independently with assignments.
Comfortable working closely with clients in sensitive, high-stakes personal circumstances.
Reasonably available during West Coast business hours and effective in a fully remote setting.
J.D. from an accredited law school.
Outstanding references.

Compensation:

Pay: The annualized pay for this position ranges from $130,000-$200,000 when calculated on a full-time basis. Pay for contract engagements is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply/demand, and the candidate's preference (each candidate's pay rate affects the client bill rate which can affect the candidate's competitiveness for the position).
Benefits: In addition to salary, Latitude Engaged Professionals are W2 employees of Latitude and are eligible for full benefits when working in roles for 20 hours per week, including a Qualified 401k plan. Benefits-eligible Latitude employees receive complimentary Group Life, LTD and AD&D and professional liability insurance. Latitude Attorneys also receive a CLE and Professional Expense stipend.

Confidentiality

Latitude will not propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

About Latitude

Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.

Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.

Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers & Partners globally-ranked flexible legal staffing company.

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Outstanding attorneys and other legal professionals who are seeking contract assignments or consulting/secondment roles choose to work with Latitude because of our competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, a chance to work with great clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.

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