Farmers Insurance · 20 hours ago
Managing Attorney - New England
Middlesex County, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$156K/yr - $261K/yr
8+ years expFarmers Insurance is dedicated to delivering peace of mind through comprehensive protection and advice. They are seeking a Managing Attorney to lead a team of attorneys in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, ensuring competent representation for clients while managing workloads and collaborating with business partners.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for overall performance of the assigned office(s) to ensure competent, ethical and diligent representation of clients, including: supervising legal file handling by attorneys in the office; ensuring adherence to Department policies, practices and procedures including timely and effective communications with clients and claims; owns the achievement of office goals; collaborates with support leadership; and utilizes a formal quality assurance program to drive high quality file handling for our clients
Accountable for workforce planning for office, including staffing recommendations, hiring, onboarding, team building, training, development, engagement, retention, and succession planning
Leads high performing team with a culture of trust, collaboration, and transparency
Promotes continuous improvement through performance management to optimize individual and organizational performance
Oversees and manages change agility at the team level by communicating regularly about changes to goals, strategies, policies, procedures, and everyday work
Effectively leads team through all changes
Leads staff counsel office(s) on changes to litigation landscape, laws, and rules in assigned jurisdictions and shares information with attorneys, support teams, and claims partners
Provides claims executives expert guidance on legal aspects of high complexity/exposure cases and to collaborate on litigation and business strategies
May handle insurance defense matters at all levels and exposure in all relevant courts and jurisdictions
Establishes goals and priorities for the office in collaboration with peers and other internal and external business leaders, and responsible for communicating and achieving said goals and priorities
Utilizes analytics, metrics, and financial analysis to help develop, drive, and achieve strategies
Continually seeks out new technology and law practices to leverage skills and abilities driving case efficiency
Qualification
Required
License to practice Law in applicable states required upon hire
8 years as a licensed, practicing attorney and a member in good standing with the State Bar in the state(s) in which position is located and will practice required
Strong verbal communication and listening skills
Demonstrated problem solving skills
Public speaking, ability to function in adversarial or confrontational situations
Ability to represent the company with external constituents
Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
Ability to work within tight timeframes and meet strict deadlines
Builds and manages effective teams
Instills commitment and execution on organizational goals
Ability to inspire and develop staff
Effectively coaches and delivers feedback
Preferred
Bachelors degree preferred
Experience handling and trying cases of high exposure and/or complexity preferred
Multi-state jurisdictional practices and leadership experience or demonstrated leadership aptitude or comparable experience preferred
Benefits
Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
401(k)
Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance
Company
Farmers Insurance
The companies comprising the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies® currently make up one of the country's largest insurers of vehicles, homes and small businesses, and provide a wide range of other specialty insurance and financial services products.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jose Tamayo
Agency Owner
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