Attorney
State Farm is a Fortune 50 company focused on helping people and investing in communities. They are seeking an Attorney to provide high-quality legal services and act as strategic partners for clients, involving case ownership and participation in litigation events.
Responsibilities
- Handle litigation and other legal assignments in accordance with guidelines established by the Law Department
- Prepare and summarize reports for proceedings
- Trial strategy and case development
- Attend litigation events including trials, mediations, depositions, and hearings
Skills
- 1+ years of experience
- Litigation experience, preferably in the practice areas of insurance defense, medical malpractice, personal injury, or workers compensation, or an Assistant Public Defender, or Assistant State Attorney
- Knowledge of local and state discovery rules, trial procedures, and applicable substantive law commensurate with level of experience
- Trial, mediation, and deposition experience
- File ownership
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work efficiently with cases in electronic form
- Working knowledge of a Case Management system
- Working Knowledge of a Document Storage system
- Must have an active law license to practice in the state of California and a member in good standing with the State Bar of California
- Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately
- State Farm will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work opportunities
- Other than authorized and pro bono work, State Farm attorneys are not permitted to handle any legal business outside of State Farm and candidates must cease all outside practice and all suit involvement before joining State Farm
- Travel via personal or commercial transportation to job related activities is an essential function
- Irregular hours may be required
Benefits
- State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan.
- All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
- Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
- Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more.
- You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
- You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off.
- With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
- We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
- Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.
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