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Associate Attorney

Role overview

Summary

This role is for an Associate Attorney at Clausen Miller P.C., focusing on insurance defense within a growing Connecticut litigation team. You will work closely with a Senior Partner on various cases, enhancing your litigation skills while contributing to the firm's representation of major insurers and self-insured clients.

Qualifications

  • 2–5 years of litigation experience in casualty defense, premises liability or environmental liability.
  • Active Connecticut bar admission
  • Strong written and oral advocacy skills
  • Detail-oriented self-starter comfortable working in a fast-paced litigation environment
  • Preferred: New York and/or New Jersey bar admissions

Responsibilities

  • Draft and argue motions, pleadings, discovery demands and responses
  • Conduct and defend depositions
  • Manage discovery, including interrogatories and document review
  • Perform legal research and case analysis

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Full time
  • Junior (1-2 years)
  • Attorney
  • $105K – $125K / year
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Advocacy
  • Detail Oriented
  • Collaboration

About the company

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Clausen Miller P.C.

  • Legal Services
  • 201–500
Founded over 80 years ago, Clausen Miller represents businesses, insurers and professionals through strategic, cost-effective litigation and counseling across the nation and around the globe. With over 100 attorneys practicing in ten U.S. offices and London, England, Clausen Miller serves as international, national, regional and local counsel to numerous insurance companies, corporations and financial clients. In addition, the Firm partners with Clausen Miller International, a multi-national partnership with English, French, Italian, Belgian and American affiliates. While maintaining the firm's core practice of serving and representing the insurance industry, particularly with regard to analyzing coverage under policies, defending insurers when sued and prosecuting subrogation actions for or on behalf of insurers, the firm counsels clients on a broad range of commercial litigation, insurance and liability issues.

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Job description

Clausen Miller P.C. is a nationally recognized insurance defense firm with decades of experience representing major insurers and self-insured clients across complex litigation matters. We're growing our Connecticut litigation team and looking for a motivated Associate Attorney to work closely with a Senior Partner on a diverse caseload spanning casualty defense, premises liability, and environmental liability.

This is a hands-on role from day one — you'll be taking depositions, making court appearances, and building your litigation skills within a collaborative, well-resourced team.

What You'll Do
  • Draft and argue motions, pleadings, discovery demands and responses
  • Conduct and defend depositions
  • Manage discovery, including interrogatories and document review
  • Perform legal research and case analysis
  • Appear in Connecticut courts as needed
What We're Looking For
  • 2–5 years of litigation experience in casualty defense, premises liability or environmental liability
  • Active Connecticut bar admission required; New York and/or New Jersey bar admissions a plus
  • Strong written and oral advocacy skills
  • Detail-oriented self-starter comfortable working in a fast-paced litigation environment
Compensation & Benefits
  • Salary: $105,000–$125,000, commensurate with experience
  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Life insurance
  • CLE reimbursement and bar registration fees covered
  • Wellness benefits
  • Fully remote schedule

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