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Junior Litigation Associate (NYC)

Clyde & Co seeks an Attorney with 1-3 years of experience to join our insurance coverage litigation group in New York. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney with insurance coverage or litigation experience who has an interest in working on complex insurance coverage matters.

This thriving practice represents and advises national and international insurers in a broad range of coverage cases across the Unites States, including a wide range of complex insurance coverage matters, principally involving pollution, environmental, asbestos, talc and other product liability exposures.

What you'll do:

  • Analyze insurance policies, draft coverage opinions, and provide coverage advice to clients.
  • Conduct rigorous legal research, analyze findings, and draft memoranda.
  • Prepare and review pleadings, memos, briefs, discovery, motions with supporting briefs, and other legal correspondence.
  • Engage in formal correspondence with opposing counsel and other parties.
  • Attend depositions, hearings, and mediations as required.

We're looking for someone who:

  • Possesses excellent academic credentials;
  • JD 2021 - 2023;
  • Admitted to practice in New York; additional admissions a plus;
  • Experience or interest in working on complex insurance coverage matters;
  • Excellent legal research, writing, and verbal communication skills;
  • Exceptional attention to detail;
  • Strong organizational and time management skills;

What we offer:

  • Hybrid work schedule
  • Student loan reimbursement
  • Flexible time off & 11 paid holidays per calendar year
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401K Safe Harbor contribution
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Minimum billable hours of 1,900 per year with generous yearly and monthly bonus opportunities for high performers

Our Values:

Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavors and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:

  • Work as one-We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
  • Excel with clients-We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the center of everything we do
  • Celebrate difference-We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
  • Act boldly-We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognizing that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organizations successfully navigate risk and maximize opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity. When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 490 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavors and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves.

Benefits offered include student loan reimbursement; flexible time off; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401K Safe Harbor contribution; Life/AD&D Disability; Flexible Spending Account; Supplemental Medical Accident Insurance; Supplemental Critical Illness Insurance; Employee Assistance Program; Pet Insurance; Commuter Benefits.

The salary range for this position is $105,000 - $125,000. The range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

We offer a rewarding work environment that supports professional growth and opportunities. We value diversity in our work place and it is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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