Attorney

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As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. In 2024, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity named State Farm a Top Performer and Compass Award Winner. Additionally, Fortune named State Farm one of the Worlds Most Admired Companies.

Our mission is to provide high quality legal services in a cost-effective manner and to act as strategic thinking partners for our client and customers. To succeed, we need self-starters who are agile, creative, collaborative, strategic, passionate, and communicative.

Linda M. Villarreal & Associates, insurance staff counsel for State Farm Insurance Companies, is seeking an Attorney to join their expanding Houston Claim Litigation office. While every day can provide different experiences and opportunities, State Farm attorneys maintain their own caseload from inception to conclusion. The role involves case ownership, participating in litigation events, and meeting with clients. We encourage a collaborative environment where our attorneys can assist each other and have access to support staff while maintaining ownership of their files. As a result of not being billed by the hour, our attorneys have the opportunity to strategize on trial and case development as it passes through litigation. State Farm creates an environment inclusive of career development opportunities. The position is classified as a hybrid role, meaning that the work arrangement calls for hours in the office and virtually. Everyone in a hybrid role is required to spend time in the office. Work arrangements could change over time based on business needs.

LOCATION: 1221 Lamar, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77010-3301

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Handles 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
• Attends litigation events including trials, mediations, depositions, and hearings

• Previous Experience required

  • 5+ years of civil trial litigation and jury trial experience preferably in the practice areas of insurance defense, personal injury, medical malpractice, or workers compensation

  • Experience presenting and cross-examining lay and expert witnesses
• Key Skills required
  • Jury trial, mediation, and deposition experience
  • File ownership
  • Knowledge of local and state discovery rules, trial procedures, and applicable substantive law commensurate with level of experience
  • Effective written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to work in a team setting
  • Bilingual skills are preferred but not required
• Technology/software experience required

  • Ability to work efficiently with cases in electronic form

  • Working knowledge of a Case Management system

  • Working Knowledge of a Document Storage system

• Education requirements including licenses and certifications

  • J.D. from an A.B.A. Accredited Law School, with excellent academic credentials

  • Must have an active law license to practice in the state of Texas and a member in good standing with the State Bar of Texas

Additional Details:

• 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.

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