About this position
Insurance Defense Partner | Manhattan, NY (Hybrid) – $225K–$275K
Location/Schedule: Manhattan, NY (Hybrid)
Base Salary: $225K–$275K, depending on book and experience
Practice: Partner or senior lateral to run high-exposure construction, products, transportation, and general liability for Fortune 500 insureds and national carriers.
Our client is an AV-rated national defense firm whose rates support partner compensation most insurance shops cannot match. The book is institutional: Fortune 500 entertainment and construction names, national carriers, catastrophic-response work. About 80% of current partners started at the firm. They will also hire a lateral who can hold a docket on day one.
Why You Should Join:
- Partner Pay Above the Defense Market – $225K–$275K, set off a charge-out rate most midsize defense firms do not have.
- A Book Worth Owning – Fortune 500 claims, including national entertainment and construction insureds. Not a commodity GL inventory.
- Originate or Inherit – Internal partners came up through the firm. A lateral with a book, or the ability to run one, is the hire.
- Trial and Catastrophe Credibility – National complex-litigation group, catastrophic-response team, Best Lawyers recognition in products and construction.
- Manhattan Platform, Not a Satellite – The decision-makers and the highest-rate work sit in New York.
What You’ll Actually Do:
- Run high-exposure construction, products, transportation, and GL matters from strategy through resolution.
- First-chair or second-chair trial and dispositive motion practice.
- Direct client contact with national carriers and corporate insureds.
- Staff and supervise a docket, including catastrophic-response files.
Requirements:
- JD and active New York bar
- 8+ years post-bar insurance defense, with a current Counsel or Partner title — or a senior associate who already runs files
- Trial, dispositive-motion, or client-relationship experience on high-exposure matters
No one fits every box perfectly - if you’re a practicing Insurance Defense partner or senior who wants $225K–$275K on a high-rate New York book, let’s talk confidentially.
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Location
New York .
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How to apply
Review the vacancy and complete the application on the employer or recruitment partner’s website. Requisition ID: WJ-3209113773.