Job Description
Chubb is seeking an experienced
Legal Analyst/Paralegal with a commercial litigation background to join its Philadelphia, PA office. Ideally, the successful candidate will have familiarity with and understanding of commercial and personal insurance policies and insurance-related litigation.
The candidate will provide legal support to Chubb’s in-house counsel within the North American Global Litigation team on a wide variety of matters including business, employment, bankruptcy, and coverage litigation, insurance coverage issues, the incoming legal process, and other legal issues involving Chubb.
The candidate should be a team player and able to manage relationships at all levels of the organization.
To be considered, candidates must have the following skills and qualifications:
Litigation: Knowledge of the standard processes and practices required in civil litigation, including the rules of civil procedure, discovery, litigation strategies, motions, subpoenas, and service of process.
Cognitive/ Organizational: Ability to manage multiple deadlines and changing priorities while working under pressure. Ability to maintain multiple reports and spreadsheets. Strong follow-up and project management skills. Ability to multi-task, organize, and maintain complex files. Creative problem-solving, critical reading and thinking skills. Eagerness to learn.
Communication: Strong communication skills (oral, written, and presentation) to communicate effectively with attorneys, internal clients, management, business partners, outside counsel, and others at every level of the organization.
Professionalism: Adhere to the Chubb Code of Conduct; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; practice professionalism when dealing with key executives, officers, attorneys, colleagues, clients and business partners; maintain and respond to deadlines; deliver an excellent work product; take personal accountability of work; and willingness to assist with other assignments as requested by the department.
Research: Ability to conduct research on dockets, statutes, regulations, and case law; to learn internal data and management systems for the purpose of researching, locating, and retrieving internal information; and creating and distributing useful information. Demonstrated ability to use a variety of legal research tools, including Lexis.
Computer: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to learn how to utilize various software programs and web-based applications.
Qualifications
To be considered, candidates must also possess:
- Four-year degree from an accredited college or university
- 3 to 6 years of relevant paralegal experience in a law firm or an in-house legal department. Experience working with an insurance company or insurance-related litigation is preferred.
- Paralegal certification
About Us
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.
At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.
