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Associate Counsel

United States, Melville, NY 118900.00 - 186550.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 21, 2026
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Job Description

GEICO is looking to hire an Associate Counsel to defend lawsuits filed in New York courts and other first party insurance defense. The position is with GEICO Staff Counsel located in Melville, NY to handle matters in Nassau County.

Job Responsibility

  • Researching laws and preparing legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda
  • Rendering opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department
  • Preparing and handling pleadings, motions, and discovery, to include depositions/examinations before trial and examinations under oath, and defending by trial or dispositive hearing, all matters assigned, as applicable

Requirements

  • 2 to 6+ years of experience in litigation experience in insurance defense and/or personal injury REQUIRED
  • Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
  • Admission to the New York Bar REQUIRED
  • Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in New York and meet and maintain licensing requirements including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable
  • Must be able to travel as required, including but not limited, to attend trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings and conferences
  • Must be able to document files in a clear, concise, professional written manner, to be understood by customers, clients, co-workers and other employees of the organization
  • Must be able to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/priority setting and multi-tasking skills
  • Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information

Nice to have

  • Civil litigation experience
  • Insurance defense-related litigation experience
  • Must be able to communicate in a professional manner in person, via telephone and written correspondence/email

What we offer

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being
  • Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation
  • a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match
  • performance and recognition-based incentives
  • and tuition assistance
  • Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance
  • Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year

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