Location: Boston, MA (preferred) and New York, NY – Hybrid Work Schedule
Experience Level: 2-5+ years of insurance coverage and related litigation experience preferred
Description: Harris Beach Murtha seeks a mid-level associate to join its Coverage Practice Group. The Associate will represent insurers and other clients in insurance coverage, proper claims handling practices, and related litigation matters. The ideal candidate will have experience analyzing insurance policies, evaluating coverage issues, conducting legal research, preparing written analyses and pleadings, and assisting with the resolution of coverage disputes. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with partners, clients, and other professionals while handling sophisticated coverage and litigation matters.
The Coverage Associate will have the opportunity to:
- Represent insurers and other clients in insurance coverage and related litigation matters
- Review and analyze insurance policies, pleadings, claim files, and related materials to assess coverage issues and potential exposure
- Assist with the evaluation, investigation, and resolution of insurance coverage disputes
- Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, coverage analyses, pleadings, motions, briefs, and discovery documents
- Participate in all phases of litigation, including discovery, depositions, motion practice, hearings, mediations, settlement discussions, and trial preparation
- Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and other professionals regarding case strategy and developments
- Collaborate with attorneys across practice areas to deliver exceptional client service
Work Environment and Expectations:
- A hybrid work opportunity in Harris Beach Murtha’s Boston or NYC office
- Engagement in sophisticated insurance coverage and related litigation matters on behalf of insurers and other clients
- Minimum annual billable requirement of 1800 hours
Applications are encouraged and desired if you have:
- 2-5+ years of litigation experience, preferably involving insurance coverage matters
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school
- Admission to the Massachusetts Bar preferred
- Admission in Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire and/or Rhode Island, or eligibility for admission into one or more of those jurisdictions, is a plus
- Excellent legal research, writing, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment and objective decision-making
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and client-service skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- A high level of professionalism, accountability, and attention to detail
- A positive, flexible, and cooperative attitude
- Ability to work effectively with diverse personalities across all levels of the organization
- Military experience welcome
Salary information below will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position and geographic location.
$130,000 – 185,000
Harris Beach Murtha offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports both professional and personal well-being. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurances; health savings and flexible spending account options; life and disability insurances; retirement plan including 401(k) and profit sharing; paid leave programs; employee assistance resources; commuter and parking benefits where applicable; and professional development opportunities. Eligibility for benefits is subject to applicable plan terms and firm policies.
Harris Beach Murtha is not accepting candidate submissions from recruiting agencies for this position during the first two weeks after posting. Following this period, agencies with an active fee agreement with the firm may reach out to our internal recruitment team at [email protected] to inquire about potential collaboration for this position.
Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied background and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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About Harris Beach Murtha:
Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.
Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.
The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey.
The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.
Skills Required
- 2-5+ years of litigation experience, preferably involving insurance coverage matters
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school
- Admission to the Massachusetts Bar
- Admission in Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, and/or Rhode Island, or eligibility for admission
- Excellent legal research, writing, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Sound judgment and objective decision-making
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and client-service skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- High level of professionalism, accountability, and attention to detail
- Positive, flexible, and cooperative attitude
- Ability to work effectively with diverse personalities across all organizational levels
- Military experience
What We Do
Harris Beach Murtha is a full-service law firm formed in 2025 through the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP, building on predecessor histories dating to 1856. It serves clients across the Northeast and nationally, with global reach through the Lex Mundi network. The firm advises Fortune 100 corporations, privately held and emerging businesses, public-sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals across more than 30 areas of law.
