Staff Attorney, Risk

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McLean, VA Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 22, 2025 Last posted July 12, 2025
Job description

The Staff Attorney, Risk oversees, manages, and helps to resolve insurance related litigation, including workers compensation, design liability, bodily injury, general liability, and auto liability claims.  The Risk Management Attorney will serve as a member of the Risk Management Team, working closely with Risk leadership and outside counsel to effectively address and resolve employment and insurance-related matters.  The successful candidate will serve as a partner to leaders across the business to handle a range of complex legal issues. 

Responsibilities

  • Manage Clark’s activities in court and arbitration, including litigation and settlement strategies, and managing outside counsel, for various insurance and risk related matters

  • Provide legal guidance to corporate leadership on relevant employment issues and assist with internal investigations

  • Proactively identify and develop relationships with industry professionals

  • Take an active role in recruiting top industry talent to join the Clark team. Identify, hire, and retain outstanding people

  • Exceed our stakeholders’ expectations by anticipating their needs, desires, and goals

Basic Qualifications

  • Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school

  • Active bar membership

  • 2+ years of litigation experience

  • Strong interpersonal skills along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization

  • Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: Self-Motivated, Results Oriented, Adaptable, Team Player, Accountable, Ethical, Innovative, Resilient, Builds Relationships, Builds People / Teams & Followership, Sets Direction & Executes

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About this role

Summary

Oversee and manage insurance related litigation and provide legal guidance.

Job title

Staff Attorney, Risk

Experience level

2+ years

Industry

legal

Location requirements

Located in McLean, VA; remote work not allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

juris doctorateactive bar membershiplitigationinterpersonal skillscommunication

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

litigationinsurancerisk managementemploymentcorporate
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

McLean, VA, USA

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