Insurance Defense Attorney

Distinct | North America; California; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Full benefits

Job summary

Distinct | North America is seeking an Insurance Defense Attorney in California, with flexible work options: remote, hybrid, or in‑office across the state.

You will manage defense litigation for carriers and insureds, handling general liability, premises, product liability, toxic tort, trucking, and professional liability from intake through trial.

Compensation ranges from about $100,000 for associates up to $275,000+ for senior counsel and partners, with bonuses and full benefits at every firm.

Qualifications

• Defense litigation experience, ideally in insurance defense.
• Even a short stint billing on defense files is worth a conversation.

Responsibilities

• Defense-side litigation for carriers and insureds, managing own caseload from intake through trial.
• Handle general liability and premises liability cases.
• Manage product liability, toxic tort, trucking, and professional liability matters.

Skills

Defense litigation

Insurance defense

Job description

Insurance Defense Attorney | California | Remote, Hybrid or In-Office | $100,000 to $275,000+

I'm working with several insurance defense firms across California, from national firms with offices statewide to strong regional practices. Between them they're hiring associates, senior counsel and partners, and plenty offer remote or hybrid working.

The work

Defense-side litigation for carriers and their insureds, running your own caseload from intake through trial:

• General liability, premises and catastrophic injury


• Product liability and toxic tort


• Trucking and transportation


• Professional liability

Pay

• Associates: roughly $100,000 to $180,000


• Senior counsel and partners: up to $275,000+


• Bonuses and full benefits at every firm

What they need

• Defense litigation experience, ideally insurance defense. Even a short stint billing on defense files is worth a conversation