Litigation Associate

Distinct | North America; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinct | North America in Miami, FL is seeking a Civil Litigation Defense Attorney with 2 to 8 years of experience. The role emphasizes practical, hands-on work in a boutique setting, with mentoring from partners and real room to grow at the firm.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $130,000 to $200,000 and a culture that values serious work without the grind of larger firms. Office-based with some flexibility as you prove your fit.

Job description

Civil Litigation Defense Attorney | Miami, FL | $130,000 to $200,000

Most defense attorneys spend their days looking out over a parking garage. This firm's office looks out over the bay. Small detail, but it says something real about how the place is run.

It's a boutique firm, built by people who wanted to do genuinely good litigation work without dragging the grind of their old firms along with them. Well established, well respected, and the partners running it are strong lawyers who still actually enjoy practicing. That matters more than it sounds like it should.

What this actually gets you

• Solid, properly managed casework rather than a pile of files nobody's keeping track of
• Real time and attention from partners who are still hands on, not just names on the letterhead
• A team that's been together long enough to have a rhythm to it, not a revolving door
• Genuine scope to move up as the firm keeps growing rather than staying the same size indefinitely
• A culture that's relaxed day to day but serious about the work itself, both at once, which is rarer than it should be

The role is pitched at 2 to 8 years experience, but that's a starting point, not a ceiling. If you're more senior and want a firm that actually uses what you know instead of boxing you into one lane, that conversation is very much open, and the salary range is built to flex for it.

Coming from plaintiff work rather than defense? Genuinely not an issue. They'll train the specifics. What they actually care about is whether you can think like a litigator and run a file properly, not which side of the docket you've been standing on.

It starts in office, and that's a deliberate choice, not an old habit. The mentoring here is real, and that only works if you're actually in the room for it. Once you're settled, there's genuine room to talk about hybrid flexibility. Just not on day one.

If you want somewhere that takes the work seriously without taking itself too seriously, this is worth twenty minutes on the phone.