Litigation Associate

Distinct | North America; Orlando (FL); Hybride; USD 125 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Distinct Recruitment in Orlando is seeking a construction defect defense associate to join our hybrid team. You start in-office part of the week so partners know your work, with the option to move to remote once settled.

Requirements include 2+ years in construction defect defense and active Florida Bar membership. You must be organized, self-driven, and comfortable picking up the phone. Travel for inspections and court is supported as needed.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of construction defect defense experience.
• Florida Bar member in good standing.
• Organized, self-driven, and proactive in phone communications.

Responsabilités

• Handle construction defect defense matters for builders, trades, suppliers and design professionals.
• Manage condo, residential and commercial disputes with a diverse file list.
• Own your caseload with real responsibility from the start.
• Assist with tenders, additional insured issues, expert management and mediation strategy.

Connaissances

Construction defect defense

Phone communication

Self-driven

Formation

Florida Bar member in good standing

Description du poste

Remote work doesn't stall careers. Bad supervision does.

Plenty of construction defect lawyers went remote and quietly slid down the pecking order. Fewer calls. Thinner files. Less trial work. The kitchen table didn't cause that. Firms that never worked out how to lead people they can't see did.

I'm Ryan Jaiswal at Distinct Recruitment. I'm hiring a construction defect defense associate for an Orlando team that has worked it out. You start hybrid, in the office part of the week, so the partners get to know your work and you get to know theirs. After that, there's the option to go remote.

Where

• Hybrid to start, with time in the Orlando office each week


• The option to go fully remote once you're settled in


• Travel for inspections, depositions, mediations and court as the files need it

What

• Construction defect defense for builders, trades, suppliers and design professionals


• Condo, residential and commercial disputes, often with a long cast list of parties


• Your own caseload, with real responsibility from the start


• Tenders, additional insured issues, expert management and mediation strategy

How much

• $125,000 to $180,000. The spread is intentional and covers a strong 2nd year through to counsel level

Who

• 2+ years of construction defect defense. This is a specialist role, so general litigation alone won't cut it


• Florida Bar member in good standing


• Organized, self driven, and happy to pick up the phone rather than hide behind email

What makes this one different is autonomy with a safety net. You run your own days and nobody hovers. But you're not on your own either. Partners make time for strategy calls. Your work gets reviewed with you, not about you. And when you do go remote, you get the same shot at bigger files as anyone in the office.

If you've been told remote means capped, it doesn't have to.