Litigation Associate, Auto Defense

Distinct | North America; Boca Raton (FL); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Auto Defense in Boca Raton, FL is seeking a Litigation Associate to handle a broad auto defense caseload from intake to verdict. You will defend drivers, owners, and insurers, manage depositions, motions, and trials, with senior opportunities based on performance. Hybrid pattern with about 1,950 billable hours annually.

The role offers substantial trial exposure and real file ownership from day one, with collaborative partners and a clear path to growth within the firm.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of auto, bodily injury or insurance defense experience.
• Comfort challenging medical causation and damages.
• Good communication with adjusters and clients.

Responsibilities

• Defending drivers, owners and insurers in motor vehicle negligence claims
• Cases ranging from soft tissue disputes to serious surgical and permanent injury claims
• Running your own caseload from first evaluation through resolution or verdict
• Depositions of plaintiffs, treating doctors, radiologists and accident reconstruction experts
• Motion practice and hearings
• Trials, with first chair opportunities tied to your experience

Skills

Auto/Bodily Injury Insurance Defense

Medical causation testing

Client/adjuster communication

Job description

Litigation Associate, Auto Defense | Boca Raton, FL | $125,000 to $200,000 | Auto Defense

Contrarian view: auto defense is one of the best practices in Florida for building a real trial career.

People sometimes dismiss it as routine. In practice, it gives you more depositions, more medical witnesses, more mediations and more trials than almost any other area of civil litigation. Every case has a story, a set of photos and an injury claim that may or may not hold up. If you learn to test that well, you become a very capable trial lawyer.

I'm Ryan Jaiswal at Distinct Recruitment, and I'm hiring an auto defense attorney for a firm in Boca Raton.

What the role covers

• Defending drivers, owners and insurers in motor vehicle negligence claims
• Cases ranging from soft tissue disputes to serious surgical and permanent injury claims
• Running your own caseload from first evaluation through resolution or verdict
• Depositions of plaintiffs, treating doctors, radiologists and accident reconstruction experts
• Motion practice and hearings
• Trials, with first chair opportunities tied to your experience

What you'll need

• 2+ years of auto, bodily injury or insurance defense experience
• Comfort challenging medical causation and damages
• Good communication with adjusters and clients

How it grows with you

The salary range is wide on purpose, so experienced attorneys are paid properly. Senior lawyers and counsel take the larger exposure files, try more cases as first chair, supervise associates and handle client relationships directly. If you're already strong, this role will make use of it.

Working pattern and hours

• Hybrid, based in Boca Raton
• 1,950 billable hours a year

Why consider the move

• Plenty of trial reps
• Real file ownership from day one
• Partners who are approachable and involved
• A path to partner that's discussed openly