Litigation Associate, General Liability Defense

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

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment seeks a Litigation Associate in Fort Lauderdale for an insurance defense firm with a strong general liability practice. You will handle premises liability, negligent security, and GL claims from start to finish, including depositions and trial work.

The role offers a hybrid schedule in Fort Lauderdale, FL, with substantial client contact and the potential to grow into leadership roles as you advance with experienced attorneys.

Qualifications

• Florida Bar membership is required.
• 2+ years of litigation experience required.
• Hybrid role in Fort Lauderdale, FL with 1,900 billable hours.

Responsibilities

• Handle premises liability, negligent security, products and commercial GL claims from first report to resolution.
• Take depositions, hearings, mediations and participate in trials.
• Direct interaction with adjusters and clients; mentor junior team members.

Skills

Premises liability

Deposition & trial work

Litigation experience

Client communication

Education

Florida Bar admission

Job description

Litigation Associate, General Liability Defense | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $125,000 to $200,000 | General Liability

Grocery store floors, hotel pools, apartment parking lots after dark, a loose handrail at a condo building. General liability files take you everywhere, and every one of them asks a slightly different question about who should have done what.

That variety is why GL is one of the best practices in insurance defense for building trial skills. And it's what this Fort Lauderdale role offers.

I'm Ryan Jaiswal at Distinct Recruitment, hiring for an insurance defense firm with a strong general liability practice.

Five things worth knowing

• The work: premises liability, negligent security, products and commercial GL claims, handled from first report to resolution
• The exposure: your own depositions, hearings, mediations and trial work, plus direct contact with adjusters and clients
• The terms: hybrid in Fort Lauderdale, 1,900 billable hours, $125,000 to $200,000
• The requirements: Florida Bar membership and 2+ years of litigation experience
• The future: a real path to partner, with senior attorneys trusted to lead trials, supervise others and own client relationships

About that salary

It's deliberately wide. The firm wants to be able to pay a mid level associate fairly and a senior attorney or counsel properly, without forcing anyone into a box. If you're experienced, you'll be paid like it, and you'll get the larger exposure files to match.

Who it suits

Lawyers who like to get to the scene, ask awkward questions of property managers and security vendors, and build a defense from facts rather than templates. If you're happiest when you're investigating, GL is your practice.

What changes when you move

Ownership, mostly. Instead of drafting pieces of someone else's case, you run your own: the strategy, the depositions, the reporting, the mediation. For experienced associates and counsel, it also means mentoring the team and becoming the person clients ask for.