Litigation Attorney, Bodily Injury Defense

Distinct | North America; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment is seeking a Litigation Attorney for an Orlando-based insurance defense firm focusing on bodily injury and personal injury. The role emphasizes courtroom credibility built through trial experience, with a strong emphasis on taking cases to verdict and getting top settlements on bodily injury files.

The attorney will defend BI and PI claims from auto, premises, and general negligence incidents, manage a full caseload from start to finish, and work in an on-site Orlando office

Qualifications

• 2+ years of litigation experience.
• The ability to explain medical issues simply, to clients and to juries.

Responsibilities

• Defending BI and PI claims from auto, premises and general negligence incidents
• Owning your caseload from initial evaluation through resolution
• Evaluating medical records, treatment and causation
• Taking depositions of plaintiffs, treating physicians and retained experts
• Drafting and arguing motions
• Preparing and attending mediations with a strategy you set
• Trial preparation and trial work

Skills

Litigation experience

Explain medical issues

Job description

Litigation Attorney | Orlando, FL | $125,000 to $200,000 | Bodily Injury / Personal Injury

Settlement is the outcome on most bodily injury files. That's precisely why the lawyers who can actually try them get the best settlements.

Adjusters know which defense attorneys will take a case to verdict and which ones won't. Plaintiff's counsel knows it too. Credibility in the courtroom is what gives you leverage at mediation, and it only comes from real trial experience.

I'm Ryan Jaiswal, at Distinct Recruitment. I'm hiring a Litigation Attorney for an insurance defense firm in Orlando, focused on bodily injury and personal injury defense. The firm gives attorneys that courtroom credibility by putting them in courtrooms.

What the job involves

• Defending BI and PI claims from auto, premises and general negligence incidents
• Owning your caseload from initial evaluation through resolution
• Evaluating medical records, treatment and causation
• Taking depositions of plaintiffs, treating physicians and retained experts
• Drafting and arguing motions
• Preparing and attending mediations with a strategy you set
• Trial preparation and trial work

Where you'll work

• The Orlando office, full time
• Partners are on site, so supervision and feedback are immediate

Requirements

• 2+ years of litigation experience
• The ability to explain medical issues simply, to clients and to juries

Pay and hours

• $125,000 to $200,000. Intentionally broad, to cover strong candidates from mid level to counsel

What makes this a good career move

Trial repetitions. Direct client contact. Partners who are physically present and invested in your development. Bodily injury work gives you more chances to stand up in court than almost any other practice, and the firm makes sure attorneys use them.

The office based setup helps here. You'll prep for trial alongside people who've tried dozens of cases, get feedback on your opening the same afternoon and absorb the small things that make a good trial lawyer. Those lessons are hard to learn from a screen.

A good fit if you

• Want to build trial credibility early
• Like the medical side of damages work
• Prefer learning from people in person
• Are ready to run your own files with support nearby