Litigation Attorney, General Liability Defense

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

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment in Fort Lauderdale is seeking a general liability defense litigation attorney with 2+ years of experience to join an insurance defense firm. The role covers a broad docket, from premises liability to negligent security, and offers meaningful first-chair opportunities.

Hybrid work arrangement with the office in Fort Lauderdale. Salary ranges from $125,000 to $200,000 per year, reflecting seniority and trial leadership.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of litigation experience in general liability or insurance defense.
• Willing to tackle a broad general liability docket across premises, negligent security, products, and contractor liability.
• Senior attorneys and counsel are encouraged; leadership and mentoring may be part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Handle a broad general liability caseload from filing to resolution.
• Real ownership of each file, including depositions of fact witnesses, corporate representatives, and experts.
• Attend hearings, mediations and trials, including first-chair responsibilities for experienced attorneys.

Skills

Litigation experience

General liability defense

Job description

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

Generalists get a bad name in law. Everyone is told to specialize, narrow down and pick a lane. Yet some of the sharpest trial lawyers I know built their careers in general liability defense, precisely because it threw something new at them every month: a negligent security claim, a product case, a dog bite, a swimming pool, a construction site injury. Breadth turns out to be a very good teacher.

I'm Ryan Jaiswal at Distinct Recruitment, and I'm hiring a general liability defense attorney for an insurance defense firm in Fort Lauderdale.

The docket

• A broad general liability caseload: premises, negligent security, products, property owner and contractor liability, and more
• Real ownership of each file from first report through resolution
• Depositions of fact witnesses, corporate representatives and experts across many different fields
• Hearings, mediations and trial, including first chair work for experienced lawyers
• Direct relationships with carriers, insureds and risk managers

The candidate

• 2+ years of litigation experience in general liability or insurance defense
• Curiosity: you'll learn about a new industry with almost every file
• Senior attorneys and counsel are strongly encouraged. Greater experience means more complex claims, more trial leadership, mentoring responsibilities and a clearer path to partnership

The setup

• Hybrid, with the office in Fort Lauderdale
• 1,900 billable hours a year
• $125,000 to $200,000, set deliberately wide so the offer can match a senior attorney's experience

Why it works for people

Variety keeps you sharp, but only if you're trusted to handle it. In this role you're not simply drafting for someone else's trial; you're the lawyer making the calls, explaining them to the client and standing up in court. That combination builds both skill and reputation, which is what eventually turns a strong attorney into a partner with a following.

Broward also has a busy defense bar, and building a name locally pays off over a whole career.