Litigation Attorney, General Liability Defense

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Jacksonville

Path to partnership

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment is assisting a client in Jacksonville, FL, to hire a Litigation Attorney specializing in General Liability Defense. The role is hybrid, based in Jacksonville, with a broad salary range ($125,000–$200,000) and strong autonomy for experienced litigators.

Responsibilities include handling premises liability, negligent security, products, and commercial general liability claims, owning files, taking key depositions, and arguing motions with the potential for first-chair trials

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Florida civil litigation experience, insurance defense ideally.
• Someone who prefers being trusted to being supervised.

Responsibilities

• You'll handle premises liability, negligent security, products and commercial general liability claims.
• You'll own your files and set the strategy, with partners available for advice.
• You'll take depositions that matter, including corporate representatives and liability experts.
• You'll argue your own motions and attend your own hearings.
• You'll prepare cases for trial and try them, first chair when you're ready.
• You'll report directly to adjusters and build relationships with insured clients.

Skills

Florida civil litigation

Insurance defense

Autonomy

Job description

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

Jacksonville covers more ground than any other city in the continental United States. General liability defense covers almost as much: a fall in a grocery aisle, a shooting in an apartment parking lot, a defective product, an accident on a job site. Variety is the whole appeal, provided you're the one deciding how each case is run.

I'm Ryan Jaiswal at Distinct Recruitment, and I'm hiring a general liability defense attorney in Jacksonville for a client firm. Hybrid working, a broad salary band and the kind of autonomy that experienced litigators want and rarely get.

Here's the role in practical terms:

• You'll handle premises liability, negligent security, products and commercial general liability claims
• You'll own your files and set the strategy, with partners available for advice rather than hovering
• You'll take the depositions that matter, including corporate representatives and liability experts
• You'll argue your own motions and attend your own hearings
• You'll prepare cases for trial and try them, first chair when you're ready
• You'll report directly to adjusters and build relationships with insured clients

What I'm looking for:

• 2+ years of Florida civil litigation experience, insurance defense ideally
• Someone who prefers being trusted to being supervised

And what's on the table:

• $125,000 to $200,000, depending on experience
• Hybrid, based in Jacksonville
• Progression toward partnership

The range is wide on purpose. A seasoned attorney or counsel will be paid for that experience and given more to do with it: larger files, first chair trials, mentoring associates and a growing client following. The role doesn't top out at a particular class year.

Autonomy is easy to promise and hard to deliver, so ask me about it directly. I'll tell you how files are allocated, who you'll report to and how much latitude the team gives its lawyers.