Litigation Attorney, General Liability Defense

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

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment in Miami, FL seeks a Litigation Attorney specializing in general liability defense for a client firm. The role focuses on investigative work and strategic defense across premises liability, negligent security, and product liability.

You will conduct early case evaluation, manage depositions, and lead at first chair as you’re ready, with ongoing dialogue to adjusters and insureds. Florida Bar admission and 2+ years of litigation experience required.

Qualifications

• Florida Bar admission and active license to practice in Florida.
• Minimum 2+ years of litigation experience in general liability or insurance defense.

Responsibilities

• Premises liability, negligent security, products liability and commercial general liability defense.
• Early investigation and case evaluation, with your recommendations going straight to the carrier.
• Depositions of fact witnesses, corporate representatives and liability experts.
• Dispositive motions and hearings argued by you.
• Trial preparation and trial work, leading at first chair as you're ready.
• Ongoing contact with adjusters and insured businesses.

Skills

Litigation experience

Education

Florida Bar admission

Job description

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

Detective work, mostly. That's what general liability defense becomes when it's done well.

The essentials

• Litigation Attorney, General Liability Defense
• $125,000 to $200,000, depending on experience
• Florida Bar and 2+ years of litigation experience

Who was really responsible for the wet floor? Did the security company follow its own post orders? Was the product altered after it left the factory? The answers decide most general liability cases, and they're found by lawyers who go looking: in the maintenance logs, the CCTV, the incident reports and the questions nobody else thought to ask at deposition.

I'm Ryan Jaiswal at Distinct Recruitment. I'm hiring a general liability defense attorney in Miami on behalf of a client firm, for someone who enjoys that investigative side of the job and wants the authority to act on what they find.

The work

• Premises liability, negligent security, products liability and commercial general liability defense
• Early investigation and case evaluation, with your recommendations going straight to the carrier
• Depositions of fact witnesses, corporate representatives and liability experts
• Dispositive motions and hearings argued by you
• Trial preparation and trial work, leading at first chair as you're ready
• Ongoing contact with adjusters and insured businesses

The fit

• Florida civil litigation experience, ideally insurance defense
• Curiosity, persistence and a healthy suspicion of the first version of events

Experience is rewarded

The salary range is deliberately broad. An experienced attorney or counsel can expect to take on the most complex claims, lead trial teams, mentor associates and build carrier relationships of their own, and to be paid in line with that.

Why move

General liability files are only as interesting as the freedom you're given on them. If your role has become mostly reporting and waiting for instructions, this is a chance to do the investigative, strategic work that made the practice appealing to begin with. There's also a clear route toward partnership for attorneys who build a following.