Litigation Attorney, General Liability Defense

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment in Tampa, FL is seeking a Litigation Attorney focused on General Liability Defense to own cases from filing through resolution. The role offers exposure that can lead to partnership in a dynamic team environment.

You will manage premises liability, negligent security, and products/general liability claims with direct carrier reporting and case strategy oversight.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Florida civil litigation, insurance defense ideally.
• Good judgment on when to push a case and when to resolve it.

Responsibilities

• Premises liability, negligent security, products and commercial general liability claims.
• Full ownership from first report to resolution, including case strategy and reporting to carriers.
• Your own depositions, including corporate representatives and experts.
• Hearings and motion practice in your own name.
• Trial preparation and courtroom time, with first chair work for attorneys who've earned it.
• Day to day contact with adjusters and insured clients.

Skills

Florida civil litigation

Insurance defense

Trial experience

Job description

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

Sixty one open files, four adjusters chasing status reports, and a partner who reviews every email before it goes out. That's a normal Tuesday for a lot of general liability lawyers in Florida, and it's why good people quietly start looking around.

The problem usually isn't the volume. It's that the volume never turns into anything: no hearings argued in your own name, no trial dates that actually stick, no sense that the files are yours.

I'm Ryan Jaiswal at Distinct Recruitment. I'm recruiting a general liability defense attorney into a Tampa team for a client firm, and the pitch is simple. Files that you really run, with the exposure that turns a capable litigator into a trusted one.

What lands on your desk

• Premises liability, negligent security, products and commercial general liability claims
• Full ownership from first report to resolution, including case strategy and reporting to carriers
• Your own depositions, including corporate representatives and experts
• Hearings and motion practice in your own name
• Trial preparation and courtroom time, with first chair work for attorneys who've earned it
• Day to day contact with adjusters and insured clients

What I need from you

• 2+ years of Florida civil litigation, insurance defense ideally
• Good judgment on when to push a case and when to resolve it

Seniority matters here, in a good way. If you're a mid level associate, you'll be stretched. If you're a seasoned attorney or already at counsel level, you'll be given heavier files, people to supervise and the client relationships that lead somewhere. The salary range is broad on purpose so that experience is paid properly rather than flattened.

The numbers

• $125,000 to $200,000, set by experience
• Hybrid working from Tampa
• A realistic route toward partnership

One more thing worth saying. General liability is the best training ground in insurance defense precisely because it's varied: a slip and fall on Monday, a negligent security claim on Wednesday, a product case on Friday. That breadth only becomes valuable when someone lets you lead it, and when the trial calendar includes your name rather than just your research.