Litigation Partner, Auto Defense

Distinct | North America; Boca Raton (FL); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid in Boca Raton

Partnership with control over own mat­

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment is assisting a client law firm in Boca Raton to recruit an auto defense partner. The role is hybrid, trial-focused, and built around leadership of the practice.

You would lead the auto defense docket, supervise associates, and shape strategy, with a portable book of business welcomed but not required. The candidate should have substantial Florida auto defense experience, including trial work, and hold a Florida Bar license in good standing.

Qualifications

• Substantial Florida auto defense experience, including trial work.
• Florida Bar license in good standing required.
• Leadership experience or clear readiness for it.
• A portable book of business is welcome but not required.

Responsibilities

• Defend auto liability matters from soft tissue cases to catastrophic injuries.
• First chair trials and decide on settlements and risk.
• Collaborate with carriers, claims managers and insured clients.
• Build and supervise a team to maintain volume without compromising quality.

Skills

Leadership experience

Trial work

Carriers relationships

Client management

Education

Florida Bar license in good standing

Job description

Plenty of strong auto defense lawyers are kept just short of partnership for one reason: nobody ever handed them clients of their own. Others made partner years ago and now spend more time on administration than on trials.

This role is for either group.

I'm Ryan Jaiswal from Distinct Recruitment, and I'm hiring an auto defense partner in Boca Raton on behalf of a client firm. Hybrid, trial focused and built around someone who wants to lead.

Three reasons it might be worth a call

• You'd run the practice. The auto defense docket, the strategy and the trial calendar would sit with you
• You'd lead people. Associates and counsel would learn from how you prepare, how you depose and how you try a case
• You'd be judged on the work. A portable book is preferred, but it is not required, so a strong trial record and good carrier relationships carry real weight

The work itself

• Defending auto liability claims, from soft tissue portfolios to catastrophic injury and wrongful death matters
• First chairing trials and making the big calls on settlement and risk
• Working closely with carriers, claims managers and insured clients
• Building and supervising a team that can handle volume without losing quality

What's needed

• Substantial Florida auto defense experience, including trial work
• Florida Bar license in good standing
• Leadership experience, or a clear readiness for it
• A portable book of business is welcome and will shape the package, but its absence is not a deal breaker

The offer

• Hybrid, based in Boca Raton
• Partnership with meaningful control over your own matters

Auto defense is sometimes underestimated as a partner practice. In truth, few areas give a litigator more trials, more jury experience and more exposure to the carriers who drive insurance defense work. A partner who leads it well becomes very hard to replace.