Litigation Team Leader

Jimerson Birr; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Job summary

Jimerson Birr is seeking a Litigation Team Leader who excels in dynamic environments, moves quickly, and takes command of both strategy and execution. This role blends high‑impact commercial litigation work with leadership of a small, high‑performing team.

You’ll drive outcomes, steer decision‑making, delegate confidently, and maintain momentum across multiple fast-moving matters, while guiding attorneys and paralegals and managing client relationships for matters handled by the team.

Qualifications

• JD with active Florida Bar status.
• 7–10+ years of litigation experience with leadership and ability to direct others.
• Strong record in hearings, depositions, negotiations, and strategy execution.
• Ability to communicate persuasively and drive alignment around decisions.
• Comfort managing multiple moving parts and fast decision-making.
• Proven ability to enforce standards and elevate team performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly Team meetings, assessing scorecards, staffing, case mix, SLA health, projects, and issues.
• Distribute work decisively and intelligently, keeping throughput high and prioritizing clearly.
• Reinforce discipline in process execution by ensuring matter plans, templates, and technology are consistently adopted.
• Coach attorneys and paralegals, offering direction, feedback, and persuasive guidance.
• Own client relationships for all matters touched by your team and drive satisfaction.
• Maintain a selective litigation docket and step in where your strategic or advocacy presence is needed.
• Respond quickly to issues, keeping matters in motion and eliminating bottlenecks.

Skills

Leadership

Litigation strategy

Hearings & depositions

Negotiation skills

Effective communication

Team coaching

Multi-tasking

Education

JD + Florida Bar

Job description

At Jimerson Birr, our team has accepted the lasting responsibility of protecting our clients’ rights, businesses, properties, investments, and finances. Our professionals are integral, trusted advisers and advocates in both established and emerging businesses, giving our clients insights into legal and business considerations that guide prudent decision‑making. We work with some of the world’s most respected and well-established businesses, as well as start‑up visionaries, and individuals looking to overcome challenges.

Department: Jimerson Birr

Location: Jacksonville, Florida

At Jimerson Birr, our team has accepted the lasting responsibility of protecting our clients’ rights, businesses, properties, investments, and finances. Our professionals are integral, trusted advisers and advocates in both established and emerging businesses, giving our clients insights into legal and business considerations that guide prudent decision‑making. We work with some of the world’s most respected and well‑established businesses, as well as start‑up visionaries, and individuals looking to overcome challenges.

About The Role

Jimerson Birr is seeking a Litigation Team Leader who excels in dynamic environments, moves quickly, and takes command of both strategy and execution. This role blends high-impact commercial litigation work with leadership of a small, high‑performing team.

You’ll drive outcomes, steer decision‑making, delegate confidently, and maintain momentum across multiple fast-moving matters.

This Position Is Ideal For An Attorney Who

• Thrives when tackling new challenges
• Enjoys variety
• Brings a persuasive, forward‑leaning communication style.

You’ll guide the team, shape strategy, and jump into key advocacy moments while ensuring smooth, disciplined execution across all workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Lead weekly Team meetings, assessing scorecards, staffing, case mix, SLA health, projects, and issues; ensuring the team stays aligned, focused, and on‑plan.
• Distribute work decisively and intelligently, keeping throughput high and maintaining clarity on priorities.
• Reinforce discipline in process execution by ensuring matter plans, templates, and technology are consistently adopted.
• Coach attorneys and paralegals, offering direction, feedback, and persuasive guidance that moves the team toward results.
• Own client relationships for all matters touched by your team. This includes driving satisfaction, retention, and opportunities for expanded engagement.
• Maintain a selective litigation docket, stepping in where your strategic or advocacy presence will have maximum impact.
• Respond quickly as issues arise, keeping matters in motion and eliminating bottlenecks before they slow progress.

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

What You’ll Bring

• JD + active Florida Bar
• 7–10+ years of litigation experience, with demonstrated leadership, judgment, and ability to direct others
• Strong record in hearings, depositions, negotiations, and strategy execution
• Ability to communicate persuasively and drive alignment around decisions
• Comfort managing multiple moving parts at once and making fast, informed decisions
• Proven ability to enforce standards, elevate team performance, and maintain forward momentum

Preferred Qualifications

• First-chair trial experience
• Experience in complex commercial, class action, consumer, or eminent domain litigation
• Prior leadership or player‑coach experience

This role offers meaningful influence, autonomy, and the ability to make a tangible impact on both the team and the firm.

Benefits

You’ll practice inside a client‑service model designed to create consistent value.

• Conferring client‑defined value: Clarify objectives, success criteria, budget, timeline, and communication preferences at intake—then manage to them.
• Accessibility: Keep lines open and responsive; clients never guess how to reach us or when they’ll hear from us.
• Efficiency & cost‑effectiveness: Staff matters smartly, use technology and checklists to reduce friction, and provide early assessments for predictable spend.
• Delivering an experience while delivering results: Make progress visible with alignment calls, status summaries, and documented decisions.
• Meaningful partnership: Anticipate needs, surface options, and help clients plan the next goal beyond the one we just achieved.
• Exceptional communication based on listening: Ask better questions, summarize tradeoffs plainly, and write for business readers.
• Accountability to goals: Hold the team (and yourself) to timelines, scopes, and outcomes; surface risks early and propose fixes.

Join a dynamic team that values professional growth and excellence in legal service. We offer competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment dedicated to fostering your success.

We’ve found that the key to doing great work is to love what you do and respect who you do it with. To continue reading about our firm, visit our website Jimerson Birr.

Our atmosphere and award‑winning firm culture is collegial and professional, and our shared commitment to professional development is superior to our contemporaries. Learn more about our firm culture here: JB Firm Culture: JB FOR ME.

You’ll get a Challenging Opportunity with a Company that Cares About Its Most Valuable Asset: YOU! At Jimerson Birr, we pride ourselves on our people and their collective achievements. Besides our list of legal industry honors, in 2021 and for the seventh consecutive year, the firm was named one of Florida’s “Best Companies to Work For” by Florida Trend Magazine. In recent years, the firm was also distinguished as one of the “Best Places to Work” by the Jacksonville Business Journal and five times as one of the “50 Fastest Growing Companies.” Opportunities abound for those who can meet and exceed the expectations set for our team. Jimerson Birr is comprised of high‑performing and professionally fulfilled people. We believe that a positive attitude, personal accountability, and a commitment to quality work will put a talented person on a fast track for success. Our atmosphere and award‑winning firm culture are collegial and professional, and our shared commitment to professional development is superior to our contemporaries.

Our core values are simple: Commitment to service; Commitment to quality; Commitment to results. We live our core values, and we welcome you to live them with us.

Jimerson Birr is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and all employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, gender identity, and marital status.