Professional Liability Defense Associate

Distinct | North America; California; Remote; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinct is seeking a Professional Liability Defense Associate for a fully remote role based in California. You will defend lawyers in malpractice cases, handle negligence claims and ethics issues from notice to resolution, and conduct depositions of peers.

The position offers strong opportunities to work with complex professional liability matters while staying fully remote in California. Requirements include at least three years in civil litigation, professional liability or coverage, and a

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years in civil litigation, professional liability or coverage.
• Active California bar card.
• Strong deposition and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Defend lawyers in malpractice and professional liability matters from notice to resolution.
• Handle negligence claims and ethics complaints.
• Take depositions of peers in related practice areas.
• Advise firms on risk management and pre-litigation strategies.

Skills

Civil litigation

Professional liability

Deposition experience

Education

California Bar Admission

Job description

Professional Liability Defense Associate | Fully Remote, California | $150,000 to $195,000

Defending a lawyer in a malpractice case is a funny old job, because your client knows exactly what a deposition is and will tell you afterwards how they'd have run it.

The clients here are lawyers, accountants and now and again an architect, people who were very well thought of by their own clients right up until one of them sued. You'd handle the negligence claims and the ethics complaints from the first notice to the end, and take depositions of people who do much the same job as you and will argue with how you've put the question. There's coverage in it as well, going through the policy that sits behind each claim, and a slice of the work is sitting down with firms about risk before anything's gone wrong. Those are the nice meetings, because nobody's been sued yet.

It's fully remote from anywhere in California, and the whole practice works like that, so you won't be the one person on the video call everyone forgets is there. The pay is $150,000 to $195,000.

• they cover your bar dues and CLEs.

They'd like at least three years in civil litigation, professional liability or coverage, and a California bar card. You'd also want the knack of telling a senior partner at another firm that their judgment is about to be pulled apart in front of a jury, and still have them trust you when you hang up.