Litigation Attorney, Personal Injury Defense

Litigation Attorney, Personal Injury Defense | Boca Raton, FL | $125,000 to $200,000 | Bodily Injury / Personal Injury Defense

Open doors are easy to promise and surprisingly rare in practice. Most attorneys I speak with don't lack talent or work ethic. They lack a partner who has twenty minutes to talk through a trial strategy, or who'll sit in on a tough deposition prep and say what they'd do differently.

Quick summary first

• Personal injury defense for an insurance defense firm in Boca Raton

• Hybrid, based in the Boca Raton office

• 1,950 billable hours a year

• $125,000 to $200,000, wide on purpose so experienced attorneys can be paid fairly

• Florida Bar and 2+ years of litigation experience required

I'm Ryan Jaiswal at Distinct Recruitment, and I'm recruiting for this role on the firm's behalf.

Your caseload

• Bodily injury and personal injury defense: auto, premises and general negligence claims

• Your own files, managed from intake to resolution

• Depositions of plaintiffs, treating physicians, IME doctors and economists

• Hearings, mediations and trials, with first chair work for those ready for it

• Clients and adjusters who hear from you directly

What makes a strong candidate

• Insurance defense or personal injury litigation experience

• The confidence to give a client a candid evaluation, including when the news isn't good

• Organization that holds up under a busy docket

• Senior attorneys are actively encouraged to apply. Experience here translates into bigger cases, more trial time, guiding associates and a stronger case for partnership

Why access matters

Partners who stay close to the work mean quicker answers when you need them, real feedback on how you're doing and someone who has actually seen you in court when the conversation about your future comes around. In a practice built on judgment, that kind of access is how judgment gets sharper, and it's a big part of why I think this role is worth a look.