Medical Malpractice Attoney

Medical Malpractice Defense Associate or Partner | Raleigh, NC (Hybrid or Remote) | $140,000 to $240,000 | Healthcare and Professional Liability

Medicine runs on judgment calls made in minutes. Med mal cases spend years picking them apart: why that test wasn’t ordered, why the discharge happened when it did, and whether the chart says what the provider remembers.

Defense lawyers are hired to put those minutes back in context for a judge and jury. If that’s the work you want to own, keep reading.

I’m Clark Pollins at Distinct Recruitment, and I’m hiring a medical malpractice defense attorney for an Am Law 100 firm’s Raleigh team. This is a litigation seat with real motion practice and depositions from the start. It can be hybrid or fully remote.

What you’d work on

• Defending hospital systems, physicians and their carriers in medical malpractice claims
• Professional liability defense alongside the healthcare work
• Briefing and arguing motions
• Taking and defending depositions
• Leading written discovery
• Hearings and trials, with direct client contact throughout

Who I’m looking for

• North Carolina Bar
• Associates: 2 to 7 years of litigation experience
• Partners: a med mal trial record and a portable book of business
• Experience with motions, depositions and written discovery. Trial experience is preferred, not required.
• Strong academics, persuasive writing, and comfort running assignments with minimal supervision

Compensation

• $140,000 to $275,000
• The firm is hiring at two levels. Associates start at $140,000. Partners bringing a portable book come in at up to $275,000, with a partner title.
• Eligibility for both subjective and objective bonuses
• Student debt repayment assistance and a full benefits package

Working pattern

• Hybrid out of Raleigh, or fully remote. Your choice.
• Full time or part time opportunities
• Based in Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Wilmington or elsewhere in North Carolina? Remote puts this seat in reach.

Why this one stands out

• An Am Law 100 platform with a national footprint behind every Raleigh file
• No debt and a low overhead model, which means stability for associates and better economics for partners
• Mentorship and professional development built into how the firm grows its attorneys
• Real courtroom time: hearings, depositions and trials

Our first call is confidential, with no pressure, just a conversation about the role and your career goals. There are normally two rounds of interviews, with constructive feedback whatever the outcome.