What are the responsibilities and job description for the Litigation Attorney, Bodily Injury Defense position at Distinct | North America?
Litigation Attorney, Bodily Injury Defense | Miami, FL | $125,000 to $200,000 | Bodily Injury / Personal Injury
Backup matters more than branding. When a bodily injury file turns ugly (a surprise surgery, a new treating doctor, a demand with a short fuse), what you want is a partner who picks up the phone and helps you think.
I'm Ryan Jaiswal at Distinct Recruitment, and I'm hiring a bodily injury defense attorney in Miami for an insurance defense firm where that kind of support is part of how the team works.
Snapshot
• Hybrid, Miami
• 1,950 billable hours
• $125,000 to $200,000
A typical month
• Several depositions, from plaintiffs to treating providers and life care planners
• Hearings you argue yourself
• Mediations where you're the one presenting the evaluation
• Trial preparation, and trials when cases need trying
• Reporting to adjusters who rely on your judgment
Requirements
• Florida Bar membership
• 2 years of litigation experience in insurance defense or bodily injury work
Growth
The pay range is set wide intentionally. It lets the firm hire properly across experience levels. If you're senior, you'll take on the larger exposure cases, lead trials, supervise colleagues and build client relationships of your own, with a quicker path to partner. If you're mid level, you'll get the exposure that gets you there.
A word on the practice
Bodily injury defense is often treated as a stepping stone. It shouldn't be. The lawyers who master it understand medicine, juries and money better than most, and those skills carry straight into bigger cases. Done well, it's one of the most complete trial practices in insurance defense.
What I'd ask you to think about
How much of your week is spent on work you'd describe as lawyering, and how much on chasing, formatting and waiting for sign off? If the balance has tipped the wrong way, this is worth a look.
Reach me however suits you. A call on 786 891 0610 works if you have questions before you hit apply. LinkedIn works too; connect with me, Ryan Jaiswal at Distinct Recruitment. And my calendar, https://calendly.com/ryanjaiswal, is there for booking a call before applying or for going through your application together after you've sent it.
Salary : $125,000 - $200,000