Senior Litigation Attorney - Complex Litigation

Jimerson Birr, P.A.•Jacksonville, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Jimerson Birr is seeking a Senior Litigation Attorney for its Complex Litigation team. This role is for a decisive, fast-moving litigator who takes ownership of a matter from the start and drives it to resolution. The ideal candidate cuts through complexity, takes command of strategy, and keeps matters moving. They are comfortable making quick decisions under pressure and explaining their reasoning. A key aspect of this role is not just closing individual files, but also improving the systems, templates, and playbooks used by the team to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. The position offers autonomy, variety, and influence over how work is done, focusing on execution, disciplined delivery, and visible progress backed by systems that create clarity, consistency, and client trust. Attorneys who thrive here leverage these systems and contribute to their improvement. This role is for someone ready to move, lead, and build.

Requirements

JD + active Florida Bar
5+ years of litigation experience, commercial preferred, with evidence of sound judgment under pressure
Strong advocacy skills: motions, depositions, hearings, negotiation, strategy
Ability to act independently while collaborating within a structured system
Comfort making fast decisions without hand-holding
Natural persuasion, strong communication, and a confident presence
A track record of managing matters independently — budget discipline, accurate scoping, and reliable delivery without daily supervision.
The ability to act decisively on your own while working inside a structured system, and the instinct to improve that system rather than route around it.
Analytical rigor: ability to form positions from facts and evidence and defend them without making it personal.
Clear, direct communication with clients, courts, opposing counsel, and your own team.
Comfort delegating real work and following up on it.

Nice To Haves

First-chair trial or appellate experience
Experience in complex commercial, class action, consumer, or eminent domain litigation

Responsibilities

Own matters day to day: scope them, budget them, direct the timekeepers on them, and keep them inside the validated plan.
Serve as the primary client contact on most matters, with the judgment to escalate when risk, budget, or strategy shifts.
Draft and argue motions, take and defend depositions, manage discovery, and carry matters to hearing or trial — as a strong second chair and a developing or actual first chair.
Mentor junior attorneys and paralegals, delegating real work and providing follow-up instruction and feedback.
Improve the firm's systems by bringing at least one concrete improvement a week to matter plans, templates, technology, or legal products.
Hold the line on timekeeping, service commitments, budgets, and on-plan execution for own work and delegated tasks.
Identify and document adjacent legal needs for clients.
Run disciplined alignment conversations at the start of a matter and throughout to manage scope, timeline, and expectations.
Stay in front of clients with proactive outreach.