Senior Litigation Attorney

Overview

Description At Jimerson Birr, our team has accepted the lasting responsibility of protecting our clients’ rights, businesses, properties, investments, and finances. Our professionals are integral, trusted advisers and advocates in both established and emerging businesses, giving our clients insights into legal and business considerations that guide prudent decision-making. We work with some of the world’s most respected and well-established businesses, as well as start-up visionaries, and individuals looking to overcome challenges.

Department: Legal Operations

Location: Tampa, Florida

Jimerson Birr is seeking a Senior Litigation Attorney — a driven, fast-moving, decisive litigator who thrives on challenge, pressure, and high-stakes advocacy. You don’t wait for problems to come to you—you run toward them.

You take ownership the moment a case lands on your desk. You cut through complexity, take command of strategy, and push matters forward with urgency and clarity.

This role is built for a persuasive advocate who wants variety, autonomy, and influence, and who brings a steady, confident presence even when navigating risk. You’re energized by time-sensitive demands, multiple moving pieces, and situations where sharp judgment matters.

At JB, “great lawyering” isn’t defined by hours worked, it’s measured by on-plan execution, disciplined delivery, and visible progress backed by systems that create clarity, consistency, and client trust.

If you’re the kind of attorney who steps into the arena ready to move, lead, and win—this is where you belong.

What You’ll Do

• Seize control of case strategy from intake through resolution, driving scoping, budgeting, and execution while leading timekeepers with confidence and clarity.
• Serve as the primary client contact on most matters, providing bold, actionable guidance and escalating only when strategic shifts demand it.
• Move matters forward continuously, eliminating stagnation and keeping pressure on opposing parties, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Mentor, model, and set pace for junior attorneys and paralegals; delegate assertively and reinforce the firm’s proven process and validated matter plans.
• Maintain discipline across timekeeping, SLAs, budgets, and execution.
• Operate with urgency, tackling multiple issues simultaneously and adapting quickly when demands or circumstances shift.

You will excel here if you crave challenges, embrace pressure, and feel restless without something to solve.

What You’ll Bring

• JD + active Florida Bar
• 5+ years of litigation experience, commercial preferred, with evidence of sound judgment under pressure
• Strong advocacy: 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

Preferred Qualifications

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

WHY JOIN JIMERSON BIRR?

Join a dynamic team that values professional growth and excellence in legal service. We offer competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment dedicated to fostering your success.

We’ve found that the key to doing great work is to love what you do and respect who you do it with. To continue reading about our firm, visit our website Jimerson Birr.

Our atmosphere and award-winning firm culture is collegial and professional, and our shared commitment to professional development is superior to our contemporaries. Learn more about our firm culture here: JB Firm Culture: JB FOR ME.

WHY APPLY?

You’ll get a Challenging Opportunity with a Company that Cares About Its Most Valuable Asset: YOU! At Jimerson Birr, we pride ourselves on our people and their collective achievements. Besides our list of legal industry honors, in 2021 and for the seventh consecutive year, the firm was named one of Florida’s “Best Companies to Work For” by Florida Trend Magazine. In recent years, the firm was also…