Product Liability Defense Attorney

Job Overview

Multiple defense-side litigation firms across the United States — including Am Law practices, national defense teams, and trial litigation boutiques — are actively seeking Product Liability Defense Attorneys with 1–10+ years of experience.
Manufacturers, distributors, insurers, and industrial companies are facing rising product liability claims, and firms are expanding their defense benches to manage complex, expert-heavy matters.

If you have experience in defense-side product liability or complex litigation, including:

• Complex product liability defense

• High-exposure consumer or industrial claims

• Mass torts and multidistrict litigation (MDL)

• Expert-heavy scientific and technical issues

• Depositions, evidentiary motions, and trial preparation

• Policyholder or risk-management counseling

…we want to speak with you.

Duties

• Defend manufacturers, distributors, insurers, and corporate clients in product liability matters.

• Manage MDL, mass tort, and coordinated litigation involving technical or scientific evidence.

• Conduct depositions, prepare expert and fact witnesses, and draft dispositive motions.

• Analyze product design, warnings, manufacturing processes, and causation issues.

• Participate in trial preparation and, in some teams, early courtroom advocacy.

• Advise clients on risk mitigation, regulatory concerns, and product-safety strategy.

Requirements

• 1–10+ years of litigation experience, preferably in product liability defense or complex civil litigation.

• Comfort working with scientific, medical, or engineering concepts.

• Strong motion-practice, research, and advocacy skills.

• Ability to manage active caseloads and tight litigation timelines.

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.

• Admission to the bar in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Skills

• Excellent writing, advocacy, and analytical abilities.

• Ability to work with experts on scientific or technical issues.

• Strong communication with corporate clients, insurers, and co-counsel.

• Organizational strength and strong case-management skills.

• Collaborative, detail-oriented, and responsive.

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