Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney

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$100K — $150K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in workers' compensation defense, preferably in California
  • Active California Bar admission
  • Demonstrated ability to manage sustainable monthly billing of 225 hours or more
  • Long-term commitment to a career in WC defense, not transitioning to plaintiff work
  • Clear understanding of expected compensation structure including base and bonuses

Responsibilities

  • Manage a full caseload of WC defense files from investigation to trial
  • Conduct depositions and attend hearings, overseeing case strategy
  • Build and sustain client relationships, benefiting from a business development bonus
  • Achieve a minimum of 225 billable hours per month for monthly bonus incentives
  • Mentor junior attorneys through specialized training and development programs

Benefits

  • Family-oriented firm culture
  • Transparent bonus structure
  • Clear path to partnership with a strong promotion track record
  • Generous billing bonuses tied to performance
  • Supportive mentoring programs for junior associates
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney with 5+ years of experience to handle a full caseload of WC defense matters for prestigious national companies and professional sports teams. You'll join a firm with a family-oriented culture, transparent bonus structures, and a real path to partnership - four attorneys were promoted to partner in the last 13 months alone.

What will you be doing?

Owning and managing a full caseload of workers' compensation defense files from investigation through trial

Conducting depositions, attending hearings, and handling all aspects of case strategy

Building and maintaining client relationships with the firm's BD bonus structure ($10/hr on all originated work)

Billing 225+ hours/month with transparent monthly billing bonuses ($1,000 at 225 hrs + $40/hr above that)

Mentoring junior associates through the firm's WC boot camp and shadow-the-partner programs

Key Requirements

5+ years of workers' compensation defense experience (California-focused practice strongly preferred)

Active California Bar admission

Ability to provide a realistic, sustainable monthly billing number (not an all-time peak)

Views WC defense as a long-term career destination - not a stepping stone to plaintiff work or another practice area

Precise total compensation expectation with clear definition (base vs. base + bonus)

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