Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney

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$90K — $130K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of workers' compensation defense experience, ideally with a California focus
  • Active California Bar admission
  • Track record of sustainable billing practices
  • Commitment to a long-term career in WC defense
  • Ability to clearly communicate compensation expectations

Responsibilities

  • Manage a full caseload of workers' compensation defense files from start to finish
  • Conduct depositions and attend hearings to support case progression
  • Develop and implement strategic approaches to case handling
  • Cultivate and maintain strong client relationships under the firm's bonus structure
  • Achieve a billing target of 225+ hours per month, leveraging transparent bonus opportunities
  • Mentor junior associates through training and shadowing programs

Benefits

  • Family-oriented firm culture
  • Transparent bonus structures tied to performance
  • Opportunities for career advancement with recent partner promotions
  • Structured mentorship programs for professional development
  • Client relationship-building bonuses related to originated work
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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