Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney

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$100K — $130K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of workers' compensation defense experience, preferably in California
  • Active California Bar admission
  • Proven ability to achieve a sustainable monthly billing target
  • Commitment to a long-term career in workers' compensation defense
  • Clear expectations regarding total compensation structure

Responsibilities

  • Manage a full caseload of workers' compensation defense cases from investigation to trial
  • Conduct depositions and attend hearings, shaping overall case strategy
  • Foster and maintain strong client relationships, benefiting from a business development bonus
  • Achieve and exceed billing targets of 225+ hours per month with associated bonuses
  • Mentor junior associates through structured training programs

Benefits

  • Family-oriented firm culture
  • Clear pathways to partnership with recent promotions
  • Transparent bonus structures tied to billing and business development performance
  • Structured mentorship programs for professional growth
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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