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, ideally with a focus on California law
  • Active California Bar admission
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain a sustainable billing rate over time
  • Commitment to a long-term career in workers' compensation defense
  • Clear understanding of compensation structure, including base salary and potential bonuses

Responsibilities

  • Managing a full caseload of workers' compensation defense cases from start to finish
  • Conducting depositions and attending court hearings
  • Developing case strategies and making critical decisions
  • Building and nurturing client relationships with the support of a business development bonus structure
  • Billing over 225 hours per month to qualify for bonuses
  • Mentoring junior associates through dedicated training programs
  • Promoting the firm's values and culture in all client interactions

Benefits

  • Family-oriented culture that supports work-life balance
  • Transparent bonus structures incentivizing high performance
  • Opportunity for rapid career advancement with recent promotions to partner
  • Access to professional development programs for junior associates
  • Business development incentives tied to client 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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