Job Openings Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney

About the job Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney

Success Matcher Recruitment is proud to partner with a premier, award-winning California law firm currently undergoing a significant 20% growth initiative. Our client has been a leader in the industry for over a decade, offering a stable, paperless, and fully remote environment designed for high-performing legal professionals.

What Youll Do

As a Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney, you will represent employers, insurance carriers, and TPAs in all stages of litigation. You will manage a full caseload within a highly efficient, paperless workflow.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Represent clients at WCAB hearings, conferences, and trials throughout California.

  • Conduct and defend depositions (Applicants, PQMEs, and AMEs).

  • Draft complex pleadings, motions, and settlement agreements (C&Rs, Stips).

  • Provide strategic legal advice to claims adjusters and insured clients.

  • Collaborate with dedicated legal assistants to drive claims toward favorable resolution.


What Were Looking For
  • Experience: 2–10 years of dedicated California Workers' Compensation defense experience.

  • Credentials: Juris Doctor (JD) and an active member in good standing with the California State Bar.

  • Skills: Proven track record of appearing before the WCAB and managing a high-volume caseload.

  • Tech-Savvy: Proficiency with dictation software and paperless case management systems.

  • Bonus: First or second chair trial experience and significant doctor deposition experience.


Why Join Our Client?

  • Above-Market Pay: Base salaries that outpace the industry standard, plus a unique quarterly bonus structure where you earn credit for your legal assistant's billable support.

  • Rapid Career Growth: A clear, defined track from Associate to Senior Managing Partner.

  • Stability & Reputation: Voted "Best Place to Work" for five consecutive years (2021–2025).

  • Full Benefits: Employer-paid medical, vision, disability, and life insurance, plus 401(k), paid bar dues, and CLE coverage.