Associate Attorney Workers Compensation

Join our dynamic legal team as an Associate Attorney specializing in Workers' Compensation Defense law representing employers, insurers and third-party administrators. We are seeking a motivated professional eager to grow within a collaborative environment that values dedication, precision, and proactive problem-solving. This position requires you to commute to our office in Koreatown.

The Role
You'll handle a caseload of workers' compensation defense files, working directly with clients and adjusters to resolve claims efficiently and cost-effectively. You'll be supported by an experienced team of attorneys, secretaries, calendar clerks, and paralegals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of California workers' compensation defense files from intake through resolution.
• Appear at WCAB hearings, including MSCs, status conferences, priority conferences, expedited hearings, lien conferences, and trials.
• Take and defend depositions of applicants, witnesses, and lien claimants.
• Evaluate medical reports (PTP, QME, AME) and prepare advocacy letters, objections, and deposition questions for medical-legal evaluators.
• Analyze liability, compensability, AOE/COE, apportionment, and permanent disability ratings.
• Negotiate settlements, including Compromise and Releases and Stipulations with Request for Award.
• Prepare pleadings, petitions, pre-trial conference statements, trial briefs, and Petitions for Reconsideration.
• Provide timely, clear reporting and case recommendations to clients and adjusters.
• Handle discovery, subpoenas, and case strategy for each file

Required:

• Active member in good standing with the State Bar of California
• Experience in Workers Compensation
• Required to enter your own billing hours
• Reliable transportation to our Koreatown office

Pay: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Workers' compensation: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Active on the California State Bar (Required)

Work Location: In person