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**Workers Compensation Defense Attorney**:
**Location**: Remote (California jurisdiction)**
**Employment Type**: Direct Hire - Full Time**
**Compensation**: $100,000 - $220,000 base salary + performance bonuses**:
**HireNow Staffing is actively recruiting a seasoned, highly skilled**Workers Compensation Defense Attorneys** to join one of our valued client partners. HireNow Staffing is acting as a**direct placement partner for this litigation and defense counsel role within a California workers compensation defense practice**.**:
**Position Overview**:
**The Workers Compensation Defense Attorney will represent employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators in workers compensation matters before the**California Workers Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB)**. The role requires strong knowledge of California workers compensation law and the ability to independently manage claims from initial assignment through resolution.**:
**The position involves litigation responsibilities including hearings, depositions, legal filings, and settlement negotiations while working within a fully digital legal practice environment.**:
**Core Responsibilities**:

- **Represent employers, insurance carriers, and third-party ad**ministrators in workers compensation defense matters before the**WCAB**:

- **Manage a full caseload of workers compensation claims from intake through resolution**:

- **Attend hearings, conferences, and trials before workers compensation judges**:

- **Take and defend depositions, including medical depositions when applicable**:

- **Draft legal pleadings, motions, and other filings related to workers compensation disputes**:





- **Negotiate settlements and develop strategies to resolve claims efficiently**:

- **Conduct legal research related to California workers compensation statutes, regulations, and case law**:

- **Maintain regular communication with adjusters and clients regarding case status and legal strategy**:

- **Work collaboratively with legal assistants and internal team members within a remote legal environment**:
**Required Qualifications (Non-Negotiable)**:

- **Active license with the California State Bar**:

- **Juris Doctor (JD)** from an accredited law school**:

- **Minimum 1.5 years of dedicated California workers compensation defense experience**:

- **Demonstrated experience representing employers, insurers, or TPAs within the California workers compensation system**:

- **Ability to independently manage a**high-volume workers compensation caseload**:

- **Experience drafting legal documents, motions, and case filings related to WC matters**:

- **Comfort working within a**remote, paperless legal practice environment**:

- **Ability to maintain full-time availability with no schedule modifications**:

- **Stable employment history with no pattern of short-term job changes**:
**Preferred Qualifications**:

- **Experience taking**doctor depositions** related to workers compensation matters**:





- **Trial experience** as first or second chair in workers compensation hearings**:

- **Strong billable hours performance demonstrating productivity and discipline**:

- **Experience using**dictation software and paperless case management systems**:

- **Interest in future**leadership or management roles within a growing legal team**:

- **Strong client-facing communication skills when working with adjusters and corporate clients**:
**HireNow Staffing is seeking**dedicated California workers compensation defense attorneys who are comfortable litigating within the WCAB system and managing complex caseloads independently**.**:

- **Direct litigation experience in the**California workers compensation legal system**:

- **Confidence appearing before WCAB judges and handling hearings and depositions**:

- **Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple active claims simultaneously**:

- **Comfort working in a**fully digital legal environment**:

- **Professional maturity when communicating with clients, adjusters, and opposing counsel**:

- **Long-term commitment to practicing within the**workers compensation defense field**:
**Work Location**:

- **Remote position supporting California workers compensation matters**:

- **Visa sponsorship is**not available** for this role.**:
**Compensation & Benefits**:

- **Base Salary**:$100,000 - $220,000** depending on experience**:

- **Quarterly bonus opportunities based on billable hours and case performance**:

- **Comprehensive benefits package**:
**HireNow Staffing Disclaimer**:

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📌 Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney (California)
🏢 HireNow Staffing
📍 California