Attorney - Workers Compensation

JOB PURPOSE

As a Workers Compensation Attorney, you'll manage workers compensation cases from intake through settlement or trial, ensuring effective advocacy, representation, and outcomes. This includes investigating claims, developing case strategies, drafting and arguing motions, conducting discoveries and depositions, and representing clients in court while maintaining compliance and leveraging a case management system.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

More specifically, you’ll:

Manage cases from filing to resolution, including client engagement, contracts, pleadings, discovery, motions, and documentation.

Analyze and prepare cases by reviewing evidence, assessing liability and damages, and developing trial strategies.

Communicate with clients and stakeholders (experts, witnesses, opposing counsel) to gather information, build trust, and provide regular updates.

Review and organize medical records and supporting documentation to strengthen case arguments and trial preparation.

Draft, review, and file legal documents, including complaints, answers, motions, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, and trial briefs.

Conduct and respond to discovery, take and defend depositions, and prepare expert witnesses for testimony.

Represent clients at hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials, ensuring persuasive and professional advocacy.

Monitor case budgets and ensure compliance with firm policies and client agreements.

Stay current on case law, statutes, and procedural rules through ongoing legal research and professional development.