Attorney - Workers' Compensation Professional Athletes

Internal Revenue Service; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading firm specializing in workers’ compensation law seeks a Part-Time Workers' Compensation Attorney. You will manage cases for retired professional athletes and ensure they receive rightful benefits and care. This position requires a JD, deposition experience, and strong communication skills. Flexible work-from-home options available.

Benefits

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• Member of California Bar and in good standing.
• Minimum of three years of workers’ compensation experience as an attorney.
• Familiarity with the Worker’s Compensation Appeals Board rules.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of workers’ compensation matters from intake to resolution.
• Prepare for and attend depositions, hearings, and settlement conferences.
• Negotiate settlements and draft legal documents.

Skills

Deposition experience

Exceptional writing skills

Strong research abilities

Interpersonal skills

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

We are an applicant-side workers’ compensation law firm that specializes in representing former professional athletes. Our practice is committed to ensuring that injured athletes receive the benefits and future medical care they rightfully deserve.

We are seeking an ambitious and adaptable Part-Time Workers' Compensation Attorney with deposition experience, exceptional writing skills, strong research abilities, and the interpersonal acumen to work closely with professional athletes, ranging from those still who recently retired from the field to those who last played in the 1960s.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a caseload of workers’ compensation matters, encompassing all stages from intake to resolution.
• Handle daily administrative responsibilities, including reviewing correspondence and preparing pre-trial conference statements and pre-litigation briefings.
• Maintain consistent communication with clients and provide timely status updates.
• Develop and implement case strategies tailored to each client’s situation.
• Prepare for and attend depositions, hearings, and settlement conferences (in-person or remotely).
• Negotiate settlements in the best interest of clients.
• Draft legal documents with precision and persuasive legal reasoning.
• Stay current with the developments in workers’ compensation law.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
• Member of California Bar and in good standing.
• Minimum of three years of workers’ compensation experience as an attorney (five years preferred).
• Familiarity with the Worker’s Compensation Appeals Board rules and procedures.
• Deposition and court experience required.
  
  

Flexible work from home options available.

Compensation: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year