Multi-State Workers' Comp Defense Attorney

Hennessy & Roach, P.C.; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Retirement plan with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Hennessy & Roach, P.C. seeks an Attorney to join the Overland Park, KS office, defending workers’ compensation and insurance defense matters.

The firm operates across eight states and requires a Kansas or Missouri bar license, with potential UBS score eligibility. Essential duties include discovery, depositions, research, pleadings, and trial work before workers’ compensation judges or referees, representing employers or insurers at hearings and negotiations.

Qualifications

• J.D. with Kansas or Missouri bar license or UBS score eligibility.
• Experience in workers’ compensation defense or general litigation is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Gather and review medical evidence and medical records.
• Take depositions of claimants, physicians, medical experts, and other parties.
• Draft pleadings, findings of fact, motions, briefs, opinions, and other legal documents.
• Litigate cases before a workers' compensation judge or referee.
• Represent the interests of employer or insurer at hearings, trials, depositions, oral arguments, mediations, arbitrations, and other proceedings.
• Communicate with claims representatives.
• Monitor loss run reports for trends and alerts to management.

Skills

Legal research

Deposition handling

Litigation

Pleadings

Negotiation

Education

J.D. with Kansas or Missouri bar license

UBS score eligible to obtain KS bar

Tools

Microsoft Word

Time Matters

Job description

Hennessy & Roach, P.C. seeks an Attorney to join the Overland Park, KS office, defending workers’ compensation and insurance defense matters.

The firm operates across eight states and requires a Kansas or Missouri bar license, with potential UBS score eligibility. Essential duties include discovery, depositions, research, pleadings, and trial work before workers’ compensation judges or referees, representing employers or insurers at hearings and negotiations.