Workers' Comp Hearing Advocate – Applicant Side

LAW OFFICES OF BOB NEHORAY; Hemet (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

The Law Offices of Bob Nehoray seeks an experienced Workers’ Compensation Hearing Representative to join our applicant-side team in California. This in-office role requires travel to WCAB locations and offers a salary of $70,000 to $90,000 per year, plus bonus potential based on experience.

You will represent applicants at status and priority conferences, review medical reports and pleadings, develop hearing strategies with attorneys, negotiate settlements, and manage a high-volume calendar

Qualifications

• California workers’ compensation hearing experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of CA WC law, procedures, terminology, and WCAB practices.
• Applicant side experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to independently manage a high-volume hearing calendar.

Responsibilities

• Represent applicants at status conferences, priority conferences, mandatory settlement conferences, expedited hearings, lien conferences, and other WCAB proceedings.
• Review medical reports, discovery, pleadings, benefit notices, and case files before appearances.
• Develop hearing strategies in coordination with attorneys and case managers.
• Negotiate settlements, including Compromise and Release agreements and Stipulations with Request for Award, within authorized parameters.
• Identify outstanding discovery, medical treatment, benefit, and settlement issues
• Prepare pretrial conference statements, hearing reports, settlement documents, and related correspondence.
• Communicate hearing results and required next steps promptly.
• Maintain accurate notes, deadlines, and follow up assignments in MerusCase.
• Travel to assigned WCAB locations throughout California.

Skills

Negotiation

Case analysis

Communication

Organizational skills

Calendar management

Tools

MerusCase

Job description

The Law Offices of Bob Nehoray seeks an experienced Workers’ Compensation Hearing Representative to join our applicant-side team in California. This in-office role requires travel to WCAB locations and offers a salary of $70,000 to $90,000 per year, plus bonus potential based on experience.

You will represent applicants at status and priority conferences, review medical reports and pleadings, develop hearing strategies with attorneys, negotiate settlements, and manage a high-volume calendar