Workers Compensation Attorney

Distinct | North America; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Structured training

Equity discussion

Job summary

Distinct | North America, a Tampa-based defense firm, seeks a Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney with 2–8+ years of Florida bar experience to lead files from intake through resolution, including hearings. The role offers a hybrid schedule and practical support from an established in-office team.

You’ll interact directly with adjusters and clients, not through layers, and receive mentorship as you build your own book.

Qualifications

• 2 to 8+ years in workers' compensation defense.
• Florida barred
• Comfortable in hearings and confident enough to own your files.

Responsibilities

• Handling workers' compensation defense files from intake through resolution, including hearings.
• Direct contact with adjusters and clients, not buried behind a partner.
• Hybrid schedule once you're up to speed, with in-office team support.
• Mentorship built in for the 2 to 4 year range, and real autonomy for those beyond.

Education

Florida Bar admission

Job description

Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney | Tampa, FL (Hybrid) | $120,000 to $185,000 DOE

Nobody becomes a lawyer because they dreamed of billable hour spreadsheets and a commute that eats their evenings. If that's where you've landed, keep reading.

I'm working with a defense firm in Tampa that's grown its workers' comp practice to the point where they need another attorney in the room, not just another name on the letterhead. They want someone who's done a couple of years in comp defense and wants to actually build something, whether that's your first chair skills, your client relationships, or eventually your own book.

Here's what makes this one worth a look.

The role

• Handling workers' compensation defense files from intake through resolution, including hearings
• Direct contact with adjusters and clients, not buried three layers deep behind a partner
• Hybrid schedule once you're up to speed, so you get flexibility without losing the support of an in office team
• Mentorship built in for the 2 to 4 year end of the range, and real autonomy for anyone north of that

What they're offering

• Salary of $120,000 to $185,000 depending on experience
• Structured training that actually happens, not a binder you get handed on day one and never see again
• A genuine path to progression, whether that's growing your caseload, your comp rate, or eventually your equity conversation
• A team that's been together long enough to know how to work well, not a revolving door

Who fits

• 2 to 8+ years in workers' compensation defense, Florida barred
• Comfortable in hearings and confident enough to own your files
• Looking for a firm that wants to invest in you long term, not just fill a seat