Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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Coastal Wave Recruiting

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2025

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🤝 B2B

Recruitment • B2B

Coastal Wave Recruiting is a San Clemente–based recruiting and staffing firm that partners with employers and professionals to deliver long-term, purpose-driven career matches. The company focuses on customized staffing solutions and candidate career opportunities, prioritizing quality, speed, and cultural fit to create lasting employer-employee relationships.

📋 Description

• - Represent employers and insurers in all aspects of workers compensation defense before the Workers Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB), including hearings, conferences, and trials • - Manage a full caseload and drive claims toward efficient, favorable outcomes • - Take and defend depositions, including medical depositions when applicable • - Draft and argue motions and prepare legal filings under California workers' compensation law • - Negotiate settlements and resolve claims strategically • - Conduct legal research related to workers' compensation statutes and case law • - Maintain regular communication with adjusters and clients regarding case strategy and status

🎯 Requirements

• - 2–10 years of California workers' compensation defense experience, with at least 1.5 years of dedicated experience representing employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators • - Juris Doctor from an accredited law school • - Active license with the California State Bar • - Experience handling depositions • - Comfortable working in a paperless practice environment with dictation software • - Experience collaborating with legal assistants and team members • - Experience handling doctor depositions is a strong plus • - Trial experience as first or second chair is a plus • - High billable hours in legal practice are a plus • - Experience in client-facing legal work is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• - Fully remote, paperless practice environment, with the option to work onsite from one of the firm's California offices if preferred. • - Every attorney is paired with a legal assistant who can bill hours on the attorney's behalf, supporting collaborative case management and billable credit. • - Quarterly bonus opportunity, with a billing structure designed to make bonus eligibility realistically attainable through collaborative billing.