Overview
Litigation Attorney (DBA and Federal Workers’ Compensation)
This is a full-time, fully remote role managing federal workers’ compensation litigation and related matters, including claims at the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) level and matters proceeding before the Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ).
Compensation: $150,000–$200,000
Responsibilities
- Manage a high-volume caseload from assignment through resolution while maintaining individualized client service.
- Evaluate claims, defenses, medical evidence, vocational evidence, employment and wage records, prior statements, and procedural history.
- Develop and implement case strategy, including evidence plans, discovery priorities, expert needs, and settlement posture.
- Draft and prepare pleadings, motions, discovery, briefs, position statements, hearing submissions, and substantive client correspondence.
- Represent clients in conferences, mediations, depositions, hearings, and other administrative proceedings.
- Prepare clients and witnesses for depositions, medical examinations, vocational evaluations, and testimony.
- Track and meet all OWCP, OALJ, discovery, evidentiary, and internal deadlines.
- Identify legal and factual weaknesses early and develop practical plans to address them.
- Coordinate with paralegals, case managers, medical providers, experts, vendors, interpreters, and coverage counsel.
- Negotiate strategically with opposing counsel and carriers while protecting client interests.
- Maintain complete, accurate, and contemporaneous case notes and electronic files.
- Use approved technology to streamline authorized administrative work while personally verifying legal analysis, citations, facts, and final work product.
Requirements
- Active bar admission and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Meaningful litigation, administrative law, workers’ compensation, or comparable case-management experience.
- Excellent legal research, writing, oral advocacy, negotiation, and strategic analysis skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage numerous active matters and overlapping deadlines.
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accurate, source-supported work.
- High ethical standards, discretion, and commitment to claimant representation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience with DBA, NAFI, Longshore Act, OWCP, OALJ, or Benefits Review Board matters.
- Claimant-side litigation experience.
- Experience with depositions, expert evidence, mediations, hearings, and settlement negotiations.
- Experience working in a remote law firm and using electronic case management systems.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $150,000–$200,000
- Fully remote work with no office requirements.
- Generous paid time off grows with tenure.
- Unused PTO may carry forward when permitted.
- Twelve paid holidays.
- Approved professional development expenses receive firm funding.
Benefits are subject to eligibility, applicable law, and the current handbook and plan documents.
Location & Schedule
- Location: Remote
- Full-time. Attorneys are expected to be available during standard business hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday.
Hiring Process
As part of an innovation-focused hiring process, candidates will complete a brief technology-enabled assessment addressing communication, judgment, problem-solving, and alignment with the organization’s culture. The assessment is reviewed by the hiring team and is one component of the overall evaluation. Technology supports the process and does not replace human review or final decision-making. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.
Equal Opportunity
The organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.