Attorney - Workers Compensation

JOB PURPOSE

As a Workers Compensation Attorney, you'll manage workers compensation cases from intake through settlement or trial, ensuring effective advocacy, representation, and outcomes. This includes investigating claims, developing case strategies, drafting and arguing motions, conducting discoveries and depositions, and representing clients in court while maintaining compliance and leveraging a case management system.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

More specifically, you’ll:

Manage cases from filing to resolution, including client engagement, contracts, pleadings, discovery, motions, and documentation.

Analyze and prepare cases by reviewing evidence, assessing liability and damages, and developing trial strategies.

Communicate with clients and stakeholders (experts, witnesses, opposing counsel) to gather information, build trust, and provide regular updates.

Review and organize medical records and supporting documentation to strengthen case arguments and trial preparation.

Draft, review, and file legal documents, including complaints, answers, motions, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, and trial briefs.

Conduct and respond to discovery, take and defend depositions, and prepare expert witnesses for testimony.

Represent clients at hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials, ensuring persuasive and professional advocacy.

Monitor case budgets and ensure compliance with firm policies and client agreements.

Stay current on case law, statutes, and procedural rules through ongoing legal research and professional development.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience

Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA‑accredited law school and active admission to the Colorado Bar.

1–4 years of experience practicing workers’ compensation law, either claimant-side or defense-side, or closely related administrative or insurance-based litigation experience.

Experience appearing before workers’ compensation boards or administrative law judges preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Working knowledge of Colorado workers’ compensation statutes, regulations, and procedures, including administrative hearing processes and benefit determinations.

Experience drafting and filing workers’ compensation pleadings, including applications or petitions for benefits, responses, motions, discovery requests, subpoenas, and pre- and post-hearing briefs.

Proficiency in conducting and responding to discovery, including written discovery and depositions of claimants, employers, medical providers, and expert witnesses.

Skilled in representing clients at administrative hearings, mediations, and settlement conferences, with trial experience before workers’ compensation tribunals preferred.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess medical evidence, compensability, liability exposure, and statutory benefits.

Proficiency in legal research and case strategy development, particularly in medical-legal and administrative contexts.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain workers’ compensation processes and legal issues to clients and other stakeholders.

Demonstrated negotiation and advocacy skills to achieve favorable settlements and hearing outcomes.

Strong interpersonal and client service skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with clients, claims professionals, medical providers, and opposing counsel.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and case management systems, with the ability to work efficiently in a paperless environment and manage a high-volume caseload.