About the role
What we're looking for?
We're seeking a Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney with 0–5 years of post-bar experience to join MVP Law — the Midwest's #1 workers' comp defense firm. You should be a genuine, curious, people-first attorney who can hold a conversation, build real client relationships, and manage a defense caseload with growing independence. Bonus points if you have insurance defense or plaintiff-side workers' comp experience, though we're equally excited to train sharp new grads who are open to learning.
What you'll do:
- Manage a workers' compensation defense caseload with increasing independence, handling matters for large corporations, government entities, educational institutions, and insurance carriers
- Conduct depositions, mediations, and try cases before administrative tribunals and courts
- Build and maintain strong relationships with assigned clients — carriers, employers, and government entities — serving as their trusted outside counsel
- Work closely with your paralegal and legal secretary team to efficiently move cases forward and maximize billable output
- Participate in firm marketing, community involvement, and business development activities
- Leverage the firm's technology-forward, paperless practice systems to manage caseload effectively and hit your personalized billables goal
- Grow toward partnership track in a firm where current owners started as associates — with real trial work, real clients, and no BigLaw doc-review treadmill
Compensation: $100,000–$130,000 base salary + uncapped quarterly production bonus (5–10% of billables over baseline; recent payouts range from $1,500 to $20,000/quarter). Bar fees, prep materials (BarBri Advanced), and exam hotel costs covered. Relocation assistance negotiable.