Civil Litigation Defense Attorney

About the role

Civil Litigation Defense Attorney Opportunities (Insurance Defense / Workers' Comp / General Liability / Regional Defense)

Locations: San Diego, CA / Irvine, CA / Riverside, CA; Springfield, IL / St. Louis, MO / Springfield, MO; Phoenix, AZ; Las Vegas, NV; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA

Compensation: $100K-$190K

Work Model: Hybrid / Remote Flexibility / On-site varies by role

Bar Admission: CA; MO and/or IL eligible; Active bar admission required in applicable jurisdiction

Important Notes

WHO THESE ROLES ARE FOR

• Focused on civil litigation defense, general liability, workers' compensation, insurance defense, premises/auto matters, and regional defense litigation.
• Candidates must have civil litigation, insurance defense, workers' compensation, or general liability experience.
• Must be comfortable with discovery, motions, depositions, and client reporting.
• Relevant bar admission is required.
• Ability to manage deadlines and caseloads is essential.
• Interest in defense-side practice is preferred.
• Candidates must not be transactional-only attorneys.
• Candidates who do not want insurer/carrier-facing work or seek plaintiff-only practices are not suitable for these roles.

Current Openings

Litigation Attorney

• Location: San Diego, CA / Irvine, CA / Riverside, CA
• Compensation: $100K-$190K (OTE $110K-$220K)
• Experience: Experienced
• Work Model: Onsite
• This role focuses on insurance defense litigation, catastrophic injury defense, depositions, law & motion, discovery, trial preparation.

Workers' Compensation Attorney (Defense)

• Location: Springfield, IL / St. Louis, MO / Springfield, MO
• Compensation: $100K-$130K + uncapped quarterly production bonus
• Experience: 0-5 Years
• Work Model: Hybrid
• This role focuses on 0-5 years post-bar; workers' compensation defense, insurance defense, or plaintiff-side WC considered; new grads welcome; defense caseload management, depositions, mediations, administrative hearings/trials, client relationships with carriers/employers/government entities, billable output, paperless case management.

General Liability Defense Associate

• Location: Phoenix, AZ; Las Vegas, NV; San Diego, CA
• Compensation: $110,000 - $190,000+
• Experience: 2-6 Years
• Work Model: Hybrid
• This role focuses on insurance defense, premises liability, auto liability, discovery, depositions, motion practice, and carrier reporting.

Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney

• Location: Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; New York, NY
• Compensation: $105,000 - $170,000+
• Experience: 1-5 Years
• Work Model: Hybrid / Remote Flexibility
• This role focuses on this opportunity is suited for attorneys with workers' compensation, insurance defense, or civil litigation experience who want defense-side case responsibility.

What We're Looking For

• Civil litigation, insurance defense, workers' compensation, or general liability experience.
• Comfortable with discovery, motions, depositions, and client reporting.
• Relevant bar admission.
• Able to manage deadlines and caseloads.
• Interested in defense-side practice.

Why These Roles Stand Out

• Good entry and mid-level defense opportunities.
• Regional and major-market options.
• Strong fit for attorneys building litigation reps.
• Pipeline value for recurring insurance defense needs.
• Core Keywords: Civil Litigation Defense; Insurance Defense Associate; General Liability Attorney; Workers Compensation Defense; Premises Liability; Auto Liability; Carrier Reporting; Defense Attorney; Regional Litigation.
• Skills: civil litigation, workers compensation defense, workers compensation, litigation, general liability defense, insurance, liability, defense.