Any workers comp attorneys? Thinking of transitioning. What’s the job like?

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Used to do it. Depends on the state. Usually a high volume practice. Requires good bit of medical knowledge. Not complicated but fast paced and competitive

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Hourly rates are lower than traditional employment cases, so definitely a high volume business.

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Agreed. Insurance defense rates low- my highest was 145 and that was 6-7 yrs ago. Plus billing guidelines and flat fee work.

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Defense here. Lots of writing and fast paced. I always find enjoyment in gaining the medical knowledge. Be mindful that each state is different. I find my job very rewarding!

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Forms forms forms.

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What side? We do defense. Never ever thought I would like it. Honestly took the job a while back because I needed a job after passing the bar. I fell in love with it!

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All of this. High volume, fast paced. Hard to get really deep into anything. Forms. Some people are good at this, others not so much. Personally found myself able to handle the volume/pace but consistently feeling bored/unfulfilled. But that's a problem in a lot of fields.

Pros: pretty recession proof. Fast paced, lots of deadlines, but in turn it's hard to royally eff something up as you niight be able to do in higher stakes cases. The bar is generally small (good and bad) and friendly (speaking for GA anyway).

The last area of litigation I’d want to do. Cheap insurance carriers and you lose a lot of the time

It does depend on where are you are geographically. It can be really enjoyable if the community of attorneys that you work with on both sides are easy to deal with. I found there to be so much more camaraderie than doing civil trial work and some of the attorneys on the other side although we fought it out for our clients, are true friends. If you can build a client base with contacts in the insurance industry, anywhere from 3 -5, you’ll have a thriving practice pretty easily.

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