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Your ceiling plaintiff side is much higher than defense-side, and you get to focus more on the work you enjoy vs. having to “bill the file” doing busy-work. Your comp may start lower, but you’ll almost always have substantial incentive payments tied in that can more than make up the difference. Also, plaintiff side allows for more creativity in your approach whereas defense side is largely checking off the same boxes on every case.
Additionally I’ve seen my counterpart associates on the defense side spend years doing very little in the way of actual litigating such as taking depositions or appearing at trial. Meanwhile I was co-chairing trials on the plaintiff side within months of being sworn in, deposing doctors and other professionals, really getting opportunities to grow.
All that said, I’ve observed that some of the most effective plaintiffs’ lawyers were formerly defense attorneys. I tried myself to apply to some of the local defense firms, just to see first hand what’s going on behind the curtain and flesh out my experience… nobody has even responded to my applications. It’s much easier to go to plaintiff-side litigation from defense than the other way around, and often former defense attorneys are pretty sought after at plaintiff practices.
If you like plaintiff’s work, I think there’s a benefit to working on the defense side and getting an understanding of how insurance companies evaluate and settle cases. Some of the best plaintiff’s lawyers I know worked on ID for a few years before switching. I also know some great plaintiff’s lawyers who have done PI work since day 1.
I've been doing it for almost 4 years now and I enjoy it. My billable target is 170/mo , which I have not found to be too challenging. It typically averages to around 8 billable hours per business day, so I've managed to find a decent wlb.
Most of our clients allow the associate to bill for review of medical records and drafting chronologies and summaries of same. That is a major chunk of my billables and something I find really enjoyable and exciting (like putting a puzzle together). While a majority of my cases are MVAs, I have quite a few negligent security and premises liability cases too.
Additionally, my boss is very good about gentle pushes to expand my skill set, such as depositions, hearings, etc. I am happy with my compensation and benefits.
However, none of those applied to my previous firm. My boss wouldn't let me have autonomy, restricted what I could bill for, and I was underpaid. So I think it depends not only on the type of work you like, but how the specific firm/division operates.
I’ve only done ID- for the last decade. The downside is the billable hour. I moved a couple of years ago to a firm that requires fewer, and actually paid better, but it’s always an annoyance. I don’t typically have issues hitting goals, though. The nice thing is I get a good, consistent pay check every month.
Due to tight margins and insurance audits, ID has extremely high billing requirements, so do not pursue if WLB is a priority. But the work is generally interesting.
My first ID firm did more personal lines insurance defense. So billing requirements were much higher. Current firm exclusively commercial lines, so hours aren’t bad.