Workers’ Compensation Associate Attorney

Perez Morris is a women-owned defense law firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with offices in Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Our attorneys are licensed to practice across the country. We pride ourselves on being good people, doing great legal work, exceptionally well. We serve retail, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, and logistics clients. We look for self-motivated, intelligent, business-minded, diverse attorneys who want to work at a firm passionate about investing in its people and communities where we live and work.

We are seeking a highly motivated Workers’ Compensation Associate Attorney to join our legal team, meeting the following criteria:

• 2-4 years minimum prior experience in handling Ohio workers’ compensation matters, preferably on the defense side.
• Must also have experience handling general discovery matters, including taking depositions, interviewing witnesses, responding to written discovery, and preparing motions.
• Must be able to work independently on an assigned caseload.
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong writing and legal research skills, and a strong work ethic.
• Entrepreneurial growth mindset for client development and practice management.
• Efficient time-management skills.
• Values collaboration and diverse perspectives and can work with a team to creatively solve problems.
• Willingness to be a productive member of a team.
• Licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio.

This position is for our Cleveland, Ohio office.

The firm offers a fully transparent compensation structure, full benefits, including paid holidays and vacation, health care insurance, 401k, and an excellent work environment. Submit your cover letter, resume, and a writing sample to Leah Mako, Director of People Operations at

Perez Morris is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage and intentionally seek diverse perspectives and work to foster an environment of equity and inclusion.