Associate or Senior Associate Solicitor - Abuse Law and Personal Injury

Shine Lawyers; Parramatta; Vor Ort; AUD 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Shine Lawyers in Parramatta is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate to join the Abuse Law and Personal Injury practice on a permanent, full-time basis. You will own a varied file load across abuse law and personal injury matters, under the guidance of experienced solicitors, with paralegal support and a close-knit team culture.

You will contribute by advising clients, drafting documentation, and maintaining strong client relationships while mentoring junior staff and advancing your career

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor of Laws and practising certificate required.
• Post-admission experience in abuse or personal injury.
• Ability to interpret legislation and legal documents.
• Comfort handling trauma-exposed clients.

Aufgaben

• Provide clients with legal advice and representation to obtain compensation.
• Manage diverse abuse and personal injury matters with sensitivity.
• Draft legal documentation with attention to detail.
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate with senior colleagues.

Kenntnisse

Abuse law experience

Personal injury experience

Client communication

Legal research

Ausbildung

Bachelor of Laws with practising certificate

Jobbeschreibung

“What keeps me at Shine is the constant support to better yourself in your job. I like the fact it really is a culture of empowering their staff to want to be the best in the industry.”

The Opportunity

As an Associate or Senior Associate in our Abuse Law and Personal Injury practice, you'll join our Parramatta team on a permanent, full-time basis and take ownership of a varied and established file load across a mix of abuse law and personal injury matters.

Working alongside experienced Solicitors, you'll be supported by an accessible and hands‑on leader who is committed to helping his team succeed. You'll join a collaborative and close‑knit team environment with dedicated paralegal support, working alongside experienced lawyers across a broad and interesting practice.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Solicitor looking to deepen their expertise, work closely with clients and build a long‑term career within a stable and supportive team.

With compassion,connectionand purpose,you’lltruly champion our clients by:

• Provide clients with legal advice and representation to obtain compensation
• Work across a variety of client matters that requirea high levelof sensitivity
• Develop andmaintainstrong professional working relationships with clients, including effective and regular communication and managing the client's expectations
• Draft legal documentation with a high degree of attention to detail
• Manage and run a file load witha high levelof commercial and fiscal awareness
• Take an active role in working with and mentoring junior members of the team

Whatyou’llbring. To thrive in this role,you’llhave:

• A Bachelor of Laws with a current practising certificate.
• Post-admission experience in abuse law and or personal injury law
• A strong understanding of, and ability to interpret the relevant legislation and legal documentation.
• Enjoy working on legally challenging and factually complex matters
• Maturity and confidence to deal with clients who may be experiencing trauma
• A desire to be part of a strong, cohesive team that works together to getgreat results
• An innate ability to question, challenge the status quo and always stay ahead of the pack.
• A commitment to truly connect with those around you and work together to deliver exceptional results for our clients.
• The passion,motivationand enthusiasm to contribute to our culture and ensureit’sa place where everyone can thrive.

Shine Lawyers: A place for you. It means more here.

At Shine, purpose really matters.

• It’s our clients, who summon the courage to stand up to injustice.
• It’s the communities we are part of and support every day.
• It’s our team, who champion what’s right and make this place what it is.

We’re an ASX-listed organisation, and we've been standing up for the rights of everyday Australians for more than 50 years. We’ve achieved a lot but you’ll find no airs and graces here. We’re humble yet relentless. We don’t pretend to be anything other than ourselves.

And together, we’ve created a place for you to thrive.

Here are some of the things we hope you’ll love about working with us:

• Connect and be you:Get the benefits you need, and work with truly authentic people. And you can enjoy the security of a large, well-established firm that treats you as a person, not a number.
• Challenge and be challenged:We’re not here for “easy”. We want you to take your place at Shine and make a real impact. Question and challenge - that’s how we grow.
• Achieve and grow:Start your Shine journey with our in‑house learning programs, where you’ll find immediate connection and be set up for success. You will be provided real opportunities to step up and grow - within your role and beyond.

Visit https://www.shine.com.au/careers/life-shine to find out more and read the stories of our incredible people.

Excited to join us and stand up to injustice?

As part of The Circle Back Initiative, we want you to feel supported through our recruitment process, which means that you will hear back from our friendly team - no matter the outcome.

We are committed to making Shine Lawyersa place for youby encouraging and supporting our people to bring their authentic selves to the workplace, and as a result, we know you’ll put your best self forward while righting wrong for our clients. We’re passionate about maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment here at Shine that celebrates all of our differences with age, disability, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, to name a few, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.You bring you.