Law Graduate or Junior Lawyer - Professional Indemnity

Moray & Agnew; Perth; Vor Ort; AUD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working arrangements

Health & wellness initiatives

Parental leave

Continuous learning & development

Pro bono & community service

Social & networking events

Zusammenfassung

Moray & Agnew is seeking a Law Graduate or Junior Lawyer to join the Professional Indemnity team in Perth. You will gain hands-on experience from day one and handle file management, research, and drafting.

The role offers mentorship and exposure to a wide range of matters in defendant insurance law. You will develop strong technical skills, work across litigious and advisory matters, and build a long-term career in insurance litigation.

Qualifikationen

• Law graduate or junior lawyer with up to 2 years' PAE.
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and develop in defendant insurance law.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively.

Aufgaben

• Conduct legal research and draft correspondence and court documents.
• Prepare briefs and review evidence for matters in professional indemnity.
• Liaise with clients and attend conferences, mediations and court appearances.
• Assist with file management and provide high-quality client service.

Kenntnisse

Legal research

Drafting

Client communication

Case management

Attention to detail

Ausbildung

Law degree

Practical Legal Training

Jobbeschreibung

We are seeking a Law Graduate or Junior Lawyer to join our Professional Indemnity team in Perth. This is an exceptional opportunity to work alongside experienced practitioners on a range of litigated and advisory matters involving professional negligence, principally in a medical setting.

You will gain hands on experience from day one and be involved in all aspects of file management including legal research, drafting correspondence and court documents, preparing briefs, reviewing evidence, liaising with clients and attending conferences, mediations and court appearances.

This role offers genuine mentorship and exposure to high quality work across a collaborative insurance practice. Whether you are completing your degree, undertaking Practical Legal Training, recently admitted or in the early stages of your legal career, you will have the opportunity to develop strong technical skills and build a successful career in defendant insurance law.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will be:

• Law Graduate or Junior Lawyer with up to 2 years' PAE.
• Passionate about developing a career in litigation and insurance law.
• A strong communicator with excellent written and interpersonal skills.
• Organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities.
• Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.Able to work collaboratively within a team environment while taking ownership of your work.
• Committed to delivering exceptional client service.

Previous litigation, insurance or legal support experience will be highly regarded but is not essential. Most importantly, we are looking for someone with a strong work ethic, a willingness to learn and a genuine interest in building a long-term legal career.

About us

We’re passionate about what we do and want you to be too.

We’re one of Australia’s leading law firms, recognised nationally for our legal expertise across insurance, commercial, workplace and government matters. Our teams work with major insurers, corporates, government agencies, SMEs and not for profit organisations across Australia.

With more than 800 people across Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and Sydney, we combined high quality work with collaborative and supportive culture.

We’re also proud to be recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle’s Guide and to have one of the highest percentages of female partners among Australia’s top 50 law firms.

Culture & benefits of working with us

As a national firm with the scale and reputation to attract great clients and high-quality work, every day is different. To support you, we offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
• Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, onsite Mental Health First Aiders, discounts on health insurance, and corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeing brands
• Financial benefits including discounted conveyancing services, financial planning assistance, and our generous employee referral program
• Paid parental leave and accreditation as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
• Continuous learning and development programs to ensure you are always being challenged, engaged, and encouraged to grow and further your career
• Connection and community including office-based social events, sporting events, paid blood donation leave, and a long-standing commitment to pro bono work and community contribution
• Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Employee Reference Groups (LGBTQIA+, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers, and Health & Wellbeing, and Reconciliation Action Plan Working Groups) ensuring that we continue to live our values and encouraging our people to be their authentic selves at work each day
• Dress for your Work Day Policy because we trust our people to make choices which appropriately represent our firm

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including First Nations people, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you have questions about the recruitment process or require any adjustments to participate, please let us know in your application.

We do not require recruitment agency assistance with this vacancy. Any applications submitted by recruitment agencies without having been briefed will not be considered a valid introduction.