Legislative Liability Advisor

Troocoo; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TrooCoo seeks a legal professional to assess liability for a portfolio of workers’ compensation claims, focusing on mental injuries. You will apply legislative, regulatory and evidentiary requirements to complex information, then communicate determinations to injured workers and employers.

This is an independent, impartial role, suitable for a legal professional wanting to apply analytical and legislative skills outside traditional practice, with meaningful community impact and ongoing

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as law, insurance, social work, rehabilitation or behavioural sciences.
• Bachelor of Laws highly regarded; accreditation in workers’ compensation desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of claims, determining liability for mental injuries in accordance with workers’ compensation legislation, regulations and statutory timeframes.
• Interpret and apply workers’ compensation legislation, including reasonable management action provisions, exclusions and eligibility for compensability.
• Critically evaluate medical reports, factual investigations, workplace documentation and subjective evidence where causation, diagnosis or employment contribution may be disputed.
• Communicate determinations to workers, employers and their representatives with professionalism and empathy, including in adverse, contested or confrontational situations.
• Contribute to peer review, quality assurance and continuous improvement, and stay informed of legislative amendments and case law developments.

Skills

Workers’ compensation knowledge

Legal interpretation

Written and verbal communication

Independent decision making

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor of Laws highly regarded

Tertiary qualification in law, insurance, social work, rehabilitation or behavioural sciences

Job description

About the opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading organisation in a role where you will be accountable for assessing and determining liability for a portfolio of workers’ compensation claims that predominantly involve mental injuries.

You will apply legislative, regulatory and evidentiary requirements to complex and often unclear information, then communicate your determinations to injured workers and employers.

This is an independent, impartial decision-making role. It will suit a legal professional who wants to apply their analytical and legislative skills outside traditional legal practice, and who is motivated by fair, evidence-based outcomes and meaningful community impact.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of claims, determining liability for mental injuries in accordance with workers’ compensation legislation, regulations and statutory timeframes.


• Interpret and apply workers’ compensation legislation, including reasonable management action provisions, exclusions and eligibility for compensability.


• Critically evaluate medical reports, factual investigations, workplace documentation and subjective evidence where causation, diagnosis or employment contribution may be disputed.


• Communicate determinations to workers, employers and their representatives with professionalism and empathy, including in adverse, contested or confrontational situations.


• Contribute to peer review, quality assurance and continuous improvement, and stay informed of legislative amendments and case law developments.

About you

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as law, insurance, social work, rehabilitation or behavioural sciences, with a Bachelor of Laws highly regarded.


• Practical knowledge of workers’ compensation legislation and regulatory requirements, together with an understanding of employment and industrial law as it relates to liability determinations. Accreditation in workers’ compensation, injury management or insurance is desirable, or a commitment to obtain it.


• Proven ability to interpret ambiguous, subjective or conflicting information and make sound, independent determinations.


• Strong written and verbal reasoning skills, with attention to detail and high documentation standards.


• Confidence managing difficult and sensitive conversations while maintaining objectivity and professional boundaries.


• A commitment to recovery-focused outcomes and to ongoing professional development in psychosocial injury and mental health literacy.

Experience as a solicitor, paralegal, workers’ compensation, insurance or employment lawyer, legal advisor or workplace investigator would be well regarded. Candidates from other relevant backgrounds are also encouraged to apply.