Practice Leader

Slater and Gordon Lawyers; Penrith City Council; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Employee benefits & leave (shutdown, p

Job summary

Slater and Gordon is seeking a NSW Work and Road - Practice Leader (Workers Compensation) to lead a high-performing team, drive strategic objectives, and oversee complex workers compensation matters across Sydney and Greater Western Sydney. The role supports the Head of Practice and requires 7+ years post-admission experience in Personal Injury with a focus on Workers Compensation.

You will mentor staff, manage practice operations and contribute to business growth while upholding firm governance

Qualifications

• 7+ years post-admission experience as a Personal Injury Lawyer with a strong preference for Workers Compensation expertise.
• Commitment to high standards of professional practice.
• Proven ability to foster relationships across all levels of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and support team members to strengthen technical capability and performance.
• Demonstrate leadership in managing complex workers compensation matters and client outcomes.
• Oversee practice operations, financial performance, and growth initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders.

Job description

About the role -NSW Work and Road -Practice Leader (Workers Compensation) | Sydney & Greater Western Sydney

As a PracticeLeader, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the Head of Practice to deliveron the group’s strategic, financial, operational, and people objectives. You'lllead and supervise a high performing team of dedicated professionals, managingcomplex legal matters while also fostering a culture of collaboration,performance, and excellence in client experience.

We are offering aunique and rare career opportunity for an experienced and driven lawyer to joinour well-established Workers Compensation team in NSW as a Practice Leader. We are open to this role being based anywhere from Sydney to Greater Western Sydney - with office locations in Sydney, Penrith or Bankstown.

This Full-Time, permanent position is ideal fora driven Workers Compensation or Personal Injury Lawyerwith 7+ years post-admission experience and an accredited specialist in Personal Injury specialising in Workers Compensation and common law damages claims.

Reporting to the Head of Practice, you will:

• Mentor and support team members to strengthen technical capability, manage performance effectively, contribute to enterprise initiatives, foster engagement and development, and role model behaviours aligned with firm values.
• Demonstrate specialised legal expertise, manage complex matters effectively, support delivery of high-quality legal advice and client outcomes, and ensure compliance with legal requirements, firm governance, practice standards, and supervision models.
• Demonstrate strategic leadership by effectively managing practice operations, financial performance, and business growth initiatives. Collaborate to improve processes, support change management, strengthen client conversion, and build trusted relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, courts, insurers, government bodies, counsel, and health professionals.

What will you bring?

As a PracticeLeader with our firm, you will be required to make regular complex decisionsthat will impact directly on your client matters and your team, in consultationwith your Head of Practice and Practice Leader peers. You will also bringthe following skills and attributes:

• Proven post admission experience (7+ PAE) as a Personal InjuryLawyer, with a strong preference for expertise in Workers Compensation
• Sound legal technical expertise with a commitment to high standardsof professional practice
• Proven ability to foster strong relationships across all levels of anorganisation, including direct reports, peers, clients, and stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership experience with a track record ofmotivating and guiding legal professionals (highly regarded)
• Taking a systematic and structured approach, ensuring work iscompleted efficiently and accurately
• Proactive with the ability to take initiative and drive clientmatters forward independently
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, tailored to adiverse audience
• Strong technical and functional skills to support and mentor others
• A collaborative mindset, committed to contributing to a positiveand high-performing team environment

Why join Slater and Gordon

Leadership capability will be highly valued but is not essential to be considered for this opportunity. A proactive mindset and willingness to grow into leadership will be equally regarded. For those with demonstrates leadership capability, it affords an opportunity to accelerate your career progression with a pathway to Senior Practice Leader.

Our commitment to our peopleincludes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environmentallowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise andreward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including a weekof shutdown leave, paid parental leave, extra-long service leave, together withvarious ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

To be eligiblefor this position, you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, orhold a valid visa with full and unrestricted working rights in Australia. Proofof work rights will be required as part of the Slater and Gordon applicationprocess.

Acknowledgementof Country

Slater andGordonacknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughoutAustralia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respectto their elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nationspeoples today.

Diversity +Inclusion

Slater and Gordonis committed tocreating an inclusive workplace that values diversity and ensures equalopportunities for all. Slater and Gordon is an equal opportunity employer, anddoes not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, genderidentity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protectedattributes.We understandthat everyone has different needs. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout