Senior Associate - Personal Injury (Plaintiff)

Hooker & Heijden; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hooker & Heijden in Sydney seeks a Senior Associate to manage a mixed plaintiff personal injury practice, with a focus on workers compensation. You will run matters from first instructions through to resolution, including weekly payments and medical expenses disputes.

The role suits a NSW-admitted lawyer with 4 to 8 years PQE, strong plaintiff workers compensation experience, and the ability to handle cases with limited supervision. Salary up to AUD 200,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Admitted NSW lawyer with 4–8 years PQE.
• Solid plaintiff workers compensation experience.
• Experience with WID and public liability is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run matters from first instructions through to resolution.
• Handle weekly payments and medical expenses disputes.
• Lump sum claims for permanent impairment, death benefits and work injury damages.
• Manage a mixed plaintiff practice with minimal supervision.

Skills

Plaintiff workers compensation

NSW admission

PIC process familiarity

File management

Client communication

Job description

Senior Associate - Personal Injury (Plaintiff)

5 to 8 Years PQE │ Sydney, NSW

About Our Client

Our client is a well established national plaintiff firm with offices across Australia. The firm acts only for injured people, on a no win, no fee basis, across workers compensation, motor vehicle (CTP), public liability, medical negligence and TPD claims.

The Opportunity

Our client is looking for a Senior Associate to manage a mixed personal injury practice from its Sydney office, with workers compensation making up most of the work as well as WID and PL.

You’ll run matters from first instructions through to resolution. That covers weekly payments and medical expenses disputes, lump sum claims for permanent impairment, death benefits and work injury damages claims. The role suits a lawyer who wants to run their own practice in a firm that does plaintiff work only.

• Practice split: mostly workers compensation, with the balance across the firm's other personal injury work including WID and PL
• Work type: statutory claims and work injury damages, including disputes before the Personal Injury Commission

About You

• 4 to 8 years' PQE, admitted in NSW
• Solid plaintiff workers compensation experience, either as a Senior Associate or as an Associate ready to step up
• Familiar with the PIC process and conducting matters through to resolution
• Comfortable running your own file load with little supervision
• Clear and practical with clients, some of whom are dealing with serious or long term injuries
• Experience in Workers Comp, WID and public liability is an advantage

What’s on Offer

• A Senior Associate role running a mixed plaintiff practice
• A national firm that acts only for injured people
• Salary up to $200,000, depending on experience