Senior Associate/Special Counsel - Insurance (Statutory Classes) - Brisbane

HWLE Lawyers; Brisbane; Sur place; AUD 100 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Career development opportunities

Friendly firm culture

Networking events

Résumé du poste

A leading Australian law firm based in Brisbane seeks a Senior Associate and Special Counsel to drive the Insurance Statutory Classes practice. The role involves high-quality legal advice on State workers’ compensation and public liability matters for significant corporate clients. Candidates must have at least 4 years of experience and strong knowledge in these areas. The firm offers unrivalled career pathways and a supportive culture, encouraging diverse applicants to apply. This position is ideal for ambitious legal professionals looking to make an impact.

Qualifications

• At least 4+ years of post-admission experience (PAE).
• Strong understanding of State workers’ compensation and public liability insurance.
• Ability to draft clear and concise communications.

Responsabilités

• Provide high quality legal advice and representation.
• Work on State workers’ compensation and public liability matters.
• Engage with corporate self-insured clients.

Connaissances

State workers’ compensation understanding

Public liability insurance knowledge

Drafting clear communications

Interpersonal and communication skills

Career development motivation

Description du poste

Responsibilities

Our Brisbane Insurance Statutory Classes practice is growing, and we are looking for a Senior Associate and Special Counsel to join our high performing team. As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for providing high quality legal advice and representation on State workers’ compensation and public liability matters for key corporate self insured clients. Working with Partner Rachel Blake, this is a career defining opportunity for someone seeking access to impressive industry leading clients and matters.

Qualifications

• at least 4+ years PAE;
• strong understanding of State workers’ compensation and public liability insurance;
• ability to draft clear and concise communications;
• good interpersonal and communication skills to deal with clients and other parties;
• a desire to develop your career and professional network in the Insurance industry.

Benefits

• Unrivalled career pathways: Our unique meritocracy model offers career development, promotion based solely on merit and a 180 day career forecasting session that fast tracks progression.
• Great culture and a huge networking platform: Friendly, down to earth culture with sports clubs, social club and monthly firmwide drinks.
• Impact: Join a firm consistently ranked at the forefront of the Australian legal market, where your work is recognised nationally.

HWLE also strongly encourages applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

HWLE strives to create an inclusive environment where our people want and feel comfortable to bring their entire selves to work. Varied perspectives contribute to our collective success so whatever your background, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. If you have reasonable accessibility requirements that will enable you to participate equitably in our recruitment process, please reach out to Violet Rush for a confidential discussion.