Senior Associate | Workers Compensation | 6+ PAE | Sydney CBD

Gorilla Jobs; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Work from home

Hybrid option

Mentoring program

National training

Job summary

Gorilla Jobs is recruiting a Senior Associate to join its high-performing workers compensation practice in Sydney CBD. You will run a senior portfolio, advise corporate and insurer clients, and develop strategic approaches to complex statutory benefits and common law matters.

Admission in NSW, 6+ years' PAE in workers compensation or insurance litigation, and strong advocacy and written communication are required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years' PAE in workers compensation, personal injury or insurance litigation.
• Strong advocacy skills and sound knowledge of NSW workers compensation.
• Ability to manage complex files independently and provide strategic advice.
• Excellent written communication and commercial mindset.

Responsibilities

• Run a senior portfolio within the workers compensation practice with autonomy and Partner support.
• Advise corporate and insurer clients on strategy and liability exposure.
• Prepare high-quality written advice and negotiation strategies.
• Handle complex statutory benefits and common law workers compensation matters.
• Contribute to a collaborative, well-resourced national practice.
• Engage with major self-insured corporations and specialised insurers.

Job description

Senior Associate | Workers Compensation | 6+ PAE | Sydney CBD

Our client is a leading national firm recognised for excellence in insurance law, with a supportive, collaborative and development-focused culture that values both performance and wellbeing. Its high-performing workers compensation practice, which acts for major self-insured corporations and specialised insurers, is now looking for a Senior Associate with 6+ years' PAE in Sydney CBD.

Why you'll love it here

• $150,000 - $190,000 + super, plus bonuses, depending on experience
• Work closely with a respected Partner on complex, high-value workers compensation matters
• A blue-chip client base of self-insured corporations and specialised insurers
• Flexible working arrangements, including work-from-home options
• Award-winning firm culture with genuine work-life balance
• National training, mentoring and structured development, with clear pathways for progression within a national insurance team

About the role

You will run a senior portfolio within the firm's workers compensation practice and act as a trusted adviser to corporate and insurer clients. You will:

• Manage complex statutory benefits and common law workers compensation matters
• Run your own files with autonomy and Partner support
• Advise corporate clients on strategy and liability exposure
• Prepare high-quality written advice and negotiation strategies
• Gain exposure to a broad range of personal injury and insurance matters
• Contribute to a collaborative, well-resourced national practice

What you'll bring

• 6+ years' PAE in workers compensation, personal injury or insurance litigation
• Admission in NSW and a current practising certificate
• Strong advocacy skills and sound knowledge of the NSW workers compensation scheme
• The ability to manage complex files independently and provide strategic advice
• Strong written communication and a commercial mindset
• Candidates from plaintiff or in-house backgrounds with transferable experience are welcome

Additional information

• $150K - $190K + super + bonus | Hybrid working
• Senior workers compensation role | Sydney CBD
• Leading national insurance firm | Clear progression