Solicitor / Associate - Insurance (Public Liability / Dust Disease) - Sydney

HWLE Lawyers; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HWLE Lawyers invites a lawyer to join its nationally recognised Insurance Statutory Classes team, based in Sydney. The role focuses on dust disease, personal injury, and insurance defence work, offering exposure to complex claims across multiple jurisdictions.

You will work alongside respected Partners and contribute to high-value advice for insurer and corporate clients within a collaborative, nationally connected practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in dust disease, workers' compensation, or broader defendant insurance work.
• Ability to draft clear and concise advice/communications.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for client interactions.
• Desire to develop career and professional network in the Insurance industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality legal work in dust disease and insurance defence.
• Collaborate with Partners and the Insurance Statutory Classes team.
• Advise on complex dust disease claims across jurisdictions.
• Engage in policy interpretation and risk analysis.
• Participate in multidisciplinary matters across industries.

Skills

Dust disease

Workers' comp

Drafting

Client communication

Job description

HWLE Lawyers is not your typical law firm. Our rapid rise to become the largest legal partnership in Australia shows that in our case, the differences are real. We deliver first class legal advice to our government and commercial clients in every State and Territory across Australia. Firm wide, we have over 270 Partners and 1900 people.

The opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists for a lawyer to join our nationally recognised Insurance Statutory Classes team, gaining exposure to a broad mix of public liability and dust disease work while working closely with respected Partners David Andersen and Scott Hay.

The practice is nationally integrated and led from Sydney, advising on complex dust disease claims across multiple jurisdictions. As a specialised and high-performing team, it plays a critical role within the broader workers’ compensation landscape, delivering strategic and high-value advice to insurer and corporate clients.

The scope of work includes:

• Dust diseases litigation, including asbestos and silicosis claims;
• Complex personal injury and workplace-related claims;
• Insurance indemnity and policy interpretation issues;
• Matters involving detailed medical, liability and causation analysis;
• Exposure to claims spanning multiple jurisdictions across Australia;
• Work across a diverse range of industries, including energy and resources, manufacturing, transport, property and government.

In this role, you will work closely with experienced practitioners, offering a unique opportunity to develop highly regarded, niche expertise in a collaborative and nationally connected team environment.

To succeed in this role, ideally, you'll have

• proven experience working within dust disease, workers compensation or broader defendant insurance work;
• ability to draft clear and concise advice / communications;
• good interpersonal and communication skills to be able to deal with clients and other parties;
• a desire to develop your career and professional network in the Insurance industry.

What we offer

• Unrivalled career pathways: Our unique meritocracy model proudly offers our staff career development promoting talent based solely on merit. Our size, range of experience and competitive pricing model will provide you with everything you need to succeed. Unlike our competitors, our solicitor to partner ratio enables greater mentoring and client engagement. Our 180-day career forecasting sessions provide the platform to fast-track your progression.
• Culture: Be part of a firm renowned for its friendly and down-to-earth culture.
• Impact: Join a firm consistently ranked at the forefront of the Australian legal market where your work is recognised nationally

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 Gianni Sgualdino for a confidential discussion.