Solicitor – Avant Law (Professional Conduct) Sydney

Avant by Doctors for Doctors; Sydney; Híbrido; AUD 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Avant Law is seeking a Solicitor to join its Professional Conduct team in Sydney. This junior role (1–2 PAE) offers mentorship under John Kamaras and a collaborative environment without daily billable targets, focusing on health-law related disputes for medical practitioners.

You will work in a nationally recognised medico-legal firm with flexible hybrid arrangements, gaining exposure to claims, inquests, and regulatory matters while developing your practice in professional conduct.

Qualificações

• Eligible to hold a practising certificate as a Solicitor in New South Wales.
• Post admission legal experience (1-2 years) in medical negligence is advantageous.
• Interest in Health Law or related practice area.
• Civil litigation experience is transferable.

Responsabilidades

• Provide professional, thorough and effective legal services to Avant's members.
• Prepare and manage legal files relating to claims, coronial inquests and/or complaints.
• Represent members before regulatory bodies and courts/tribunals.
• Provide oral and written legal advice to members and internal teams.

Conhecimentos

Communication skills

Time management

Self-management

Computer literacy

Formação académica

Bachelor of Law or equivalent

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Solicitor – Avant Law (Professional Conduct) Sydney

Avant by Doctors for Doctors – Sydney NSW

Full time

Hybrid

3d ago , from Avant by Doctors for Doctors

Avant Law is a national specialist law firm looking for a Solicitor to join our professional conduct team in Sydney, working under the leadership of John Kamaras and joining a team of purpose-driven lawyers who are passionate about defending medical practitioners. If you are looking for a law firm without daily billable targets and instead focussed upon collaboration, advocacy and making a difference for doctors we want to hear from you.

This is an opportunity for a junior lawyer (1-2 PAE) to develop their career working for Australia’s largest specialist medical defence law firm that has been recognised for its wide range of expertise. This is a permanent full-time role with a hybrid work arrangement.

The key responsibilities include:

Under supervision commensurate with experience and in compliance with practicing certificate:

• Provide a professional, thorough and effective legal service to achieve the best outcome for Avant's members and practices.
• Prepare and manage legal files relating to claims, coronial inquests and/or complaints and other matters.
• Represent members in matters before AHPRA, the Health Care Complaints Commission and other regulatory bodies; before courts; and/or tribunals and/or inquiries.
• Provide a professional, thorough and effective legal service to achieve the best outcome for Avant's members.
• Provide oral and written legal advice to members and Avant Claims Managers and other internal clients concerning legal claims and/or complaints and general medico-legal advice.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Eligible to hold a practising certificate as a Solicitor in New South Wales. Those under supervised practice are encouraged to apply.
• Bachelor of Law or equivalent tertiary qualifications.
• Any post admission legal experience (1-2 years) in medical negligence litigation would be advantageous, preferably on the defendant side, as would be the conduct of matters before AHPRA/the Health Care Complaints Commission and Coroners Court; or
• A demonstrated interest in Health Law, either from studies or practical work experience.
• Experience in civil litigation, and adjacent fields (e.g. personal injuries) also transferable.
• The ability to express ideas effectively with proven excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of prioritisation, time management and self-management skills.
• Good computer literacy and competency to work in an electronic document management environment.

Why work for Avant Law?

• You would be working for Australia’s largest specialist medico-legal law firm.
• You will be working under the leadership of a recognised expert in professional conduct and will receive direct mentorship.
• You will work with event-based billing (goodbye 6 minute units and daily billable targets!)
• You will get to work on a great variety and breadth of cases but with a focus on health law.
• Avant Law offers a defined career progression and promotion pathway.
• You will be working in an open and collaborative environment with access to the top specialist medico-legal solicitors in the country.
• Flexible working practices offering hybrid working.
• Avant is Australia’s leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 130 years.

Avant now represents over 90,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs. Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.

As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do. As well as providing products and services to our member, we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities.