General Counsel & Risk Senior Associate

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide theworlds pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with afull business law service. We have more than 4000 lawyers based inover 58 offices across Europe the United States Canada LatinAmerica Asia Australia Africa the Middle East and CentralAsia.

Demand on our services has created an opportunity for a SeniorAssociate or Counsel to join our General Counsel & Risk team. Thisrole would be responsible for investigating and analysing complexissues managing a portfolio of cases instructing externallawyers liaising with relevant insurers managing the firmsinsurances delivering proactive risk management initiativesoverseeing and delivering strategic and operational objectives andadvising senior management on liability and risk issues

Reporting to both the General Counsel Professional Claims &Insurances based in London and the Australian General Counsel basedin Melbourne the key responsibilities and requirements for thisrole are as follows;

Responsibilities

• Managing the defence of professional liability claims made against the firm
• Managing the firms insurances (including renewal of relevant policies)
• Instructing external lawyers and Counsel in Australia
• Working on all aspects of the dispute resolution process
• Working on investigations and regulatory matters
• Presenting to the firm on risk and liability issues

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Senior Lawyer gained within an Insurance or Litigation practice
• Experience with mediations and negotiating settlements
• Excellent analytical drafting and communication skills
• Strong time management & organisational skills with the capacity to manage multiple projects and conflicting priorities simultaneously
• The ability to understand complex commercial transactions summarise them and inform third parties (including non-lawyers) of the issues in a succinct way

At Norton Rose Fulbright you will be rewarded with genuinecareer prospects and an excellent team environment renowned for itscollaborative culture passion for client service and professionaldevelopment opportunities.

Norton RoseFulbright values diversity and strives to create an inclusiveenvironment. We are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright in Australiahas been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality bythe Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well as a gold tieremployer for LGBTI Inclusion through the Australian WorkplaceEquality 2025 we were re-accredited as a Family InclusiveWorkplace and always encourage people to discuss flexible andhybrid work options with us.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islandercandidates to apply.

To apply online click the Apply button below. Ifyou require any adjustments to the recruitment process or if theapplication portal is inaccessible to you please dont hesitate tocontact Yvette Borradale via (03)for a confidentialdiscussion.

If you are trans or gender diverse and would like aconfidential discussion before applying please contact YvetteBorradale (03)or Scott Baker (02) .

Please be aware in the course of routine work someof our lawyers and teams can be exposed to details of trauma. Thefirm has controls in place including educational and psychologicalsupport. Our talent team can provide furtherdetails.