Paralegal | Insurance and Disputes

Location: Perth

Contract Type: Permanent

MinterEllison is one of Australias largest independent law and consulting firms. With a heritage of almost 200 years we are known for our excellence and our authentic and enduring relationships with our clients our people and our communities. Clients seek out MinterEllison to help them solve complex problems every day. We do this by our full-service legal offering and complementary consulting offering.

We offer opportunities to work on industry-leading mandates for top-tier clients while being part of a high-performing and collaborative team that values excellence diversity of thought curiosity and inclusion. We value our people and empower them to achieve their ambitions - with the support trust and autonomy to grow their careers in meaningful ways.

At MinterEllison were leading the way with AI and other emerging technologies powering innovation right across our firm. You will have the opportunity to engage with AI tools weve built and other external AI tools to enhance efficiencies and excellence internally and with our clients.

We support sustainable ways of working regarding how when and where you work and offer a wide range of social financial and health benefits (see Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced paralegal to join our Perth Dispute Resolution and Insurance team on a permanent this role you will provide support to Melissa Joyce Partner and her broader team by assisting with a broad range of insurance and liability disputes.

Our practice acts across a broad range of insurance and liability disputes including public and product liability sensitive claims workers compensation professional indemnity employment practices liability discrimination claims defamation matters and other complex insured disputes.

You will be largely responsible for preparation of precedent documents (including letters routine court and WorkCover documents and settlement documents) arranging medico-legal assessments and preparation of briefs preparation of lists of discoverable documents and associated inspection and redactions of those documents preparing summaries of documents and completing other work within the team as appropriate.

You will be required to work across a variety of high volume matters.

What you need

We welcome applications from candidates with:

• 2 years experience working in a similar role;
• Genuine interest in insurance and liability disputes;
• Exceptional client service skills responsiveness and attention to detail;
• Excellent organisational and time management skills;
• Anability to work in a high volume deadline driven environment;
• Enthusiasm and a positive collaborative and proactive approach;
• Resilience and a commitment to excellence that matches our own.

How to apply

We encourage applications from people of all ages abilities cultural backgrounds genders (including trans or gender diverse) LGBTQ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

We prefer to connect with people directly so please submit your CV by clicking on the Apply button. We encourage all applications including if you do not meet all the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you are currently a MinterEllison employee please apply through the internal careers page.

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