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Melbourne - Australia

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

General Insurance Melbourne

  • Permanent fulltime position
  • Hybrid working including from modern open plan offices and WFH. We provide WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of up to $500 for additional equipment
  • Reward and recognition including competitive remuneration and career progression
  • Learning and career development programs for all roles and levels
  • Flexible leave options and up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
  • Free daily breakfast office drinks and social events
  • Genuine commitment to health and wellbeing pro bono and community and diversity and inclusion across our firm

Learn moreabout what Hall & Wilcox can offer you:bit.ly/HWbenefits

Aboutthe roleand team

We have a newopportunity for an experienced midlevel or senior lawyer to joinour market leading General Insurance practice in Melbourne workingwith a highly regarded Partner and team oflawyers.

This rolewill primarily involve handling coronial inquiries and publicliability (personal injury) claims for government departments andclients including catastrophic personal injury claims. This rolewill suit legal practitioners with experience working for orwithin government in areas involving personal injurylitigation.

Our GeneralInsurance team advises on and manages a diverse portfolio of claimsfor many Australian and international insurers and underwritersgovernment departments and public sector entities and selfinsuredcorporations. Our team routinely handles claims that are complextechnically challenging and high profile. Our team in Melbourne ispart of our national General Insurance practice a collaborativecollegiate and high performing team.

Aboutyou

You willideally have the following skills and experience:

  • a minimum of 3 years of postadmission experience in defendant litigation;
  • experience advising government or public entities in personal injury matters or coronial inquests or alternatively experience working in a government department;
  • experience managing personal injury claims;
  • strong technical ability and attention to detail; and
  • strong negotiation and advocacy skills.

Aboutus

Hall &Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We are a firmof more than 1150 people including over 145 partners deliveringoutstanding legal services to corporate public sector and privateclients both Australianbased and those offshore doing business inAustralia. Our purpose is to enable our clients our people and ourcommunities to thrive.

Hear from ourpeople about what its like to work at HW:bit.ly/HWpeople

Some of ourrecent awards and citations include:

We are knownfor having a great culture that is warm and welcoming progressiveinclusive and supportive and that is underpinned by our enduringvalues known asHallmarks.

We are alsorenowned forSmarterLaw whichmeans we look beyond the status quo to thinkdifferently and find solutions that are better faster and cheaper.Smarter Law includes enabling technology challenging businessmodels innovative pricing and creative resourcing.

We are a firmof the future. We offer our people interesting and challengingwork and access to great clients. To learn more about HW visitourwebsite.

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At Hall &Wilcox we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplacethat actively seeks to include welcome and value uniquecontributions of all people. We encourage applications fromcandidates of all cultural backgrounds (including First Nations)age abilities sexual orientation and genderidentities.

We are alsocommitted to supporting candidates with disability so that everycandidate is offered a fair equitable and supportive recruitmentexperience. If you require any adjustments or support to completeyour application or if you have any questions please contactSally Cai Talent Acquisition Advisor at for a confidential discussion.

This vacancyis being managed directly by the HW Talent Acquisition / People& Culture team. We will contact our preferred agency partnersshould we require any assistance.

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Senior IC

Employment Type

Full Time

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