Associate Senior Associate - Professional Indemnity Financial Lines
Associate Senior Associate - Professional Indemnity Financial Lines
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Job Description
- Permanent fulltime position
- Hybrid and flexible working; WFH and from modern open plan offices. We will provide you with 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: role and team
We have a newopportunity for an Associate or Senior Associate to join ourthriving national General Insurance practice working with a highlyregarded team based in our Brisbane office.
Our nationalGeneral Insurance practice has around 180 team members and adviseson and manages litigated claims for a number of major insurersreinsurers and corporates and on behalf of significant clients ina wide variety of industries. We sit on the legal panels of threeof Australias top four general insurers as well as a numberof other local and international insurers.
The primaryfocus of this role will be defending claims against professionalsincluding those in the construction industry financial servicesand legal sector as well as defending claims in the health andmedical sector (medical malpractice).
You will beresponsible for and have carriage of your own files withappropriate supervision from our supportive and industry leadingpartners.
Yourresponsibilities will include:
- client interaction and strategy;
- working with a team of lawyers;
- reviewing documents and preparing evidence;
- drafting correspondence to the Court and third parties;
- conferencing with witnesses and preparing witness statements;
- preparing briefs for counsel;
- drafting Court documents and attendance at Court;
- drafting client advices; and
- drafting letters of instruction to experts.
Aboutyou
You willideally have the following skills and experience:
- a minimum of three years of postadmission experience in general insurance law;
- experience in professional indemnity / financial lines matters;
- experience in the daytoday management of files and in running matters through court proceedings;
- a team player with a can do attitude and a strong interest in defendant insurance law;
- excellent technical analytical and drafting skills with a keen attention to detail;
- excellent verbal and written communication skills; and
- the ability to organise and prioritise effectively.
Aboutus
Hall &Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We deliveroutstanding 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 from our people about what itslike to work at HW: of ourrecent awards and citations include:
- Best Australian Law Firm >$200m revenue) at the 2025 Client Choice Awards
- Ranked fourth in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2023 and 2024
- Law Firm of the Year at the 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation holder since 2018
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. Smarter Law includes enablingtechnology challenging business models innovative pricing andcreative 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
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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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
