Senior Associate - Commercial Litigation
Senior Associate - Commercial Litigation
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Job Description
We are seeking a high performing insurance specialist Senior Associate to join our market leading Commercial Litigation team in Melbourne
This role provides the successful candidate with the opportunity to:
- Join a tierone ranked policyholders insurance practice
- Collaborate and contribute to a high performing and impactful team
- Work on major litigation and advisory matters for blue chip corporates
The role
Working as part of our market recognised policyholders insurance practice within the Commercial Litigation team we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to join our Melbourne team on a permanent basis. Working with Partner Sophy Woodward you will join a high performing supportive and down to earth team and enjoy working with prominent corporate clients across a variety of sectors. The work involves having carriage of insurance disputes and advisory work for policyholder clients.
This role has a high level of client interaction and will see you managing client relationships shaping the strategic direction of matters working closely with counsel drafting advices preparing witness and expert evidence and having carriage of final and interlocutory successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to a highly driven and successful team being recognised as an Asia Pacific Band 1 ranked practice in Insurance (Policyholder) and Insurer: Noncontentious and Band 2 ranked Legal500 insurance practice.
Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Minimum 5 years PQE within an insurance practice or within a broader commercial litigation practice but with an interest in insurance
- Demonstrated experience in a range of litigious matters and management of insurance disputes
- Strong academic achievements
- Familiarity with Supreme/Federal Court litigation
- The ability to project manage and drive matters through to completion
- A passion for mentoring supervising and delegating work to more junior lawyers
- A strong focus on delivering exceptional client service
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; required for building effective client relationships and contributing to a positive team environment
In addition to this we are looking for a dynamic operator who can contribute to the success of this practice and who is seeking to develop their career under the expert guidance of leading litigation and insurance specialist Partners.
The Commercial Litigation Practice Group
Clayton Utzs Litigation and Dispute Resolution lawyers form a toptier commercial litigation practice the largest in Australia. Our reputation for undertaking the most complex significant and highprofile matters and delivering excellent results for our clients is second to none.
How to Apply
We prefer to work directly with candidates if you are interested in this role please click the Apply button or contact the consultant details below for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.
Consultant Contact Details
Jennifer SandersonAccessibility and Inclusion
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Agency submissions
Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners hiring managers or other employees this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
