Associate/Senior Associate - Insurance

About us

Moray & Agnew is one of Australias leading specialistinsurance law firms with over 700 employees nationally. We haveoffices in Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Canberra Newcastle Perthand Cairns and have an unrivalled reputation in our market. Overthe last decade the firm has tripled in size to support the growthof our Australian and international clients.

Moray & Agnew are proudly committed to fostering a flexibleinclusive and diverse environment for our employees. In 2020 wewere named one of the 25 most attractive firms to work at inAustralia and with the fourth highest percentage of femalePartners according to the AFR Law Partnership Survey as at July2022 we were identified as Australias most female-friendlyfirm by the Australian Financial Review.

We are passionate about what we do and want you to be too. Wevalue technical excellence and the ability to functionindependently or in a team. We offer a unique workplace culture andexcellent opportunities to further your personal and professionaldevelopment.

About the role

Our newly established Cairns office is seeking is seeking asenior lawyer with a minimum of 3 years of post-admissionexperience in an insurance firm preferrably at Associate or SeniorAssociate level. Working closely with partners in our Brisbaneoffice you will have an interesting variety of work providingadvice on a wide range of motor vehicle accident and generalinsurance matters.

The work requires attention to detail practical problem solvingskills and strategic thinking. This is a real opportunity to buildon your existing skills and gain exposure to a broad range ofinsurance law.

About you

You will have strong written and verbal communication skillssound commercial judgement and a commitment to excellent clientservice. Most of all you will have a genuine interest in insurancelaw and a desire to develop your career in this area.

Culture & benefits of working with us

We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences. We encourage ouremployees to bring their true and authentic self to the help support you in achieving this we offer our employees awide range of benefits and we are confident that you will findsomething to love at Morays:

• Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments.
• Dress for your day because we trust our employees to make choices which appropriately represent the firm.
• Continuous learning and development programs to ensure that you are always being challenged engaged and encouraged to grow.
• Health and wellness initiatives including an Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family and corporate discounts at over 400 leading fitness and wellbeing brands across Australia.
• Paid parental leave policy and in addition we are now accredited as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace.
• Mentoring program to support your professional development.
• Diversity inclusion and equality we have a comprehensive Diversity and Inclusion policy and a number of employee reference groups (LGBTIQA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Gender Parents & Caregivers Mature Workers and Health & Wellbeing) to ensure that the firm continues to live its values.

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply tothis position. If this opportunity is attractive to you pleasesubmit your cover letter CV and academic transcript.

Moray & Agnew encourage applications from Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander the spirit ofreconciliation Moray & Agnew acknowledges the TraditionalCustodians of country throughout Australia and their connections toland sea and community. We pay our respect to elders past presentand emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander peoples today.

If you require any adjustments to participate in ourrecruitment process please let us know in yourapplication.