Associate Public Liability (Government)

• Permanent full-time 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 purpose and values-driven firm

Learn moreabout what Hall & Wilcox can offer you: role and team

We have anexciting opportunity for an Associate to join our market leadingGeneral Insurance practice in Melbourne working with a highlyregarded Partner and team of lawyers.

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 self-insuredcorporations. 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:

• minimum 3 years of post-admission experience in defendant litigation/insurance law;
• 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;
• experience supervising mentoring and delegating to junior lawyers or paralegals;
• strong technical ability and attention to detail; and
• strong negotiation and advocacy skills.

Aboutus

Hall &Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We deliveroutstanding legal services to corporate public sector and privateclients both Australian-based 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: of ourrecent awards and citations include:

• Best Australian Law Firm (>$200m revenue) at the 2025 Client Choice Awards
• Ranked 7^th in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2024 and 2025
• 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 for our Smarter Law 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 for a confidentialdiscussion.

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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