Location: Brisbane
Discipline: Legal Counsel , Lawyer, Associate & Senior Associate
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Bianca Davies

Contact email: bianca@lawstaff.com.au
Job ref: GV230725
Published: 8 days ago
Looking to make the move in-house this financial year? This is a rare opportunity for defendant insurance lawyers to join a growing organisation with a reputation for excellence in workers' compensation and personal injury.

This organisation is well-known for offering challenging and engaging work, ongoing training & development with the opportunity to learn from the best, a genuine work-life balance and a truly unique and positive working environment.

Why This Role Stands Out:
  • Highly competitive salary 
  • Hybrid flexibility – 50% work from home
  • Study support – financial assistance & study leave
  • Brisbane CBD location
  • Tailored career development and mentorship
  • Health & wellbeing programs to support your lifestyle
Sitting in a team of approximately 8 lawyers, this team is described as collegiate, professional, and down-to-earth with a "we don’t take ourselves too seriously" attitude!

Their fantastic workplace culture really shines through in their exceptionally low staff turnover - in fact, we haven't had to recruit for this organisation in years!

This speaks volumes about how happy people are there. While it's wonderful for their team, it does mean opportunities rarely come up - so we honestly couldn't say when the next role might become available.

What is the role:

This unique opportunity combines both front-end advisory and back-end litigation work, offering a diverse and engaging legal practice.

As a strategic legal advisor, you'll provide expert guidance on workers' compensation matters while managing litigation strategies, overseeing complex claims, and ensuring optimal legal outcomes. Your role will be pivotal in collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to deliver effective solutions and enhance legal processes.

Beyond claims management, you'll contribute to significant advisory and commercial work, including:
  • Negotiating and drafting multi-million dollar contracts
  • Providing counsel on administrative law, statutory interpretation, and privacy matters
  • Mentoring junior team members as part of your leadership responsibilities
  • Deliver strategic, timely legal advice to support business objectives and mitigate risk
  • Foster strong relationships with external legal providers
  • Develop and present legal education programs to build organisational capability
  • Analyse legislative changes and emerging legal trends to inform business strategy
  • Lead and contribute to strategic initiatives that drive business success
This position offers the rare chance to blend technical legal expertise with strategic business partnership across multiple practice areas.

Who is suitable: 
  • 5+ Years PAE 
  • Admitted as a Lawyer in QLD 
  • Experience defending Personal Injuries claims and working on Workers Compensation matters
  • Strong knowledge of statutory and common law claims processes
  • Generalist front-end skills in contracts, statutory interpretation, and procurement and administrative law is also needed. 
  • You must also be a confident communicator and able to simplify legal concepts for non-lawyers 
  • Plus have the ability to manage strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  
This is a unique in-house opportunity for a back-end lawyer - these roles don't come up often! If you're ready to make the transition from private practice, we'd love to discuss this exciting career move with you.

THE NEXT STEP
  
At Law Staff, we take a confidential and tailored approach to career discussions. If this role sounds like the right fit, or if you’re open to exploring similar opportunities, reach out to us today.

Contact us directly or click APPLY to submit your details. Alternatively, please quote Ref No:GV230725 and email: 
  • Bianca Davies - bianca@lawstaff.com.au 
If this opportunity is not entirely suitable then we would still enjoy the opportunity of hearing from you. We often work on roles that are not advertised, with a range of opportunities across private practice and in-house. 

Law Staff | 260 Queen St | Brisbane | (07) 3221 1229

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted..