Insurance Senior Associate

Insurance Senior Associate / Special Counsel (Financial Lines) – Barry Nilsson

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Due to growth, an opportunity has arisen for a Senior Associate / Special Counsel level lawyer to join our tight-knit Financial Lines & Health team in Melbourne. The successful candidate will work in a truly collegiate team, headed by two leading and respected financial lines Principals, Hubert Wajszel and Scott Shelly.

The role offers a broad range of financial lines and health work from an array of clients. Financial lines matters will involve defending a variety of claims brought against directors, officers and companies, and professionals across the legal, financial services, construction and property industries. Health law matters will provide opportunities for involvement acting for hospitals, clinics, medical and allied health professionals and other health care providers in a variety of claims, disciplinary proceedings, litigated proceedings and coronial inquests.

We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills, experience and attributes:

• defendant insurance experience (preferably professional indemnity);
• ability to build strong client relationships with a focus on client service;
• effective communication skills; and
• collaborative and pragmatic approach.

• Experience at Senior Associate or Special Counsel level in financial lines
• Strong knowledge of regulatory and claims handling in insurance and health sectors (desirable)
• Admission to practice in relevant jurisdiction

We offer a broad range of benefits to our people including:

• a firm laptop to support our agile working model;
• flexible working arrangements including a 9.5 day fortnight, working from home, purchase of leave options and public holiday swap policy;
• annual performance bonus scheme designed to recognise and reward strong performance;
• mentoring, and internal and external training to assist with career progression;
• casual office environment with our dress for your day policy;
• access to our Health & Wellbeing program, BNWell, including a yearly health & wellbeing allowance and health & wellbeing day;
• shared care parental policy with equal leave for mums and dads;
• support to undertake pro bono legal work, secondments and industry appointments.

To make a confidential application, please click 'Apply Now' or contact Lulu Schneiders, People & Culture Adviser.

Barry Nilsson is committed to being an inclusive law firm that employs and retains the best and most diverse talent. We value diversity and foster a culture where our people are happy to come to work as their true selves feeling respected, valued and supported. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and from people of all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.

The Firm: Barry Nilsson is a national law firm with a 60-year history and over 450 staff. We have an award-winning reputation for leadership in insurance & health and family law. For the last 6 years, BN has been listed as an Employer of Choice in the Australasian Lawyer Employer of Choice awards. Our culture is described as friendly, professional, flexible and down-to-earth, with emphasis on people, flexible working options and work/life balance.

• Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
    • Employment type
      • Full-time
        • Job function
          • Legal
          • Industries
            • Law Practice

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