Insurance Special Counsel
4 weeks ago
The Firm
Barry Nilsson is an award-winning national law firm with a60-year history and more than 450 staff. We are known for our insurance &health and family law expertise, and for offering the highest standards ofindustry knowledge to provide our clients with service they can trust.
BN has been listed as an Employer of Choice in theAustralasian Lawyer Employer of Choice awards for the past six years. Ourpeople describe our culture as friendly, professional, flexible anddown-to-earth. In our most recent staff engagement survey 93% of respondentssaid that their manager is approachable, accessible and responsive and ourpeople felt that their manager genuinely cares about their wellbeing.
The Team
Our Insurance & Health department is headed up by 33 well-respectedprincipals across six states. Within the insurance space our award-winning teamis known for producing high quality advice and delivering exceptional clientservice.
The team handles claims acrossall major classes of insurance and acts for the biggest names in the insuranceindustry, both locally and overseas. The principals that head up the team forthis particular position are Nick Bell and Nick Andrew.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Special Counsel to join ourdynamic Sydney Insurance team. The role offers a broad range of publicliability (particularly matters in the education space) and general insurancework for an array of clients, which includes personal injury and historicalabuse claims as well civil investigations.
Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO)to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour,religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
About You
The successful candidate will possess previous defendant insurance andlitigation experience within the liability area. Furthermore, candidateswill possess strong communication skills, significant capacity for empathy andresilience, an enthusiastic approach and a focus on client service.
Our Benefits
Barry Nilsson offers a broad range of benefits including:
- a firm laptop to supportour agile working model;
- flexible workingarrangements including a 9.5 day fortnight, working from home, purchase ofleave options and public holiday swap policy;
- annual performance bonusscheme designed to recognise and reward strong performance;
- well-developed andstructured mentoring, as well as internal and external training to assistwith career progression;
- casual officeenvironment with our dress for your day policy;
- access to our Health& Wellbeing program, BNWell, which supports the overall wellbeing ofour people including a yearly health & wellbeing allowance and health& wellbeing day;
- shared care parentalpolicy with equal leave for mums and dads; and
- support to undertake probono legal work, secondments and industry appointments.
How to Apply
To make a confidential application, please click 'Apply Now' or contact RebeccaChan, National People & Culture / Learning & Development Manager.
Barry Nilsson is committed to being an inclusive law firm that employs andretains the best and most diverse talent. We value diversity and foster aculture where our people are happy to come to work as their true selves feelingrespected, valued and supported. We welcome applications from Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander peoples and from people of all backgrounds regardless ofgender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.
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