Lawyer / Associate (Medical Law)

3 months ago

Brisbane, Australia Slater and Gordon Full time

Lawyer / Associate (Medical Law)

Slater + Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury and class actions law firm where every member of our team shares our passion for our clients: we are people caring for people.

Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including an extra week of annual leave, 18 weeks paid parental leave, extra-long service leave, and various learning and professional development opportunities.

**Acknowledgement of Country**

S+G acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.

**Diversity + Inclusion**

What are we looking for?

We are now seeking a talented and qualified Lawyer / Associate to join our well established National Medical Law practice. We are open to flexible work discussions, however, the office location will be Brisbane.

Our Lawyers in the Medical Law teams across the country, assist clients who are impacted by medical negligence (also known as medical malpractice). This is the failure from a health-care provider, including GPs, dentists and specialists, to treat clients with reasonable skill and care, causing an injury as a result.

The successful person in this position will work closely with an established team across a range of Medical Law matters and will take carriage of a file load. This is an opportunity for an experienced Lawyer to work with some incredibly talented and likeminded team members. Critical to the role will be forging strong links with internal and external stakeholders.

Other responsibilities will include:

- Management of a Medical Law practice (desirable)
- Provide clear, practical and concise legal and commercial advice
- Providing a tailored approach to clients to understand the context of their matter
- Identifying practical and innovative solutions for clients
- Maintain and build new client relationships for the practice
- Providing exceptional service to clients

What will you bring?
- Law Degree
- Previous practising experience in personal injury law with a passion for Medical Law (desirable)
- Outstanding communication & interpersonal skills
- Exceptional negotiation skills and an ability to communicate effectively and compassionately
- Demonstrated skills in effective network and relationship management
- Ability to work autonomously as well as within a team environment
- Ability to listen to, and empathise with clients and their families
- Ability to exercise judgement & resolve problems expeditiously & satisfactorily
- Superior organisational skills

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