Practice Leader

2 months ago

Brisbane, Australia Slater and Gordon Full time

Practice Leader (Public Liability) | Brisbane

Slater and Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury and class actions law firm where every member of our team has a shared 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 together with various ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

**We are also pleased to let you know that Slater and Gordon were ranked in the Top 25 Attraction Firms in the annual Lawyers Weekly Legal Firm of Choice Survey for 2023-24.**

**_ Acknowledgement of Country_**_ _**Slater and Gordon 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.

**What are we looking for?**

Slater and Gordon's national public liability team is the largest and most renowned in the country. We are seeking an experienced Practice Leader to join our national public liability team and lead continued growth in our Queensland practice, based in our Brisbane office. This is a role for a highly technical lawyer who has experience in public liability, who also aspires to lead a practice of multiple lawyers, law clerks and support staff.

This rare and exciting opportunity is now available for a proactive, passionate and results driven lawyer. You will be working with one of our most experienced and respected practice groups nationally which will see you working collaboratively across a range of types of legal work.

Our public liability practice handles a wide range of cases. We assist clients with injuries incurred that resulted from slips and trips on public or private property; unsafe premises (such as balconies, stairs or walking surfaces); dog or animal attacks; physical assaults; defective products (or services); Sporting accidents (including recreational and adventure activities); injuries on private property including rental properties or health and fitness injuries (such as massage or personal training). Due to Slater and Gordon's long history, reputation and brand awareness, the assistance of our public liability team is regularly sought after catastrophic accidents to investigate.

In addition to taking on a wide range of high value and challenging cases, this role will also see you manage and strengthen existing community relationships along with initiating and building new networks.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Managing the Queensland public liability practice at Slater and Gordon. Ensuring that our clients' cases are investigated, progressed and settled in a timely manner, and that we achieve the best outcomes possible for our clients.
- Continually exploring new opportunities for the practice and developing new business opportunities
- Mentoring and managing more junior lawyers and staff within the public liability team and Brisbane office more generally
- Maintaining strong client relationships and demonstrating strong client care behaviours

**What will you bring?**

You will be a committed and enthusiastic individual who possesses the following:

- Previous experience and a passion for Personal Injury, in particular, Public Liability law
- Commercial acumen
- Superior communication skills
- A calm and easy-going nature
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
- Ability to handle sensitive and challenging issues
- Ability to exercise judgement and resolve problems expeditiously
- Demonstrated skills in effective network and relationship management

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