Associate up to Senior Associate

Associate up to Senior Associate - Workers Compensation

Perth

About us

We’re passionate about what we do and want you to betoo.

Moray & Agnew is one of Australia’s leading law firmswith an unrivalled reputation in our markets. We’re proudthat our partners and our legal expertise is consistentlyrecognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, BestLawyers and Doyle’s Guide.

With over 110 partners, our teams are organised into threestrategic pillars so that we can play to our strengths:

- Insurance – including commercialclasses such as financial lines, professional indemnity, public& product liability, life insurance and through tostatutory classes such as workers compensation and compulsorythird party.

- Commercial & Workplace –spanning corporate and commercial, construction and projects,property and environment, commercial dispute resolution,insolvency, owners’ corporation and workplace law

- Government – spanning local, stateand federal government

Our clients include Australian and international insurers andreinsurers, corporates of all sizes, and federal, state and localgovernment.

Nationally, over 750 talented people deliver top-quality legaladvice and representation, coupled with exceptional client serviceand support, across our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,Canberra, Newcastle, Perth and Cairns.

Our partners are committed to fostering flexible, inclusive anddiverse environments for our employees. We have the fourth highestpercentage of female partners according to the AFR Law PartnershipSurvey, July 2024.

We value technical excellence and collegiality, offer a greatworkplace culture and excellent opportunities to further yourcareer, whether you are just starting out, are an experiencedlawyer or a business services professional.

About the role

Our Workers Compensation group has a fantastic opportunity foran Associate up to Senior Associate level to join their team inPerth. The team is led by Partners who are ranked by Doyle’sGuide and Best Lawyers as Leading and Recommended Lawyers.

As a member of this high-volume practice, you will work closelywith a Partner and other senior lawyers on matters and have themanagement of files from start to finish.

Some of your regular responsibilities in this leading WAworkers’ compensation practice will include:

- Drafting legal documents and correspondence, includingletters of advice

- Preparing court documents for litigated matters

- Briefing Counsel and preparing matters for trial

- Attending conferences and hearings including mediations andconciliations

- Liaising with clients

About you

You will be an Australian-qualified lawyer with at least 4years' PAE. We welcome applications from candidates with experienceup to Senior Associate level. You are motivated and enthusiastic.You should be passionate about a career in law. You will havestrong legal skills and possess the ability to apply your criticalthinking. The work requires attention to detail, practicalproblem-solving skills and strategic thinking.

To be successful in this role you will need to possess thefollowing qualities:

- Enthusiasm for learning

- The capacity to work efficiently and multitask

- The ability to meet deadlines

- The ability to work paperless

- Excellent interpersonal skills with strong written andverbal communication skills.

We value your commitment to providing exceptional customerservice to our clients, as well as your ability to work bothindependently and collaboratively as part of this friendly anddown-to-earth team.

Culture & benefits of working with us

We work for great clients and advise them on interesting issuesand matters so every day is different. We celebrate diversethinking and experiences so you can bring your authentic self tothe workplace. To support you, we offer a wide range of wellbeingand financial benefits, including:

- Flexible working arrangements to help youbalance your work and personal commitments

- Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family, corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeingbrands and mental health first aiders

- Paid parental leave and accreditations asa Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace and Family InclusiveWorkplace

- Continuous learning and developmentprograms so that you are always being challenged,engaged and encouraged to grow

- Mentoring opportunities and on the joblearning to support your professional and personaldevelopment

- Diversity, inclusion and equality policyand employee reference groups (LGBTQIA+, Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, MatureWorkers and Health & Wellbeing) to ensure that we continueto live our values

- Dress for your day because we trust ourpeople to make choices which appropriately represent ourfirm.

How to apply

If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit yourcover letter and CV. If you are applying for a Paralegal, LawGraduate or Lawyer role, please also provide your academictranscript with your application.

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply forthis position, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderpeople, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you havequestions about the recruitment process or require any adjustmentsto participate, please let us know in your application.

We prefer to connect with people directly and do not requirerecruitment agency assistance with this vacancy. Any applicationssubmitted by recruitment agencies without having been briefed willnot be considered a valid introduction.

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