Defendant Lawyer

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Moray & Agnew Full time

About Moray & Agnew

We're a leading law firm with a strong reputation in our markets. Our partners and legal expertise are consistently recognized by top industry guides.

Our teams are organized into three strategic pillars:

  • Insurance – including commercial classes such as financial lines, professional indemnity, public & product liability, life insurance and statutory classes such as workers compensation and compulsory third 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, state and federal government

We advise Australian and international insurers and reinsurers, corporates of all sizes, and federal, state and local government.

Our lawyers deliver top-quality legal advice and representation, coupled with exceptional client service and support, across our offices.

We value technical excellence and collegiality, offer a great workplace culture and excellent opportunities to further your career.

About the Role

A full-time opportunity has arisen for a defendant lawyer with 1-2 years' PAE to join our leading Life Insurance team in Sydney. This position will see you based in our Sydney office and working under the guidance of two highly regarded partners.

This opportunity will provide you with exposure to a range of complex and challenging work across life insurance claims, from advisory to litigation stage.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will be an admitted Lawyer with at least 1 year PAE, ideally gained in a defendant setting, and at least 1 year experience in life insurance. We also invite applications from candidates with claims management experience gained in-house.

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate a commitment to exceptional client service and a passion for delivering top-quality legal advice.

Culture & Benefits

We work for great clients and advise them on interesting issues and matters so every day is different. We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences so you can bring your authentic self to the workplace.

To support you, we offer a wide range of wellbeing and financial benefits, including:

  • Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
  • Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family, corporate discounts at leading fitness and wellbeing brands and mental health first aiders
  • Paid parental leave and accreditations as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace and Family Inclusive Workplace
  • Continuous learning and development programs so that you are always being challenged, engaged and encouraged to grow
  • Mentoring opportunities and on the job learning to support your professional and personal development
  • Diversity, inclusion and equality policy and employee reference groups (LGBTQIA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers and Health & Wellbeing) to ensure that we continue to live our values
  • Dress for your day because we trust our people to make choices which appropriately represent our firm

How to Apply

If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit your cover letter and CV. If you are applying for a Paralegal, Law Graduate or Lawyer role, please also provide your academic transcript with your application.

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you have questions about the recruitment process or require any adjustments to participate, please let us know in your application.

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

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