Civil Practice Team Lead

4 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia beBeeCareer Full time $150,000 - $200,000

Avant Law seeks an experienced medical defence litigation lawyer to lead their Civil Practice Team.

Civil Practice Team Lead

This is a full-time permanent position based out of our Melbourne office with hybrid working arrangements.

The successful candidate will have:

  • 10+ years' PQE ideal;
  • Experience in leadership or strong interest in the development of people leadership skills;
  • Defence medical negligence and insurance law experience ideal;
  • Demonstrated health law knowledge;
  • Proactive in developing relationships and understanding and balancing member, business and team requirements;
  • Strong time management and multi-tasking skills.

The key responsibilities include:

  1. Conducting own civil file load and managing the civil litigation team in accordance with the KPI's, ensuring billing targets are met and high quality legal services are provided by the civil team;
  2. Provision and supervision of lawyers with a range of PQE experience to deliver sustainable, timely and efficient legal services in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for both the membership and the member as well as reduction in cycle times, accurate reserve and reduction in external legal costs;
  3. Coordination of resourcing and workflows within the civil team and ensuring the management of claims in accordance with agreed protocols, standards and procedures of Avant Law and professional and ethical standards with documented standards and procedures consistently applied;
  4. Supervision, mentoring and development of the civil team (lawyers and paralegals) to enable career development for staff within the Avant Law team;
  5. Advising and supporting the Head of Practice, Legal and as appropriate the Head of Avant Law and General Manager Civil on State legal trends, issues, reforms, significant cases and other developments relevant to the Practice Group.
Why Work For Us?

Working for Australia's largest specialist medico-legal law firm offers several benefits. You would be guaranteed a pipeline of work from your instructing client, and you will work with event-based billing. You will also get to work on a great variety and breadth of cases but with a focus on medical indemnity claims.

Our firm provides an open and collaborative environment with access to top specialist medico-legal solicitors in the country. We prioritise collaboration, mentoring, advocacy, and making a difference for doctors. This is an opportunity for an experienced medical defence litigation lawyer to progress their career and lead Avant Law's Civil Practice Team.

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