Medical Negligence Team Lead

1 week ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Avant Full time
About Avant

Avant is Australia's leading medical defence organisation, protecting medical professionals for over 125 years. With 80,000 health practitioners and medical students across the country, we deliver market-leading products and services to meet their needs. Our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.

Our Mission

We advocate for improvements in the healthcare system and quality, safety, and professionalism in medicine. We deliver education and research activities to support our members and the broader community.

Job Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to lead our Civil Practice Group in Sydney. As a key member of our Avant Law team, you will be responsible for managing a team of lawyers and paralegals, providing high-quality legal services, and achieving billing targets.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage the civil litigation team, ensuring billing targets are met and high-quality legal services are provided.
  • Supervise and develop lawyers and paralegals to achieve their full potential.
  • Coordinate resourcing and workflows within the civil team, ensuring compliance with protocols, standards, and procedures.
  • Support the delivery of medico-legal advisory services to Avant members.
  • Conduct your own civil file load, allocating files to the team, and supervising the management of civil claims.
  • Advise and support the Head of Practice, Legal, and other senior leaders on state legal trends, issues, and developments.
Requirements
  • Experience in leadership or strong interest in developing people leadership skills.
  • Defence medical negligence and insurance law experience ideal.
  • Demonstrated health law knowledge.
  • Proactive in developing relationships and understanding member, business, and team requirements.
  • Excellent communication and time management skills.
Why Work for Avant?

As Australia's largest specialist medico-legal law firm, we offer a unique opportunity to work on a great variety and breadth of cases, with a focus on medical indemnity claims. You will be part of an open and collaborative environment with access to top specialist medico-legal solicitors. Flexible working practices and a range of benefits make Avant an attractive employer.

We value our people and offer a range of benefits, flexible working options, career development, and internal mobility opportunities. Your development is our priority, and we have a variety of learning and development programs to support you in your career. We offer support via Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health and Wellbeing programs, Tertiary Education Sponsorship and Support.

Please note: Avant Mutual is a vaccinated employer. Prior to commencement, you are required to be fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot receive a Covid-19 vaccination for valid medical reasons.



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