Legal Officer, Insurance
2 days ago
**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time
**Salary**:Salary not specified
**Grade**:See Advertisement
**Occupation**: Legal
**Location**: Geelong
**Reference**: VG/4377
The Legal Officer, Insurance & Claims will be responsible for providing legal advice in relation to workers compensation insurance and claims related issues to relevant WorkSafe divisions.
**_ Legal Officer, Insurance & Claims_**
- **$120,908.00 per annum + 11.5% superannuation**:
- **Full time, 12 month fixed term opportunity**:
- **Wadawurrung / Geelong based role (hybrid - 3 days a week in office)**
**About the role**
The Legal Officer, Insurance & Claims will be responsible for providing legal advice in relation to workers compensation insurance and claims related issues to relevant WorkSafe divisions.
**Key accountabilities**
- Provide high quality, client focused, strategic and practical legal advice and assistance to all divisions of WorkSafe, on various claims and insurance issues with a focus on workers compensation insurance and administrative law
- Analyse and interpret legislation, including the various Acts, Orders and Regulations and undertake other research and claims reviews to assist Senior Lawyers in the team prepare advice
- Assist with briefing and managing external counsel to provide high quality legal services on behalf of WorkSafe and/or joint collaborations
- Work with the Manager and team to prepare and deliver an appropriate range of legal education compliance programs
**About you**
You are an experienced legal professional who wants to make a difference. Your communication, negotiation and organisational skills are highly developed, and your strong interpersonal skills allow you to establish and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. You have the ability to work independently, as well as a part of a high performing team.
Additionally you will possess the following skills and experience:
- Post-qualification experience preferred, any experience gained in-house including in-house government teams will be highly regarded
- Ability to consult on legal issues within tight timeframes and offer constructive solutions
- Experience providing high quality legal advice regarding WorkCover claims and/or other insurance claims advice including advising on disputed decisions, insurance litigation, and administrative law
- Understanding of the constraints of a statutory, regulatory environment
- Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating contracts
- Good written and verbal communication and negotiation skills with strong attention to detail
- Ability to prioritise and deal effectively with a diversity of tasks in accordance with deadlines
**Qualifications**:
- Degree in law
- Admitted or eligible to be admitted to practice as lawyer in Victoria
- Holds or eligible to hold a practicing certificate as an Australian Legal Practitioner
Applications close **11:00pm Friday 23 May 2025**.
Applications close Friday 23 May 2025 at 11.59PM
Posted 09 May 2025
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