Legal Specialist

**Legal Specialist**:
NSW - Sydney CBD Hospitality Industry Insurance Full Time

EML is a leading **Workers Compensation** and **Personal Injury Claims Management** business. Our goal is to help people get their lives back through **ongoing support during their return-to-work journey**. We continue to experience ongoing growth and now have over **4000 dedicated employees**. We foster a learning culture that allows for us to continually invest in our employees ensuring a **long-term career** here at EML.

**WHAT WE OFFER**

**We stand together as equals**. EML is an equal opportunity employer so by coming to work for us, you will be part of a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We look for many different skills sets, backgrounds and capabilities that help enhance and carve our culture.

We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where authenticity is at the forefront of what we do. At EML we like to ensure everyone feels valued where we show respect, integrity and honesty.

**Whether you’re in the office or working from home, EML provides career opportunities and great employee benefits.**

**_ Here are just some of the employee benefits we offer at EML:_**
- A diverse and collaborative team culture like no other
- Flexibility to work from home to support work/life balance
- A corporate wellbeing program with discounted health insurance and gym membership
- Generous discounts from over 350 retailers through our RewardsHub program
- Comprehensive learning and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential
- Access to support and counselling services with work or personal matters, through our Employee Assistance Program
- Companywide events to stay connected and celebrate success
- Entitlement to annual company incentive scheme + salary reviews
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave, plus super

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

As part of our diverse team based in **Sydney CBD**, you will help make a positive impact on someone’s life every day. You will feel great satisfaction knowing your talent and hard work has a purpose.

The purpose of this role is to manage litigation, undertake legal research, undertake legal project work for EML business units and reports to the Legal Manager. Working as part of a Claims Business Unit this role will be responsible for ensuring EML performance targets and organisational objectives are met while providing a high level of service delivery to our stakeholders.

This will be a **permanent** position commencing based in the **Sydney CBD office **with** flexibility to work from home 3 days a week.**

**YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Providing technical advice on legislative, regulatory, legal, policy and guidelines requirements affecting workers’ compensation claims to enable sound, evidence-based and legally accurate decision making.
- Managing, and reviewing legal advice associated with common law damages claims and statutory workers’ compensation benefits.
- Keeping up to date with case law and precedents affecting claims, premium and the scheme.
- Providing practical technical advice about strategic management, both generally and in relation to specific claims.
- Collecting and reporting on identified scheme trends and individual cases.
- Providing assistance with advice and/or drafting of legal notices and correspondence.

**ABOUT YOU**
- Bachelor of Laws or other tertiary studies in personal injury/workers compensation, legal studies/jurisprudence and alternative dispute resolution considered favourably.
- Demonstrated experience in a similar role with strong workers compensation claims management experience including experience with workers compensation litigation
- Excellent understanding of the Workers Compensation legislation and the associated regulations