Insurance Special Counsel

6 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Barry Nilsson Full time $180,000 - $250,000 per year

The Firm
Barry Nilsson is an award-winning national law firm with a 60-year history and more than 450 staff. We are known for our insurance & health and family law expertise, and for offering the highest standards of industry knowledge to provide our clients with service they can trust.

BN has been listed as an Employer of Choice in the Australasian Lawyer Employer of Choice awards for the past six years. Our people describe our culture as friendly, professional, flexible and down-to-earth. In our most recent staff engagement survey 93% of respondents said that their manager is approachable, accessible and responsive and our people felt that their manager genuinely cares about their wellbeing.

The Team
Our Insurance & Health department is headed up by 33 well-respected principals across six states. Within the insurance space our award-winning team is known for producing high quality advice and delivering exceptional client service.

The team handles claims across all major classes of insurance and acts for the biggest names in the insurance industry, both locally and overseas. The principals that head up the team for this particular position are Nick Bell and Nick Andrew.

The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Special Counsel to join our dynamic Sydney Insurance team. The role offers a broad range of public liability (particularly matters in the education space) and general insurance work for an array of clients, which includes personal injury and historical abuse claims as well civil investigations.

About You
The successful candidate will possess previous defendant insurance and litigation experience within the liability area. Furthermore, candidates will possess strong communication skills, significant capacity for empathy and resilience, an enthusiastic approach and a focus on client service.

Our Benefits
Barry Nilsson offers a broad range of benefits including:

  • a firm laptop to support our agile working model;
  • flexible working arrangements including a 9.5 day fortnight, working from home, purchase of leave options and public holiday swap policy;
  • annual performance bonus scheme designed to recognise and reward strong performance;
  • well-developed and structured mentoring, as well as internal and external training to assist with career progression;
  • casual office environment with our dress for your day policy;
  • access to our Health & Wellbeing program, BNWell, which supports the overall wellbeing of our people including a yearly health & wellbeing allowance and health & wellbeing day;
  • shared care parental policy with equal leave for mums and dads; and
  • support to undertake pro bono legal work, secondments and industry appointments.

How To Apply
To make a confidential application, please click 'Apply Now' or contact Jo Clementson - People and Culture Adviser.

Barry Nilsson is committed to being an inclusive law firm that employs and retains the best and most diverse talent. We value diversity and foster a culture where our people are happy to come to work as their true selves feeling respected, valued and supported. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and from people of all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.

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