Insurance Senior Associate

6 days ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Barry Nilsson Full time $120,000 - $180,000 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 91% 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 team is headed up by 32 industry leading 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 Role

Due to growth, an opportunity has arisen for a Senior Associate / Special Counsel level lawyer to work out of our Brisbane office for our Melbourne financial lines team. The successful candidate will work in a truly collegiate team, headed by two leading and respected financial lines Principals, Hubert Wajszel and Scott Shelly.

The role will involve defending a variety of claims brought against directors, officers and companies, and professionals across the legal, financial services, construction, health and property industries.

The Successful Candidate

We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills, experience and attributes:

  • previous defendant insurance experience (preferably professional indemnity);
  • ability to build strong client relationships with a focus on client service;
  • effective communication skills;
  • ability and enthusiasm to mentor junior practitioners; and
  • collaborative and pragmatic approach.

The Benefits

We offer a broad range of benefits to our people 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 Lulu Schneiders, People & 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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