Associate/Senior Associate

About us

We're passionate about what we do and want you to be too.

Moray & Agnew is one of Australia's leading law firms with an unrivalled reputation in our markets. We're proud that our partners and our legal expertise is consistently recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle's Guide.

With over 110 partners, our teams are organised into three strategic pillars so that we can play to our strengths:

• Insurance
  – including commercial classes such as financial lines, professional indemnity, public & product liability, life insurance and through to statutory classes such as workers compensation and compulsory third party.
• Commercial & Workplace
  – spanning corporate and commercial, construction and projects, property and environment, commercial dispute resolution, insolvency, owners' corporation and workplace law
• Government
  – spanning local, state and federal government

Our clients include Australian and international insurers and reinsurers, corporates of all sizes, and federal, state and local government.

Nationally, over 750 talented people deliver top-quality legal advice and representation, coupled with exceptional client service and support, across our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle, Perth and Cairns.

Our partners are committed to fostering flexible, inclusive and diverse environments for our employees. We have the fourth highest percentage of female partners according to the AFR Law Partnership Survey, July 2024.

We value technical excellence and collegiality, offer a great workplace culture and excellent opportunities to further your career, whether you are just starting out, are an experienced lawyer or a business services professional.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Associate or Senior Associate to join our Professional Indemnity team in Melbourne on a permanent, full-time basis. Our collaborative and high performing team advises and acts for both local and internationally based clients, with strong connections to the London insurance market.

Some of the interesting and varied aspects to this role include:

• Advising underwriters in relation to complex coverage disputes regarding Financial Institutions, Director and Officer and Project Specific Professional Indenity policies.
• Handling claims against financial professionals including trustees, auditors, accountants, financial planners, and executives and directors involved in the financial services sector.
• Acting for other insured professionals including lawyers, architects, accountants, real estate agents, property managers, engineers, valuers, insurance brokers, and other construction professionals;
• Acting for professionals in disciplinary actions.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years' experience in a defendant professional indemnity role or commercial/insurance litigation. Experience or an interest in developing an expertise in financial lines claims would be advantageous, as would experience in advising on coverage issues. Our clients are at the heart of all that we do, so we are looking for a candidate who demonstrates a strong client service focus and a commercial approach to all dealings.

Some of the other skills, qualities and attributes we are looking for include:

• Strong communication, technical drafting and problem-solving skills
• Self-confidence, initiative and a commitment to ongoing learning and development in this area of practice
• Ability to work both independently, and collaboratively as part of a small team.

We value excellence and skill, knowledge and curiosity, collaboration and dependability. If you're ready to take the next step in your career, we look forward to receiving your application.

Culture & benefits of working with us

We work for great clients and advise them on interesting issues and matters so every day is different. We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences so you can bring your authentic self to the workplace. To support you, we offer a wide range of wellbeing and financial benefits, including:

• Flexible working arrangements
  to help you balance your work and personal commitments
• Health and wellness initiatives
  , including an Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family, corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeing brands and mental health first aiders
• Paid parental leave
  and accreditations as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace and Family Inclusive Workplace
• Continuous learning and development programs
  so that you are always being challenged, engaged and encouraged to grow
• Mentoring opportunities and on the job learning
  to support your professional and personal development
• Diversity, inclusion and equality
  policy and employee reference groups (LGBTQIA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers and Health & Wellbeing) to ensure that we continue to live our values
• Dress for your day
  because we trust our people to make choices which appropriately represent our firm
  .

How to apply

If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit your cover letter and CV. If you are applying for a Paralegal, Law Graduate or Lawyer role, please also provide your academic transcript with your application.

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you have questions about the recruitment process or require any adjustments to participate, please let us know in your application.

We prefer to connect with people directly and do not require recruitment agency assistance with this vacancy. Any applications submitted by recruitment agencies without having been briefed will not be considered a valid introduction.