Senior Associate/ Special Counsel, Insurance

3 months ago

Perth, Australia Clyde & Co Full time

About the role

Clyde & Co is a global law firm with a focus on five core sectors: insurance, energy, trade & commodities, infrastructure, and transport.

We currently have opportunities at Senior Lawyer level in the team led by Perth office Managing Partner Jenny Thornton. Jenny returns to Clydes following 7 years at the independent Bar and is looking to build her team. Jenny advises and represents multinational corporations, insurance and reinsurance companies, Lloyd's underwriters, and financial institutions in relation to commercial issues, disputes, and insurance coverage issues across a range of lines of insurance business, including:

  • property;
  • construction;
  • energy;
  • professional indemnity;
  • directors & officers liability; and
  • public & products liability.

The Perth practice has an international focus and works across a range of sectors, including:

  • construction & engineering;
  • mining & resources;
  • energy;
  • financial services;
  • telecommunications & information technology;
  • manufacturing; and
  • hospitality & entertainment.

About you

You are an established Australian qualified senior lawyer at minimum 5 PQE level with the below attributes and experience across some/all of the following areas:

  • experience in managing:
    • Professional indemnity and directors & officers liability claims;
    • complex insurance coverage of disputes;
    • complex infrastructure and construction claims, with a particular focus on the energy sector;
    • property damage and business interruption claims; and
    • product liability and recall claims.
  • strong academic credentials, self-driven with excellent verbal and written communications skills;
  • strong time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities effectively;
  • demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills, as well as the ability to work independently;
  • commercial awareness, confidence, and an ability to develop client relationships; and
  • the ability to lead, delegate and foster a positive team atmosphere.

About Clyde & Co in the Asia Pacific Region

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 490 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide.Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering, and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets. For more information, please visit www.clydeco.com

We offer a range of tailored benefits and support, including discounted private health insurance, first class family leave offering, and wellbeing initiatives.
 Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.

How To Apply

Please take a moment to read our privacy notice carefully. This describes what personal information Clyde & Co (we) may hold about you, what it's used for, how it's obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject. If you are submitting a candidate as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is an essential requirement and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to Clyde & Co are aware of this privacy notice

Our Partners like working with future employees directly and Clyde & Co will not accept agency submissions unless the agency has specifically been contacted by a member of the recruitment team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a dynamic and progressive firm. If you are interested in this position, please submit your application including cover letter, CV/Resume and Academic Transcript.

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