Senior Associate / Special Counsel - Insurance (Work Injury Damages)

About the role

HWLE Lawyers is seeking a Senior Associate / Special Counsel to join its Sydney Insurance Statutory Classes / Work Injury Damages practice, led by Partners Mersina Kikinis and Ron Galea. You will join a tight-knit sub-team of seven lawyers handling a sophisticated mix of work injury damages and statutory matters, taking ownership of complex files, building direct client relationships and helping insurers, self-insurers and government clients.

Key responsibilities

• Support blue-chip clients, insurers, employers and brokers with advice and claims management support
• Manage a portfolio of files with a high degree of autonomy
• Provide strategic advice on liability and quantum
• Lead client consultations and conferences
• Appear in the Personal Injury Commission, District Court and Supreme Court
• Instruct and work closely with medical, liability and investigation experts
• Attend and represent clients at mediations in the Personal Injury Commission

Required profile

• Ideally 6+ years of PAE with strong experience in WID, statutory workers compensation or broader defendant insurance work
• Demonstrated ability to run matters independently
• Strategic and critical thinking, and a consultative approach to clients
• Strong relationship-building skills and excellent drafting and analytical capability
• Full working rights in Australia and a valid practising certificate; applicants encouraged from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community

What we offer

• A meritocracy model with transparent career pathways, 180-day career forecasting sessions and a mentorship-friendly solicitor-to-partner ratio
• Leave policies including purchased, parental and performance reward leave
• A friendly culture with sports clubs, a social club and monthly firmwide drinks

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