Senior Associate / Special Counsel, Insurance Litigation

About the role

An established insurance litigation practice in Brisbane is looking for an experienced Senior Associate or Special Counsel, with a strong focus on professional indemnity matters. You will work in a highly regarded team acting for major insurers and insured professionals on complex, high-value claims, with significant autonomy and direct client contact. The practice has no daily billable targets and emphasises quality, collaboration, client service and outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Act for insurers and insured professionals in complex professional indemnity claims.
• Advise clients across construction, infrastructure, property, real estate, technology and professional services.
• Manage matters from initial instruction through negotiation, mediation, settlement and litigation.
• Advise on liability, quantum, coverage and broader claims strategy.
• Handle professional indemnity and public liability claims, plus policy and coverage advisory work.
• Prepare pleadings, evidence, submissions and other court documentation.
• Work directly with insurers, insureds, experts and barristers.
• Manage your own portfolio of matters with support from a team of lawyers.
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers and build relationships with key insurer clients.

Required profile

• Experienced insurance lawyer at Senior Associate or Special Counsel level.
• Strong defendant insurance litigation experience, particularly in professional indemnity.
• Experience managing complex claims with a high degree of autonomy.
• Commercial and pragmatic approach to resolving disputes; confidence managing insurer and insured client relationships.
• Ability to supervise, mentor and support junior lawyers.

Required skills

• Strong technical drafting, advisory and litigation skills.
• Professional indemnity and public liability claims handling.

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