We are seeking a high performing insurance specialist Senior Associate to join our market leading Commercial Litigation team in Melbourne

This role provides the successful candidate with the opportunity to:

• Join a tier-one ranked policyholder’s insurance practice
• Collaborate and contribute to a high performing and impactful team
• Work on major litigation and advisory matters for blue chip corporates

The role

Working as part of our market recognised policyholder’s insurance practice within the Commercial Litigation team, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to join our Melbourne team on a permanent basis. Working with Partner Sophy Woodward, you will join a high performing, supportive and down to earth team and enjoy working with prominent corporate clients across a variety of sectors. The work involves having carriage of insurance disputes and advisory work for policyholder clients.   

This role has a high level of client interaction and will see you managing client relationships, shaping the strategic direction of matters, working closely with counsel, drafting advices, preparing witness and expert evidence and having carriage of final and interlocutory proceedings. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to a highly driven and successful team being recognised as an Asia Pacific Band 1 ranked practice in Insurance (Policyholder) and Insurer: Non-contentious, and Band 2 ranked Legal500 insurance practice.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Minimum 5 years PQE within an insurance practice, or within a broader commercial litigation practice but with an interest in insurance
• Demonstrated experience in a range of litigious matters and management of insurance disputes
• Strong academic achievements
• Familiarity with Supreme/Federal Court litigation
• The ability to project manage and drive matters through to completion
• A passion for mentoring, supervising and delegating work to more junior lawyers
• A strong focus on delivering exceptional client service
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; required for building effective client relationships and contributing to a positive team environment

In addition to this, we are looking for a dynamic operator who can contribute to the success of this practice, and who is seeking to develop their career under the expert guidance of leading litigation and insurance specialist Partners.

The Commercial Litigation Practice Group

Clayton Utz's Litigation and Dispute Resolution lawyers form a top-tier commercial litigation practice, the largest in Australia. Our reputation for undertaking the most complex, significant and high-profile matters, and delivering excellent results for our clients, is second to none.

How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Consultant Contact Details

Jennifer Sanderson, (07) 3292 7331

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to [email protected].

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