Insurance Senior Associate / Special Counsel (Employment Practices Liability)
Core
Senior lawyer providing front-end advisory and back-end litigation support for Employment Practices Liability (EPL) matters, acting for insurers, insureds, and direct clients.
Role type
Senior Associate / Special Counsel (Employment Law & Insurance)
Builds
Legal advice, litigation representation, and drafted agreements for clients in the insurance and employment sectors.
Domain
Insurance & Employment Law
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Employment law expertise, litigation experience, enterprise agreement drafting, performance management advice, conciliation conference attendance, court appearances
Preferred skills
Insurance/EPL exposure, mentoring junior practitioners, client relationship building
Technologies
Federal Court of Australia, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Fair Work Commission, State and Federal tribunals
Responsibilities
Advise and represent clients in employment-related claims (unfair dismissal, discrimination, sexual harassment); attend conciliation conferences; appear in Federal Court and relevant tribunals; advise on employment terms and conditions; review and draft enterprise agreements and settlement agreements.
Seniority
Senior, experienced practitioner (5+ years PAE)