In-House Legal Group Manager - Workers Compensation
Core
Strategic leadership of the legal function for a workers' compensation division, setting strategy and overseeing complex claims without an individual caseload.
Role type
Senior legal manager / Head of Legal (Workers Compensation)
Builds
Legal strategy, team capability, and governance for complex workers' compensation claims
Domain
Insurance / Workers Compensation / Legal
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
NSW workers' compensation law expertise, strategic leadership, team management, regulatory stakeholder management, external legal panel management, process improvement
Preferred skills
AI-enabled tools adoption, indirect leadership experience
Technologies
AI-enabled tools
Responsibilities
Setting legal strategy aligned with regulatory and business priorities; providing technical oversight of complex claims (damages, impairment, disputes); leading and developing legal managers and specialists; managing external legal panels; building relationships with employers, brokers, and regulators; representing the organization in industry forums; improving legal processes and systems.