CareerPlan

Senior Associate / Special Counsel – Insurance Litigation | 5–8 PQE | Sydney

Sydney, New South WalesFull-time2026-10-17 → 2026-11-12

Core

Senior Associate/Special Counsel handling complex, high-value insurance disputes, major loss matters, and regulatory investigations for insurers, reinsurers, and corporates.

Role type

Senior Associate / Special Counsel (Insurance Litigation)

Builds

Legal strategies and outcomes for complex insurance coverage and defence matters

Domain

Insurance Law / Litigation

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

complex commercial litigation, catastrophic injury and fatality claims, product liability and recall, regulatory investigations, class actions, multi-party litigation, strategic coverage advice, liability investigation, settlement and recovery

Preferred skills

supervising and delegating, supporting junior lawyers development

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Handle complex, high-value insurance disputes and major loss matters; Work with leading Australian and international insurers, reinsurers, brokers and major corporates; Manage matters from initial incident and liability investigation through to litigation, settlement and recovery; Supervise and delegate effectively at the more senior level; Support the development of junior lawyers

Seniority

Senior Associate (5–8 PQE), hands-on IC with potential supervision duties