Associate or Senior Associate

Job Description

Location: Sydney CBD

Role Highlights: A genuine opportunity to practise at the highest level within a specialist insurance law boutique, without the structural constraints of a larger firm. Real ownership, real client relationships, and a culture built on trust and performance.

The Firm

This boutique has built a strong reputation acting for insurers and self-insurers across workers compensation, statutory claims, and work injury damages. The client base includes major Australian corporates and specialist insurers. The firm operates without time recording, and performance is assessed on the quality and output of work rather than hours logged.

The Role

Working closely with a Partner, you will manage an active portfolio of workers compensation and work injury damages matters from instruction through to resolution. You will provide clear, commercially grounded advice to insurer and self-insurer clients, with direct client contact by phone, email, and periodic face-to-face meetings. At Senior Associate level, you will take a lead role on selected matters.

Responsibilities

• Manage and progress a portfolio of workers compensation and work injury damages matters independently.
• Draft concise, technically sound advice from an insurer and self-insurer perspective.
• Maintain direct client relationships and attend periodic client meetings.
• Instruct and coordinate with counsel at the Personal Injury Commission where required.
• At Senior Associate level, take carriage of selected matters and contribute to the development of junior practitioners.

Candidate Profile

• 2 to 4 years post-qualification experience in NSW workers compensation law.
• Defendant or plaintiff side backgrounds considered.
• Technically strong drafter with the ability to produce clear, commercially useful advice.
• Personal Injury Commission experience, including instructing counsel, is advantageous.
• Self-directed and capable of managing a caseload without a billable hours framework.

Culture and Benefits

The firm was established as a deliberate departure from the culture of larger practices. The team is collegiate and family-aware, operating on a foundation of trust rather than close supervision. Strong performance is recognised and rewarded, with a clear pathway from Associate to Senior Associate and, for the right practitioner, Special Counsel in due course.

• Office-based five days per week during the initial period, with flexibility for one to two days working from home available after a period.
• Performance reviews at year end, with scope for recognition outside the usual cycle.
• Regular team lunches and firm events in a social, close-knit environment.

Apply

If this sounds like you, please send your resume by clicking the apply link below. Please allow 3 to 5 working days for us to process all applications.