Senior Associate / Team Leader - Personal Injury (Plaintiff)

The firm has a dedicated compensation team that includes experienced senior practitioners and Accredited Personal Injury Specialists. It has built a strong reputation for client service, technical expertise and results for its clients.

You'll run a personal file load of about 50 to 70 matters, mostly CTP and workers compensation. You'll also supervise a team of four junior lawyers, who between them manage more than 200 files.

This role suits a Senior Associate who is already running a busy compensation practice and wants formal responsibility for developing a team, or an experienced Associate ready to take that step.

Your work will include:

• Managing NSW CTP and workers compensation claims from first instructions through to resolution
  
• Advising clients on statutory benefits, weekly payments, medical and treatment expenses and permanent impairment
  
• Reviewing insurer dispute notices and internal review decisions, and setting strategy on disputed claims
  
• Preparing and running matters before the Personal Injury Commission
  
• Preparing Independent Review Office funding applications for workers compensation matters
  
• Briefing medico-legal experts and counsel
  
• Conducting settlement negotiations and appearing at conciliations, conferences and mediations
  
• Supervising and mentoring four junior lawyers, including file reviews, case strategy and help on complex or disputed matters
  
• Monitoring progress across the team's files so matters move forward and deadlines are met
  

Key Details

• Practice split: mostly CTP and workers compensation
  
• Personal file load: about 50 to 70 matters
  
• Team: four junior lawyers who between them manage more than 200 files
  
• Reporting line: [TBC]
  
• Remuneration: $150,000 to $180,000 depending on experience [plus super / package, TBC], plus incentive opportunities
  

About You

• 5+ years' PQE in plaintiff personal injury, admitted in NSW
  
• Solid experience in both NSW CTP and workers compensation
  
• A working knowledge of the relevant NSW legislation and the PIC process
  
• Experience handling disputes about weekly benefits, medical expenses and permanent impairment
  
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior lawyers, or clearly ready to step into a team leadership role
  
• Strong file management skills, with the ability to keep a personal practice moving while overseeing a team
  
• Confident dealing with clients, insurers, doctors, experts and counsel
  
• Accreditation as a Personal Injury Specialist, or working towards it, will be well regarded
  

What's on Offer

• A formal team leadership role with a personal practice alongside it
  
• Close work with experienced practitioners and Accredited Personal Injury Specialists
  
• A clear pathway for career progression
  
• Hybrid working arrangements
  
• Ongoing professional development and CPD support
  
• A supportive, collaborative team