Insurance Associate/Senior Associate (CTP)
The Firm
Barry Nilsson is an award-winning national law firm with a 60 year history and more than 450 staff. We are known for our insurance & health and family law expertise, and for offering the highest standards of industry knowledge to provide our clients with service they can trust.
BN has been listed as an Employer of Choice in the Australasian Lawyer Employer of Choice awards for the past six years. Our people describe our culture as friendly, professional, flexible and down-to-earth. In our most recent staff engagement survey 93% of respondents said that their manager is approachable, accessible and responsive and our people felt that their manager genuinely cares about their wellbeing.
The Team
Our Insurance & Health team is headed up by 32 industry leading principals across six states. Within the insurance space our award-winning team is known for producing high quality advice and delivering exceptional client service.
An opportunity has arisen for an Associate or Senior Associate to join our CTP team in Sydney which is headed up by Henry Silvester. The team handles matters from simple to major and catastrophic injury claims, complex liability disputes, strongly contested damages claims, fraud and recovery claims. We are recognised for looking ahead to autonomous vehicles which are expected to have product liability elements.
The Successful Candidate
We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills, experience and attributes:
- Previous insurance (preferably CTP) experience;
- Ability to build strong client relationships with a focus on client service;
- Strong communication skills;
- Ability to mentor junior practitioners;
- Ability to manage own file load autonomously; and
- Enthusiastic and pragmatic approach.
The Benefits
We offer a broad range of benefits to our people including:
- A firm laptop to support our agile working model;
- Flexible working arrangements including a 9.5 day fortnight, working from home, purchase of leave options and public holiday swap policy;
- Annual performance bonus scheme designed to recognise and reward strong performance;
- Well-developed and structured mentoring, as well as internal and external training to assist with career progression;
- Casual office environment with our dress for your day policy;
- Access to our Health & Wellbeing program, BNWell, which supports the overall wellbeing of our people including a yearly health & wellbeing allowance and health & wellbeing day;
- Shared care parental policy with equal leave for mums and dads; and
- Support to undertake pro bono legal work, secondments and industry appointments.
How to Apply
To make a confidential application, please click 'Apply Now' or contact Lizzy Hancock, People & Culture Officer.
Barry Nilsson is committed to being an inclusive law firm that employs and retains the best and most diverse talent. We value diversity and foster a culture where our people are happy to come to work as their true selves feeling respected, valued and supported. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and from people of all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.
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