The Opportunity
As a permanent Special Counsel in our Brisbane CBD-based practice, you'll be on the frontline as we doggedly seek justice.
Reporting to the Legal Practice Manager, you'll work on a range of complex head trauma matters for clients who are advanced in the litigation process.
Whether you've come from defendant or plaintiff practice, you will have the opportunity to take a leading role in these cases.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Special Counsel with experience contributing to the success of a personal injury practice, or for an experienced Senior Associate seeking to step up into a Special Counsel position.
While this is a full-time opportunity, we are open to offering flexible work arrangement options, including work from home options, and part-time with a minimum of 4 days per week, for the right candidate.
With empathy, adaptability and initiative, you will be a true champion of our clients by:
Effectively assess and quantify risk of head trauma cases, driving these to a resolution for our clients.Providing the legal advice and representation our clients need and deserve to obtain maximum compensation.Cultivating strong relationships with our clients through exceptional communication and clear management of expectations.Preparing legal documentation with a high degree of detail, and manage and run a file load with a keen level of commercial and fiscal awareness.What you'll bring A Bachelor of Laws with a current practising certificate.Significant experience as a personal injury lawyer.Familiarity with Queensland Law and legislation, in particular the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 and Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999.An innate ability to question, challenge the status quo and always stay ahead of the pack.A commitment to truly connect with those around you and work together to deliver exceptional results for our clients.The passion, motivation and enthusiasm to contribute to our culture and ensure it's a place where everyone can thrive.Shine Lawyers: A place for you.
It means more here. At Shine, purpose really matters. It's our clients, who summon the courage to stand up to injustice.It's the communities we are part of and support every day.It's our team, who champion what's right and make this place what it is.We're an ASX-listed organisation, and we've been standing up for the rights of everyday people for more than 45 years.
We've achieved a lot, but you'll find no airs and graces here.
We're humble yet relentless.
We don't pretend to be anything other than ourselves.
And together, we've created a place for you to thrive.
Here are some of the things we hope you'll love about working with us:
Connect and be you: Get the benefits you need, and work with truly authentic people.
And you can enjoy the security of a large, well-established firm that treats you as a person, not a number.Challenge and be challenged: We're not here for "easy".
We want you to take your place at Shine and make a real impact.
Question and challenge - that's how we grow.Achieve and grow: Start your Shine journey with our in-house learning programs, where you'll find immediate connection and be set up for success.
You will be provided real opportunities to step up and grow - within your role and beyond.Excited to join us and stand up to injustice? Apply now and make Shine Justice a place for you.
As part of The Circle Back Initiative, we want you to feel supported through our recruitment process, which means that you will hear back from our friendly team – no matter the outcome.
We are committed to making Shine Lawyers a place for you by encouraging and supporting our people to bring their authentic selves to the workplace, and as a result, we know you'll put your best self forward while righting wrong for our clients.
We're passionate about maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment here at Shine that celebrates all of our differences with age, disability, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, to name a few, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.
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