General Insurance, Senior Associate - Sydney
1 day ago
Job description
Brief Description
Hicksons| Hunt & Hunt is a commercial law firm that assists government, companies, organisations, and individuals throughout Australia to create sustainable value in providing legal and commercial advice, services, and solutions.
With offices in Sydney, North Ryde, Newcastle and Griffith, we work across geographies, while utilising advanced technologies, to keep connected to our clients.
We pride ourselves on our energy and authenticity to drive client solutions, attract and develop talent and serve our broader community.
With a strong history of providing exceptional legal advice, we consider ourselves to be visionary thought leaders who have harnessed our history and experience, emerging as a market-leading legal and advisory business.
The Team
Our General Insurance team comprises committed, energetic and creative professionals who manage a diverse caseload of insurance matters in a highly regulated and competitive Australian insurance market.
Our track record includes acting in successful landmark cases, and being recognised by our clients for the value we provide, the results achieved and our sensitivity to their commercial relationships.
Our support for clients spans a wide range of insurance classes and lines, including construction and engineering, property, fire and industrial special risks, and public liability.
We seek people who share our business vision and values. We are seeking a Senior Associate with at least 5+ years experience.
They Will Have The Following Experience And Expertise
Excellent writing skills
Strong verbal skills
Professional indemnity, personal injury, general liability and first party property experience in both coverage and defence roles
Drafts complex letters, Court documents and other precedent documents with minimal supervision
Prepares timely reports to clients demonstrating a good understanding and analysis of relevant issues
Ensures client details are accurately recorded and updated in firm database. Enters other data as required for client reports or other purposes
A working knowledge of the Insurance Contracts and Civil Liability Acts
Willingness to participate and enhance your business development skills
A desire to grow and develop with our team
An ability to build effective working relationships with clients
Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
Experience mentoring and developing junior lawyers
What We Offer
Hicksons|Hunt&Hunt fosters a diverse and inclusive environment, we capture innovative ideas from our people to build on our business; we welcome your creative ideas to optimize the way we work.
We offer a range of benefits and social opportunities to support growth, development and internal networking and collaboration within the firm, collectively celebrating our success through recognition and reward programs.
Supporting YouPotential unearthed – We pride ourselves on enabling you to achieve your career aspirations.
Offering tailored 1:1 mentoring, access to our E-learning platform with role base training, internal and external workshops and complete transparency around our promotional pathways program.
The right resources – Our workplace is supported by smart technology, paper-light processes, collaborative teams and a healthy values-based culture that will see you perform at your best.
Flexi-work options – We understand life is not 1 size fits all. Explore options for hybrid work, part time hours, compressed working weeks, and more.Performance based rewards and incentive bonuses – Our incentive program is designed to reward our employees and support our high-performance culture.
Hicksons|Hunt &Hunt + Benefits – 16 weeks paid gender-neutral parental leave, education assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Birthday leave and #4U leave, plus access to everyday discounts through our corporate discount schemes, and novated leasing.
Life at Hicksons|Hunt &Hunt – Contributing to our community is part of our Vision; the firm provides you with the opportunity to contribute to the firm's corporate social responsibility activities through our pro-bono program.
Awards – The 2024 AFR Partnership Survey named Hicksons|Hunt &Hunt as the industry leader with the highest proportion of Female Partners for the second year running.
In addition, Hicksons|Hunt &Hunt has been recognised ABA employer of choice winners (2020, 2023 andTo have a confidential discussion on the role and our offering, please contact Zahra Nowrouz Tafreshi, Talent Acquisition Manager-
Hicksons handles the personal information of employment applicants in compliance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and its Privacy Policy.
Please note pre-employment screening checks will be conducted on all successful applicants including a national police check.
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