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Personal Injury Lawyer-Abuse or Abuse Plus (2 years-Special Counsel)

**Exciting NEW horizons** Premier national plaintiff firm. Entrepreneurial+Equal Opportunity+'No Limits' rewarding culture. Best mentors. Enviable growth path. $90,000-$250,000+ Bonus $$. Life friendly+WFH flexibility. MELBOURNE.

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER

Our client is a 1st -Class national Australian plaintiff firm whose famous brand is synonymous with Personal Injury Law.

It attracts & retains (long-term) industry-leading talented legal professionals due to its unique ‘no-limits’, inclusive/diverse culture+ enviable career growth opportunities+healthy work/life balance.

Currently undergoing yet another GROWTH spurt in their institutional abuse law practicenationally.

YOUR NEW ROLE

As a valued key lawyer in Victoria, reporting to+ being mentored by an outstanding Partner (an industry-leading top calibre Accredited Specialist), you will relish the challenge+autonomy+ satisfaction of obtaining justice for your clients in respect of their institutional/historical abuse claims.

You will have full-spectrum carriage of your own files+ manage your own practice-obtaining client instructions, reviewing medical evidence, legal research, providing technical legal advice, liaising with third parties, briefing counsel and attending court/settlement conferences.

ONLY IF YOU desire a mixed personal injury role, some scope to practice in 1 other non-abuse area of personal injury law (eg public liability, medical negligence etc) if you have relevant experience.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Be part of the NEXT GROWTH phase of this high profile plaintiff firm with an impressive success record spanning close to 40 yrs;

• Exciting future with career development/leadership opportunities-NO LIMITS CULTURE including pathway to equity partner subject to your ambition+performance (only limit is you);

• Top quality stimulating cases+ ownership of your own practice/clients;

• Extra performance $$ bonuses;

• Some flexibility to choose YOUR ROLE either: 1) 100% ABUSE OR 2) majority ABUSE plus 1 other area eg medical negligence or public liability (subject to your experience);

• Paid parental leave-up to 12 weeks;

• Top mentorship+ camaraderie-learn from industry-leading partners+colleagues

• Personally tailor-made work flexibility depending on your experience/role to accommodate your lifestyle/other responsibilities-1,2, or more days WFH ;

• Paperless office+Sophisticated technology/systems+ Resources/Admin support;

• Generous and committed employer who invests in their staff success long-term.

WHO YOU ARE
We are interested in hearing from you if you:

• are an admitted solicitor in VIC and have minimum 2+ YEARS experience (up to special counsel) in personal injury law including minimum 18 months specifically in institutional abuse law (essential);

• are hands-on (essential) and desire to have your own practice+clients (NOT seeking merely a managerial/mentoring role overseeing junior lawyers if you are a senior lawyer);

• have strong technical knowledge +drafting & advocacy skills, are client-centric and results- driven;

• are ambitious+ commercially astute with a high level of emotional intelligence+ love what you do;

• have proven ability to work well in a busy, fast-paced environment;

• are hungry to fulfil your potential to the MAX+ accelerate your career with a leading plaintiff firm long-term.

Reference: Maria Yun (**********)