Job Title
- Associate - Insurance Litigation (1-3 PQE), Melbourne
- Job Location
- Melbourne
- Job Type
- Lawyers/Attorneys
- Expertise
- Insurance / Financial & Professional Disputes
- Description
Clyde & Co is a global, leading insurance law firm, with one of the largest, dedicated insurance teams in Australia.
We are Tier One for Insurance in Australia as ranked by both Legal500 and Chambers & Partners. Our Melbourne partners are all market leading and recognised across various directories, including Nicole Wearne who sits in the Legal500 'Hall of Fame', and Mark Attard, who won the Best Lawyers of Australia, Insurance Partner of the Year Award in 2021.
Chambers describes us as "part of a market-leading insurance offering with global reach, [representing] an impressive list of well-known insurers and reinsurers, many of whom are clients of long standing, and covers a comprehensive range of insurance classes". Legal500 confirms our status as "the powerhouse insurance team."
**About the role**
Our Melbourne based Professional & Financial Disputes team is seeking exceptional insurance litigation Associates with between 1-3 years' experience to join our busy, growing and highly respected practice.
The role is broad and will involve you working across all the partners on a range of contentious insurance matters, exposing you to an excellent depth of mentoring and career development opportunities. You will also work closely with and report to senior lawyers highly experienced in professional indemnity, directors' and officers' coverage and defence work.
Matters may include general insurance, life insurance, professional indemnity, financial lines, directors' and officers' insurance, defence and coverage disputes, medical indemnity, personal injury, public and products liability, regulatory disputes, and indemnity and regulatory advice.
The nature and size of the team will mean that you will be heavily involved in all aspects of matters. Within the supportive environment, this allows you the autonomy and development opportunity to drive and make a significant contribution to the matter outcome. Further, you will be encouraged to foster and generate client relationships and will have the opportunity to engage in business development frequently.
**Key skills and experience**
- We're looking for ambitious lawyers who enjoy working as part of a dynamic and collaborative team with the following experience:
- 1-3 years of solid, consistent insurance litigation experience gained from a respected defendant or plaintiff law firm is essential.
- Excellent academic credentials, self-driven, enthusiastic, genuinely passionate about developing your career within insurance, with superb verbal and written communications skills.
- Strong time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
- Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skulls, as well as the ability to work independently.
- Commercial awareness and confidence in building a rapport with clients to gain a better understanding of their business' needs and with the assistance of the partner, actively developing these client relationships.
**About the Firm**
Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade, and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world.
Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering, and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people overall in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.
**How to apply**
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**_We offer a rewarding work environment that supports professional growth and opportunities. We value diversity in our workplace and it is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly qualified persons without regard to race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law._