About Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers
Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers is a mid-tier law firm with offices in Hobart, Sydney, Melbourne, and various regional locations throughout New South Wales. Our Hobart office specialises in providing personal injury advice to a diverse range of clients.
We are committed to fostering diversity within our practice and empowering our staff by offering encouragement, opportunities, and the necessary resources to continually challenge and advance their skills and career objectives.
The Opportunity:
We seek a proactive candidate to join our Personal Injury law team at our Hobart Office. The ideal candidate is someone who has a passion for personal injury, and who is interested in developing their career at our fast-growing Hobart practice. You will work closely with our Hobart Partner across medical negligence, motor vehicle accidents, workers compensation, public liability, and institutional/historical abuse cases.
Benefits
* One-on-one mentorship from a senior accredited specialist lawyer
* Genuine flexible work options, including hybrid work
* Intrastate and interstate travel opportunities
* Access to Carroll & O’Dea’s health and wellbeing program, including corporate massages, “COD dollars” towards health and wellbeing activities.
* Annual Christmas gift
* Employee Assistance Program
* Internal learning and development program
Key responsibilities:
* Liaising with clients and providing timely advice
* Preparing Court documents and correspondence
* Managing high volume files with supervision
* Attending court, TASCAT, dispute resolutions, and settlements
* Conducting legal research
Successful candidates:
* A valid practicing certificate
* Understanding of personal injury matters (preferred)
* Strong attention to detail and autonomy
* Ability to maintain client confidentiality
* Strong negotiation, mediation, and advocacy skills
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Client relationship and business development skills
* Ability to prioritise and manage deadlines
We are looking for candidates who have a passion for personal injury law, show initiative and are self-motivated learners. If you are highly organised, well-presented, proactive and committed to providing exceptional client service, we encourage you to become a part of our growing team.
If you're excited about this opportunity and what we have to offer, please submit your application via SEEK.
We require successful applicants to provide a satisfactory police clearance prior to commencing employment.
We actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.