About us
We're passionate about what we do and want you to be too.
Moray & Agnew is one of Australia's leading law firms with an unrivalled reputation in our markets. We're proud that our partners and our legal expertise is consistently recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle's Guide.
With over 110 partners, our teams are organised into three strategic pillars so that we can play to our strengths:
* Insurance – including commercial classes such as financial lines, professional indemnity, public & product liability, life insurance and through to statutory classes such as workers compensation and compulsory third party.
* Commercial & Workplace – spanning corporate and commercial, construction and projects, property and environment, commercial dispute resolution, insolvency, owners' corporation and workplace law
* Government – spanning local, state and federal government.
Our clients include Australian and international corporates of all sizes, insurers and reinsurers, and federal, state and local government.
Nationally, over 800 talented people deliver top-quality legal advice and representation, coupled with exceptional client service and support, across our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle, Perth and Cairns.
Our partners are committed to fostering flexible, inclusive and diverse environments for our employees. We have the fourth highest percentage of female partners according to the AFR Law Partnership Survey, July 2024.
We value technical excellence and collegiality, offer a great workplace culture and excellent opportunities to further your career, whether you are just starting out, are an experienced lawyer or a business services professional.
About the role
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Lawyer to join our growing General Insurance practice area on a permanent, full-time basis.
Working with a Partner in a team of 15 people, this hands-on role will see you working on a variety of matters involving property damage claims, with a particular focus on subrogated recovery actions for home and contents and commercial insurers. This will include exposure to general litigation in the Federal and State jurisdictions (including VCAT) involving:
* Product liability and the Australian Consumer Law
* Common law negligence and nuisance
* The Water Act 1989
* Domestic building legislation.
Our Property Damage team acts for several leading and niche insurers based in Australia, including domestic home and contents, building, landlord and tenant, commercial and motor insurers.
About you
Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 1-2 years' PAE, with a genuine passion and interest in the areas of litigation and insurance and law. Your previous experience will include some exposure to advocacy work and you will have a keen desire to continue developing this skill.
This close-knit team is results orientated and has a strong record of achieving efficient commercial outcomes for their clients. To succeed in this role, you will have prior experience of managing a high-volume file load, in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to meet and maintain the high standards and work quality that our clients have come to expect.
Our clients are at the heart of all that we do, so we are looking for a candidate who demonstrates a strong client service focus and a commercial approach to all dealings.
Some of the other skills, qualities and attributes we are looking for include:
* Excellent verbal and written communication, including well-developed Plain English writing skills
* Meticulous attention to detail
* Self-confidence, initiative and a commitment to ongoing learning and development in this area of practice
* A positive and enthusiastic attitude
* Ability to work both independently, and collaboratively as part of a small team.
This is a busy and satisfying role for a junior lawyer who is eager to benefit from mentorship and well-rounded experience. If you're ready for the challenge, we would love to hear from you.
Culture & benefits of working with us
We work for great clients and advise them on interesting issues and matters so every day is different. We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences so you can bring your authentic self to the workplace. To support you, we offer a wide range of wellbeing and financial benefits, including:
* Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
* Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family, corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeing brands and mental health first aiders
* Paid parental leave and accreditations as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace and Family Inclusive Workplace
* Continuous learning and development programs so that you are always being challenged, engaged and encouraged to grow
* Mentoring opportunities and on the job learning to support your professional and personal development
* Diversity, inclusion and equality policy and employee reference groups (LGBTQIA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers and Health & Wellbeing) to ensure that we continue to live our values
* Dress for your day because we trust our people to make choices which appropriately represent our firm.
How to apply
If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit your cover letter and CV. If you are applying for a Paralegal, Law Graduate or Lawyer role, please also provide your academic transcript with your application.
We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you have questions about the recruitment process or require any adjustments to participate, please let us know in your application.
We prefer to connect with people directly and do not require recruitment agency assistance with this vacancy. Any applications submitted by recruitment agencies without having been briefed will not be considered a valid introduction.