Associate / Senior Associate – General Liability
Location: Adelaide
The Role
As an Associate in our General Liability team, you'll work closely with senior lawyers and partners on complex, high‐value insurance matters, while running your own files with increasing autonomy. The role offers a broad mix of general insurance work, with particular exposure to property damage and institutional abuse matters, alongside personal injury and product liability work.
* Support the defense of institutional and sensitive abuse claims.
* Work on property damage claims arising from fires, equipment failure, construction defects, and other insured events.
* Assist on product liability matters, including multiparty and representative proceedings, often involving interstate and international insurers.
* Act on a broad range of general liability and personal injury matters.
* Provide coverage and liability advice across general liability and related policy lines.
* Draft pleadings, evidence, and advice, and manage matters under appropriate supervision.
* Work directly with insurer clients, experts and counsel, building trusted long‐term relationships.
* Contribute to team workflow, knowledge sharing, and mentoring of junior lawyers.
What We're Looking For
* A mid‐level Associate with around 4–5 years' PQE in insurance litigation or general liability matters.
* Experience (or a strong interest) in property damage and/or institutional abuse work.
* Strong technical, drafting and analytical skills, with a commercial, practical approach to problem‐solving.
* A collaborative mindset and commitment to delivering excellent client outcomes.
* Someone looking for high quality work and a clearer career trajectory.
Benefits
* Generous parental leave up to 26 weeks.
* Home office allowances, health and wellbeing benefits, education assistance.
* Opportunities for mentoring, training and career development.
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