HarperLloyd Recruitment is partnering with a leading specialist insurance litigation firm seeking a Senior Associate – Motor Vehicle Insurance to join its Sydney team.

The role will focus primarily on defendant motor vehicle property claims and will suit an experienced insurance litigator who understands both the legal and commercial drivers of insurer portfolios.

You will work across matters including:

- Motor vehicle property damage defence
- Recovery agent claims
- Credit hire and credit repair disputes
- Liability and quantum disputes
- Indemnity issues
- Heavy motor and commercial vehicle matters
- Contaminated fuel and complex property damage claims
- Settlement strategy and negotiated resolution
- Local Court proceedings and hearings
- Broader motor insurance portfolio strategy

About You

You will ideally have

- Senior Associate-level insurance litigation experience
- Strong experience in motor vehicle insurance litigation
- Defendant insurance experience
- Experience managing a busy litigation portfolio with autonomy
- Strong drafting, negotiation and advocacy skills
- Confidence dealing directly with insurer clients and claims teams
- Sound commercial judgement
- Experience mentoring or supervising junior lawyers




- A practical approach to dispute resolution and claims strategy

What You Can Expect

- A highly specialised motor insurance practice
- Major insurer clients and national portfolios
- Solid client contact and ownership
- Direct access to experienced senior practitioners
- Opportunity to contribute to claims strategy and insurer training
- Genuine leadership and mentoring responsibility
- Merit-based progression
- Flexible working arrangements
- Competitive remuneration
- Performance bonus opportunities
- Professional development support
- Paid parental leave
- Additional loyalty leave
- Strong wellbeing and social initiatives

This role will particularly appeal to an experienced motor insurance lawyer who wants to move into a specialist environment where their expertise is genuinely valued and where there is a clear pathway to further seniority.

Apply Now For a confidential discussion, contact Tyson Wood on 0483 929 598 or email [email protected]

All discussions are strictly confidential and no application will be made without prior approval.

HarperLloyd Recruitment specialises in legal recruitment across private practice, in-house and government throughout Australia.

📌 Senior Associate (Sydney)
🏢 HarperLloyd Recruitment
📍 Sydney