About the role

With the expansion of Moray & Agnew’s on the ground presence in Tasmania, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate or Senior Associate to join our insurance team. This role will have a particular focus on workers compensation claims, but offers attractive variety: you can also expect to work on medical malpractice, liability, and NDIA merits review work. Working with Partners and Senior Associates recognised for their expertise, you will have day-to-day conduct of a diverse portfolio of litigated and pre-litigation matters.

This role provides a rare opportunity to develop a practice across several high-demand areas, within a supportive and collegiate national team. It would suit candidates seeking variety, autonomy, meaningful client contact, and strong career development pathways.

About you To be a competitive candidate for this role, you will be a lawyer with 3+ years PAE ideally gained in a defendant setting. However, candidates from plaintiff or insurer backgrounds are also encouraged to apply. In addition to your experience in insurance litigation, health law, personal injury, workers compensation, and/or administrative law, you will bring:

- Robust written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex medical and legal issues clearly;
- Confidence and presence, enabling you to undertake appearance work in Tribunals and Courts effectively;
- A client-focused approach, with a commitment to building solid relationships with insurers, government agencies, and other external stakeholders;
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines in files with strict statutory timeframes;
- A pragmatic, commercial mindset with a focus on early identification of risks and strategic pathways to resolution;




- Initiative, sound judgment and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team; and An interest in developing expertise across several intersecting practice areas in a high-performing national group.

About us We’re passionate about what we do and want you to be too.

We’re one of Australia’s leading law firms, recognised nationally for our legal expertise across insurance, commercial, workplace and government matters. Our teams work with major insurers, corporates, government agencies, SMEs and not for profit organisations across Australia.

With more than 800 people across Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and Sydney, we combined high quality work with collaborative and supportive culture.

We’re also proud to be recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle’s Guide and to have one of the highest percentages of female partners among Australia’s top 50 law firms.

Culture & benefits of working with us

As a national firm with the scale and reputation to attract great clients and high-quality work, every day is different. To support you, we offer a wide range of benefits, including:

- Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
- Health and wellness initiatives , including an Employee Assistance Program for you and your family,



onsite Mental Health First Aiders, discounts on health insurance, and corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeing brands
- Financial benefits including discounted conveyancing services, financial planning assistance, and our generous employee referral program
- Paid parental leave and accreditation as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
- Continuous learning and development programs to ensure you are always being challenged, engaged, and encouraged to grow and further your career
- Connection and community including office-based social events, sporting events, paid blood donation leave, and a long-standing commitment to pro bono work and community contribution
- Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Employee Reference Groups (LGBTQIA+, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers, and Health & Wellbeing, and Reconciliation Action Plan Working Groups) ensuring that we continue to live our values and encouraging our people to be their authentic selves at work each day
- Dress for your Work Day Policy 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.

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including First Nations 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 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.

📌 Associate or Senior Associate - Insurance (Hobart)
🏢 Moray u0026 Agnew Lawyers
📍 Hobart