Personal Injury/Child Sex Abuse Lawyer (1 year-Senior)

**UNICORN opportunity**Meaningful+Deeply fulfilling. Reputable & respected plaintiff firm. Top mentors. Exciting growth. Life friendly/WFH. $70,000-$150,000. Sydney.

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER

Our client is an impressive plaintiff firm with extensive depth+breath of specialist personal injury expertise spanning 20+ years of success led by industry-leading partners. Currently undergoing an exciting growth phase, we’re looking to onboard a top calibre personal injury lawyer with Historical Child Sex Abuse law (HSA) experience OR a keen interest in HSA (if no HSA exp).

YOUR NEW ROLE

In this KEY role, reporting to an outstanding HEAD team leader+ being part of the winning vibrant HSA team, you will love the challenge+ stimulation+ satisfaction of fighting to do full justice for your plaintiff clients in Institutional/Historical Child Sexual Abuse cases.If you desire some variety, the firm is flexible +happy to accommodate you with a ‘mixed’ role consisting of HSA (approx. 80-95%) PLUS CTP/public liability/workers compensation/work injury damages/medical negligence cases (approx.5-20%).

You will have full-spectrum carriage of your own files-obtaining client instructions, reviewing medical evidence, legal research, providing technical legal advice in respect of the viability of the claim, liaising with solicitors and doctors, briefing counsel and attending court/settlement conferences.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?





- Inherit + benefit from the reputation and enviable success of this plaintiff firm spanning 20+ years;
- Bright and exciting long-term future-as the firm continues to grow rapidly;
- NON-STOP professional+personal learning/growth opportunities+ Top mentors;;
- Stimulating +challenging cases to STRETCH+GROW yourself;
- Have your own practice+clients (subject to experience/competency) and assist senior lawyers with their complex cases;
- Potential to diversify and broaden your scope to other non-HSA personal injury law in the future (if you desire);
- Vibrant interactive inclusive team environment (including social/team events) +friendly/supportive colleagues/boss;
- Life friendly + 1-2 days work from home (subject to probation and performance).

WHO YOU ARE

We are interested in hearing from you if you:

- are an admitted solicitor with MINIMUM 1 year PAE (or MORE) hands-on personal injury law experience (including some institutional/child sexual abuse law-preferable but not essential);
- have a serious genuine interest in practising in the HSA niche [ESSENTIAL];
- have strong technical legal research/drafting +negotiation+ advocacy skills with high attention to detail;
- are client-centric +deadline driven;
- love to work in a busy, fast-paced workplace;
- are proactive+ self-accountable+ hungry to accelerate your career with a leading plaintiff firm who is committed to investing in your success long-term.

REFERENCE: MARIA YUN (**********)

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