Senior Associate / Team Leader │ Personal Injury (Plaintiff)

5+ Years PQE │ Sydney CBD, NSW

About Our Client

Our client is an established and growing Sydney CBD law firm with a strong plaintiff personal injury practice. It acts only for injured people, mainly in CTP motor vehicle and workers compensation matters.

The firm has a dedicated compensation team that includes experienced senior practitioners and Accredited Personal Injury Specialists. It has built a strong reputation for client service, technical expertise and results for its clients.

The Chance

Our client is looking for a Senior Associate to lead a team within its compensation practice. The role combines your own practice with team leadership.

You'll run a personal file load of about 50 to 70 matters, mostly CTP and workers compensation. You'll also supervise a team of four junior lawyers, who between them manage more than 200 files.

This role suits a Senior Associate who is already running a busy compensation practice and wants formal responsibility for developing a team, or an experienced Associate ready to take that step.

Your work will include

- Managing NSW CTP and workers compensation claims from first instructions through to resolution
- Advising clients on statutory benefits, weekly payments, medical and treatment expenses and permanent impairment
- Reviewing insurer dispute notices and internal review decisions, and setting strategy on disputed claims
- Preparing and running matters before the Personal Injury Commission
- Preparing Independent Review Office funding applications for workers compensation matters
- Briefing medico-legal experts and counsel
- Conducting settlement negotiations and appearing at conciliations, conferences and mediations




- Supervising and mentoring four junior lawyers, including file reviews, case strategy and help on complex or disputed matters
- Monitoring progress across the team's files so matters move forward and deadlines are met

Key Details

- Practice split: mostly CTP and workers compensation
- Personal file load: about 50 to 70 matters
- Team: four junior lawyers who between them manage more than 200 files

- Reporting line: [TBC]
- Remuneration: $150,000 to $180,000 depending on experience [plus super / package, TBC], plus incentive opportunities

About You

- 5+ years' PQE in plaintiff personal injury, admitted in NSW
- Solid experience in both NSW CTP and workers compensation
- A working knowledge of the relevant NSW legislation and the PIC process
- Experience handling disputes about weekly benefits, medical expenses and permanent impairment
- Experience supervising or mentoring junior lawyers, or clearly ready to step into a team leadership role
- Strong file management skills, with the ability to keep a personal practice moving while overseeing a team
- Confident dealing with clients, insurers, doctors, experts and counsel
- Accreditation as a Personal Injury Specialist, or working towards it, will be well regarded

What's on Offer

- A formal team leadership role with a personal practice alongside it
- Close work with experienced practitioners and Accredited Personal Injury Specialists
- A clear pathway for career progression

- Hybrid working arrangements
- Ongoing professional development and CPD support
- A supportive, collaborative team

How to Apply This search is being managed on a confidential basis by Hooker Heijden Legal Recruitment. For a confidential discussion, please contact Niki Kunovski, 0422 561 621, [email protected].

📌 Senior Associate / Team Leader - Personal Injury (Plaintiff) (Sydney)
🏢 Hooker u0026 Heijden
📍 Sydney