Senior Associate/Special Counsel (Liability)
The Role:
A new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Associate or Special Counsel to join our tight knit public liability team in our Perth office.
The successful candidate can expect to be involved in a range of public liability matters for a range of clients, requiring previous defendant insurance experience preferably in public liability, the ability to manage own file load, build strong client relationships with a focus on client service, mentor junior practitioners, and adopt a collaborative and pragmatic approach.
The Benefits
* Firm laptop to support agile working model
* Flexible working arrangements including 9.5 day fortnight, working from home, purchase of leave options and public holiday swap policy
* Annual performance bonus scheme designed to recognise and reward strong performance
* Well-developed and structured mentoring, as well as internal and external training to assist with career progression
* Casual office environment with dress for your day policy
* Access to Health & Wellbeing program, BN Well, which supports overall wellbeing of people including yearly health & wellbeing allowance and health & wellbeing day
* Shared care parental policy with equal leave for mums and dads
* Support to undertake pro bono legal work, secondments and industry appointments
About BarryNilsson
BarryNilsson is an award-winning national law firm with a 60 year history and more than 400 staff.
We are known for our insurance & health and family law expertise, and for offering the highest standards of industry knowledge to provide our clients with service they can trust.
BN has been listed as an Employer of Choice in the Australasian Lawyer Employer of Choice awards for the past six years.
Our people describe our culture as friendly, professional, flexible and down-to-earth.
In our most recent staff engagement survey, 93% of respondents said that their manager is approachable, accessible and responsive, and our people felt that their manager genuinely cares about their wellbeing.
Insurance & Health Team
Our Insurance & Health team is headed up by 33 industry leading principals across six states.
Within the insurance space, our award-winning team is known for producing high quality advice and delivering exceptional client service.
The team handles claims across all major classes of insurance and acts for the biggest names in the insurance industry, both locally and overseas.
The principal that heads up the team for this particular position is Colby Treasure.