Lead significant insurance work for Crown Law | Mentor + develop your team |

Shape Crown Law’s future

• Key leadership role within a respected government legal team
• Broad mix of complex, high quality general liability matters
• Salary up to ~$190k + flexible work arrangements

Job details

The Department:

Crown Law is the in-house legal firm for the Queensland Government, offering intellectually stimulating, professionally engaging and personally rewarding careers. You'll join a team trusted to advise on some of the state's most complex and high-profile legal matters.

About the Role:

Supporting the Assistant Crown Solicitor, this leadership role is ideal for an experienced insurance litigation lawyer ready to step into a senior position within a high performing and busy group.

Crown Law's Government Insurance and Risk Team works on complex and sensitive insurance litigation, including public liability, personal injuries and medical negligence matters acting for the State of Queensland and its agencies.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the most complex, sensitive litigation conducted by the team across all courts and tribunals;
• Mentor, supervise and manage other lawyers in the team on a range of matters, supporting high standards of advice and representation;
• Assist in managing team operations, including file allocation, performance development and resource planning;
• Represent the team in strategic planning and whole-of-office initiatives; and
• Deputise for the Assistant Crown Solicitor when required.

Skills & Experience:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Admission as a Legal Practitioner in Queensland with a minimum of 8 years' PAE demonstrated insurance experience (defendant experience will be highly regarded);
• Deep understanding of relevant legislation and court processes including the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 and Civil Liability Act 2003;
• Strong leadership skills with experience guiding, mentoring and delegating to junior lawyers;
• Proven ability to manage complex files and provide authoritative legal advice with a high degree of autonomy; and
• An interest in developing systems, processes and contributing positively to team culture.

Benefits:

Awaiting you is a career defining opportunity including:

• A leadership role within a respected government practice;
• Work on legally significant and high-impact matters;
• Flexible work options including up to 2 days WFH;
• Salary up to ~$190k + leave loading + professional development support; and
• A fantastic team and positive workplace culture with reasonable hours and financial targets

Apply Now:

To apply or learn more, contact Peter Liaw at Peppercorn Recruitment on 1300 804 625 or email peter@peppercornrecruitment.com.au, quoting reference number 3932046. Please submit your resume in Word format.

Crown Law prefers applications via the Smart Jobs and Careers website: www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au. To do this, access the 'apply online' facility on the Smart jobs and careers website. You will need to create a 'My SmartJob' account before submitting your online application.

Peppercorn Recruitment has been exclusively retained to recruit this role. All third party applications will be forwarded to Peppercorn Recruitment for consideration in the process.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 645485-25-Role Profile (Word, 1.57MB)
  
  
  645485-25-Applicant Information Guide (PDF, 4.01MB)