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SalaryAvant Mutual Group is Australia's leading medical defence organisation. We are an organisation created by doctors, for doctors.
Avant operates nationally and support over 82,000 healthcare professionals and students through our Member service, claims management expertise, 24/7 medico-legal advice and highly experienced legal representation.
Our mutual structure, heritage and ethos ensure that our members are at the centre of everything we do.
We are seeking a Solicitor or Associate to join the Incorporated Legal Practice Avant Law Pty Ltd in our Sydney team on a full-time basis.
The key responsibilities include:
This role will see you deliver high quality, timely legal advice and services in respect of Civil matters and non-civil matters (including for example Professional Conduct, privacy, coronial, Medicare, and Human Rights Commission work) to Avant Insurance claims managers and Avant's members.
- Provide a professional, thorough and effective legal service to achieve the best outcome for Avant's members.
- Provide oral and written legal advice to members and Avant Insurance claims managers concerning civil litigation, legal claims and general medico-legal advice.
- Prepare and manage legal files relating to civil claims and other matters, contributing to the delivery and achievement of a superior and comprehensive legal service.
- Represent members in legal proceedings, attend court, tribunals or inquiries and through clear and persuasive advocacy achieve the best outcome for the member.
- Relevant tertiary legal qualifications.
- Eligible to hold an unsupervised practising certificate as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia.
- Demonstrated post admission experience (ideally over two years) in defendant medical negligence is preferred.
- The ability to express ideas effectively with proven excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High level of prioritisation, time management and self-management skills.
- Good computer literacy and competency to work in an electronic document management environment.
- You would be working for Australia's largest specialist medico-legal law firm.
- You are guaranteed a pipeline of work from your instructing client, Avant Insurance, who are co-located.
- You will get to work on a great variety and breadth of cases but with a focus on medical indemnity claims.
- You will be working in an open and collaborative environment with access to the top specialist medico-legal solicitors in the country.
- Flexible working practices.
Please note: Avant Mutual is a vaccinated employer. Prior to the commencement of your employment by Avant, you are required to be fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot receive a Covid-19 vaccination for valid medical reasons.
Advertised: 22 Feb 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 21 Mar 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
