AddressSlater + Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury and class actions law firm where every member of our team has a shared passion for our clients: we are people caring for people.
Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including an extra week of annual leave, 18 weeks paid parental leave, extra-long service leave together with various ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
Covered by our Enterprise Agreement, this position will also enjoy access to additional paid service leave, a confirmed 1 July salary increase, an annual wellness reimbursement, career development opportunities, and much more.
We are also pleased to let you know that Slater + Gordon were ranked in the Top 25 Attraction Firms in the annual Lawyers Weekly Legal Firm of Choice Survey for 2023-24.
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Diversity + Inclusion
S+G is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity and ensures equal opportunities for all. S+G is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes. We understand that everyone has different needs. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process please let us know in your application.
What are we looking for?
A newly created opportunity is now available for a Graduate/First Year Lawyer to join our Melbourne office to work in the Legal Cost Agreement (LCA) Operations team. A background and/or exposure to contract law or personal injury law would be highly desirable. Expect to be trained and mentored in your role with ongoing professional development.
You will be working closely with the Senior Legal Counsel responsible for managing and optimising all aspects of legal cost agreements across the firm nationally. You will have a deep understanding of the legal market and analysing, updating, and implementing legal cost agreements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness across the firms’ legal operations. You will be instrumental in maintaining compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
A typical day will have you manage several key responsibilities, some of which include:
Compliance and Regulatory Matters:
Conducting research and preparing memorandums of advice regarding legislative requirements and changes in law to ensure compliance.
Monitor changes to applicable legislation and court decisions which impact legal cost agreements, cost disclosure compliance and legal costing.
Cost Agreement Development:
Support the development and drafting of cost agreements nationally, including plain-language drafting of cost disclosures and contractual terms.
Monitor and update cost agreements to reflect changes in legal services, privacy and other applicable legislation, and annual pricing updates.
Documentation and Record-Keeping:
Maintaining legal cost agreement database nationally and ensuring that all agreements are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Ensure all records are easily accessible and organised.
Team Collaboration:
Work closely with the LCA Operations Coordinator and other internal stakeholders to implement changes to legal cost agreements and pricing and related processes.
Technology Integration:
Collaborate with internal IT teams to manage and integrate cost agreements into user-friendly internal systems
Other
Other duties as directed
What will you bring?
Ideally, you will have the following skills and attributes:
Very strong written skills, with high attention to detail and the ability to express complex ideas in clear and concise plain language
What next?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Slater + Gordon. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
