Senior Paralegal - Insurance

Senior Paralegal - InsuranceInsurance | Brisbane MetropolitanClosing date: 22/04/2024An excellent opportunity exists for an experienced paralegal to join our highly respected insurance team. This role is offered on a full-time basis.Exposure to workers compensation, insurance litigation and CTP will be highly regarded. This role is open to candidates with both plaintiff or defendant experience.You will become part of an ambitious and energic team working with some of the firm’s largest clients.Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide claims management support to insurance authors
• Preparing doctors’ letters, briefs to counsel, court documents and reports to clients
• Assist with trial preparation
• Conduct discovery processes
• Manage and prioritise multiple files
• Drafting summaries of evidence
• Drafting advices to clients to be settled by senior authors

Essential Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience
• Excellent attention to detail, and skills in prioritisation and time management
• Self-motivated and ability to work autonomously
• Strong work ethic and positive mindset
• A team player mindset, and desire to work collaboratively with the existing team

Benefits

• Award winning ‘best employer’ and 2024 Beaton Client Choice Award winners for ‘best law & related services firm’ ($30m-$100m revenue)
• Learning and development opportunities
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing initiatives
• Wellness facilities and onsite classes (i.e. yoga and mindfulness)
• Other benefits: purchased leave program (pre-tax), novated leasing, corporate medical insurance plans, networking and social events and much more!

About Cooper Grace WardCooper Grace Ward is a leading independent law firm based in Brisbane. We are a full-service law firm providing a range of legal services to clients nationally and internationally. We are a vibrant, energetic, growing and diverse team committed to supporting and developing our people to meet the changing needs of our clients. We take personal responsibility and pride in our work and have fun while we do it. We strive to be leaders in everything we do, and our impressive achievements can be viewed on our website.Our workplace policies and strong values foster a safe and inclusive work environment. Cooper Grace Wards hires a diverse workforce, including people of all genders, ages, cultures, ethnicities, those who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQ+ and people with disabilities.If this sounds like a team you would like to be a part of and you value mutual respect, excellence and curiosity, we encourage you to apply.