Senior Associate

The Firm
Barry Nilsson is an award-winning national law firm with a 60 year history and more than 430 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 five years. Our people describe our culture as friendly, professional, flexible and down-to-earth. In our most recent staff engagement survey 91% of respondents said that their manager is approachable, accessible and responsive and our people felt that their manager genuinely cares about their wellbeing. 

The Team 
Our Insurance & Health team is headed up by 31 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 in our Hobart office is Alison Hay.

The Role 
Due to growth, an opportunity has arisen for a Senior Associate to join our team in Hobart. The role will involve defending a variety of claims brought against directors, officers and companies, and professionals across the construction, financial services, property, and allied health industries. 

The Successful Candidate:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills, experience and attributes: 

• strong commercial litigation experience with a desire to do defendant insurance litigation work;
• ability to build strong client relationships with a focus on client service;
• ability and enthusiasm to mentor junior practitioners; and 
• a collaborative and pragmatic approach.

The Benefits 
We offer a broad range of benefits to our people including: 

• a firm laptop to support our agile working model;
• flexible working arrangements including a 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 our dress for your day policy; 
• access to our Health & Wellbeing program, BNWell, which supports the overall wellbeing of our people including a yearly health & wellbeing allowance and health & wellbeing day;
• up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents; and 
• support to undertake pro bono legal work, secondments and industry appointments. 

How to Apply
To make a confidential application, please click ‘Apply Now’ and address your application to the People & Culture Manager, Katie Guarrera. 

Barry Nilsson is committed to being an inclusive law firm that employs and retains the best and most diverse talent. We value diversity and foster a culture where our people are happy to come to work as their true selves feeling respected, valued and supported. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and from people of all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity. 

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