The Firm Barry Nilsson is an award-winning national law firm with a 60 year history and more than 450 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 six 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 32 well respected principals across six states. The department is recognised throughout the insurance claims industry for producing high quality advice and delivering exceptional 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 principals that head up the team for this particular role are Toby Barrie and Jason Hart. The Role An opportunity has arisen in our Perth office for an experienced litigator to join our tight knit team on a full-time basis. The successful candidate can expect to be involved in a range of litigious and contentious matters arising from professional indemnity, directors & officers and management liability lines of insurance as well as regulatory investigations and prosecutions and commercial disputes. You will work with a diverse range of domestic and international clients. The Successful Candidate: We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills, experience and attributes: previous defendant insurance experience (preferably professional indemnity); ability to manage own file load; ability to build strong client relationships with a focus on client service; strong communication skills; ability and enthusiasm to mentor junior practitioners; and collaborative and pragmatic approach. The Benefits We offer a broad range of benefits to our people including: a truly flexible approach, including flexible hours and working from home; a firm laptop/tablet for all employees to support flexible working; 9.5 day fortnight – finish at lunchtime every second Friday whilst still receiving full pay; annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility criteria); our health and wellbeing program ‘BN Well’ which includes free EAP services, an annual health and wellbeing day and health and wellbeing allowance; structured mentoring, as well as internal and external training and education; 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 (cover letter and resume) to Katie Guarrera, People & Culture Manager. 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.
