We bring true purpose, authentic people and a proven path. You bring you. About the Opportunity: As a Float Senior Associate or Special Counsel in Melbourne, you’ll manage a volume of TAC and WorkCover files, ensuring tasks across your litigated file load is met. You’ll take ownership of files during your colleagues’ leave, ensuring our clients are looked after by delivering maximum compensation for them. We’re looking for an autonomous, tech-savvy senior lawyer with strong expertise litigating TAC and WorkCover files, who can get up to speed quickly, managing client relationships effectively and high-quality legal work. And you’ll have experienced paralegal and administration assistant support to assist you in this delivery! This role offers a high degree of flexibility. We welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time hours, flexible work patterns, and work from home arrangements, with the option to work across any of our Melbourne offices, whilst completing irregular travel to some of our Victorian offices, on an ad hoc basis, to meet our client requirements. Don’t worry – you’ll have the opportunity to discuss with us the work/life harmony you’re seeking, as part of your application. With compassion, connection and purpose, you’ll truly champion our clients by: Providing clients with legal advice and representation to obtain compensation, tailoring guidance to each client’s understanding and circumstances. Managing a high-volume caseload, including TAC and WorkCover matters, and progress files efficiently. Conducting litigation tasks, including originating motions and submitting WRITs. Taking ownership of files during your colleagues’ leave, building trust with our clients quickly and managing their expectations. Working across a variety of sensitive client matters, maintaining professionalism and discretion. Drafting legal documentation with precision and attention to detail. Utilising our practice management software, MatterSphere, and other legal systems effectively to manage a volume practice, with strong commercial and fiscal awareness. Working independently while reporting to leadership and collaborating with paralegal support. What you’ll bring. To thrive in this role, you’ll have: A Bachelor of Laws and a current practising certificate, with 3 years’ PAE. Pre or post-admission experience litigating WorkCover and TAC files, with proven ability in managing a high-volume caseload and progressing files efficiently. The confidence and maturity to work independently, managing sensitive client matters. Excellent legal drafting and communication skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to interpret legislation and legal documentation. Proficiency in practice management systems, with a tech-savvy approach to managing e-files. A collaborative mindset and commitment to working as part of a cohesive team to deliver outstanding client outcomes. Motivation, enthusiasm, and a desire to grow your career while contributing positively to the team and workplace culture. Shine Lawyers: A place for you. It means more here. At Shine, purpose really matters. It’s our clients, who summon the courage to stand up to injustice. It’s the communities we are part of and support every day. It’s our team, who champion what’s right and make this place what it is. We’re an ASX-listed organisation, and we've been standing up for the rights of everyday Australians for more than 45 years. We’ve achieved a lot, but you’ll find no airs and graces here. We’re humble yet relentless. We don’t pretend to be anything other than ourselves. And together, we’ve created a place for you to thrive. Here are some of the things we hope you’ll love about working with us: Connect and be you: Get the benefits you need, and work with truly authentic people. And you can enjoy the security of a large, well-established firm that treats you as a person, not a number. Challenge and be challenged: We’re not here for “easy”. We want you to take your place at Shine and make a real impact. Question and challenge - that’s how we grow. Achieve and grow: Start your Shine journey with our in-house learning programs, where you’ll find immediate connection and be set up for success. You will be provided real opportunities to step up and grow - within your role and beyond. Visit https://www.shine.com.au/careers/life-shine to find out more and read the stories of our incredible people. Excited to join us and stand up to injustice? Apply now and make Shine Justice a place for you. As part of The Circle Back Initiative, we want you to feel supported through our recruitment process, which means that you will hear back from our friendly team – no matter the outcome. We are committed to making Shine Lawyers a place for you by encouraging and supporting our people to bring their authentic selves to the workplace, and as a result, we know you’ll put your best self forward while righting wrong for our clients. We’re passionate about maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment here at Shine that celebrates all of our differences with age, disability, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, to name a few, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates. You bring you.
