Special Counsel - Avant Law Civil Claims (Brisbane)

Avant Law is a national specialist law firm looking for a Special Counsel to join our team in Brisbane, working closely with the Legal Team Manager and Head of Practice Legal as part of the Avant Law Civil Claims team. If you are looking for a law firm focussed upon collaboration, mentoring, advocacy and making a difference for doctors we want to hear from you. This is an opportunity for an experienced civil claims and healthcare lawyer to progress their career and join Avant Law’s Civil claims Team.

This is a permanent position based out of our Brisbane office with hybrid working arrangements. We are open to a 9 day fortnight or a full-time candidate depending on level of experience.

The key responsibilities include:

• This role will see you provide high quality oral and written legal advice and services in respect of medical negligence claims to Avant Insurance claims managers and Avant’s members.  
• Autonomously prepare and manage complex, high value files, being medical negligence claims under the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) and civil litigation, while adhering to claims and solicitor protocols, contributing to the delivery of a superior and comprehensive legal service.
• Assist the Head of Practice, Legal Team Managers as requested with:
  
  • supervision, mentoring and development of staff to enable career development for staff within the Practice Group;
  • coordinating the work of the team.
• Deputise for the Legal Team Manager and Head of Practice when requested.
• Contribute to preparation and delivery of presentations and writing of internal and external articles, to raise awareness of health law related regulatory updates.
• Work collaboratively with all team members both within the team and the broader Claims and Avant Law Teams.
• Assist with the supervision, mentoring and development of junior lawyers to enable career development for staff within the Avant Law team.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A minimum of 10 years’ PQE, with demonstrated post admission experience in defendant medical negligence / health litigation, personal injuries law or civil litigation.
• Relevant tertiary legal qualifications (Bachelor of Law or equivalent), with a current unsupervised practising certificate as a Solicitor in Queensland and the High Court.
• Demonstrated operational health law knowledge/ background.
• Confident advocate with public speaking capabilities.
• Strong influencing skills with good commercial acumen.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills.
• The ability to mentor and support junior team members.
• Proactive in developing relationships and understanding and balancing member, business and team requirements. 

Why work for Avant Law?

• You would be working for Australia’s largest specialist medico-legal law firm.
• You are guaranteed a pipeline of work from your instructing client, Avant Insurance, who are co-located.
• You will work with event-based billing (goodbye to 6 minute units and daily billable targets!)
• You will get to work on a great variety and breadth of cases but with a focus on medical indemnity claims.
• You will be working in an open and collaborative environment with access to the top specialist medico-legal solicitors in the country.
• Flexible working practices.

Avant is Australia’s leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 130 years.
Avant now represents over 90,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs. Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.

As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do. As well as providing products and services to our member, we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities.

We prefer to deal with candidates directly. For further information on this role, please contact Camilla Overall, Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner on Camilla.overall@avant.org.au for a confidential discussion, or apply via the advert link.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Avant supports doctors so they can serve Australia's diverse communities. Having diversity in our workforce brings valuable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support healthcare professionals.
We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those with caring responsibilities.

Our inclusive workplace is somewhere everyone can succeed.

Ready to join us? If you're passionate about supporting Australia's healthcare professionals, we'd love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact us at careers@avant.org.au