Avant Mutual Group Sydney Looking For Legal Officer
Avant Mutual Group is Australia's leading doctors’ mutual. We are an organisation created by doctors, for doctors.
We support over 76,000 healthcare professionals and students with a range of products and services, including medical defence and indemnity insurance. Our products are designed to protect our members both professionally and personally, to safeguard their career and reputation and protect them and their families.
Our mutual structure, heritage and ethos ensure that our members are at the centre of everything we do.
| COMPANY | Avant Mutual Group |
|---|---|
| LOCATION | Sydney CBD, Inner West & Eastern Suburbs |
| EXPERIENCE | 2 Years |
| SALARY | $75,000 to $85,000 |
| CLOSING DATE | 25 May 2020 |
Key activities and accountabilities in this role will include:
- Team engagement
- Managing Multi-Disciplinary Group of Solicitors, including
- Answering phones
- Making appointments
- Filing
- Incoming Mail - present to solicitor
- Collating attachments to Outgoing Mail
- Legal support to Avant Law solicitors in complex and high claims
- Preparation of chronologies; preparation of chronologies, review and collation of document summaries
- Preparation of briefs to experts and counsel
- Provide a Legal Officer support function to Avant Law including assisting to prepare legal documentation, drafting correspondence, recording of court notes, liaising with witnesses, experts, court and/or tribunal staff, and assisting with processing of Avant Law’s invoices for professional services.
- Prepare correspondence, legal documents and other documents in relation to claims against members and other requests for assistance
- Develop sound relationships with internal and external contacts, interacting with lawyers, Avant members, claims managers and medical advisers, contributing to the delivery of a comprehensive and superior service.
- Undertake legal research, summarising and communicating findings to Avant Law primarily through updating and maintaining Avant Law’s legal databases.
- Conduct under supervision of simple matters.
- Develop Skills and Knowledge
- Bordereau follow up
The ideal candidate is a highly organised person who has the below skills and experience:
- Preferably completed at least one (1) year of a law degree or equivalent
- Two (2) years’ experience working as a Legal Officer
- Advocacy experience
- Typing at a minimum of 45 wpm
- Proactive in nature
- Attention to detail
- Drive and determination
- Experience in conducting legal research
- Knowledge of health law issues
- Experience in conducting legal research
- Knowledge of health law issues
- Experience in organising and managing a file load
- Legal knowledge and research skills: Well developed understanding of legal practice and procedures. Proven ability to conduct comprehensive research.
- Communication: Expresses ideas effectively with proven excellent written & verbal communication skills.
- Computer: Superior Word, Excel, Adobe PDF and Outlook skills.
- Team Work / Collaboration: Works Effectively with others, respects need and contributions of others, contributes to and accepts consensus.
- Customer Service: Excellent relationship building skills, proactive in developing relationships and understands customer requirements
Salary range: $75,000 to $85,000
At Avant, our people are the centre of everything we do for our members. We offer a range of benefits and opportunities to enable you to make a difference, learn, and grow in your career.
