Insurance Paralegal

Job Description

Insurance Paralegal 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 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 Role Due to growth, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paralegal to join our liability team on a full-time basis in Brisbane. Duties of this role will include: reviewing and summarising medical records, reports and disclosure; preparing lists of documents; preparing briefs to Counsel; drafting court documents, letters of instruction to experts (liability and medical) and the like; data entry; managing a variety of tasks between various fee-earners; managing and maintaining filing systems; managing e-trial disclosure and undertaking document review; managing priorities and work flow; adhering to client standards and KPIs; conducting legal research and analysis; additional adhoc tasks. About You This role is ideal for a candidate who possesses the following qualities: a positive attitude and enthusiasm for supporting a talented and dynamic team; proven ability to meet daily chargeable hour targets; exceptional verbal and written communication skills; strong attention to detail and accuracy; adaptability within a fast-paced environment; ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion. 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 development; 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; a shared care parental policy with equal leave for mums and dads. How to Apply To make a confidential application, please click ‘Apply Now’ or contact Amy Smith, People & Culture Officer. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr