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About the team

Corrs’ General Counsel team supports the firm’s senior management, partners, lawyers and staff with risk management, professional practice, governance and partnership matters.

The team is part of the firm’s broader Risk & Legal Excellence group, which combines a number of important functions to ensure a coordinated approach to risk management and excellence aligned with the firm’s strategic ambition. 

About the role

This senior legal role provides legal advice and support to the firm’s senior management, partners and staff across the firm on a diverse range of matters, including:  

• Professional indemnity matters
• Claims or potential claims against the firm
• Confidential investigations and reports
• Professional, regulatory and legal obligations
• Other risk management and partnership matters.

The role will develop and maintain strong relationships with the firm’s insurers, particularly regarding professional practice matters. 

Required skills and experience

This role would suit an experienced lawyer (Senior Associate or Special Counsel) with at least 5 years post-qualification legal experience gained in a commercial law firm or in house counsel role, as well as:

• Relevant experience in commercial litigation, insurance and/or legal professional practice matters
• Strong technical skills including drafting, research and analysis of legal issues
• Ability to combine technical excellence with understanding the firm’s business, to provide advice and support that is accurate and in the best interests of the firm
• Sound judgement, high level of discretion and integrity, and excellent interpersonal skills
• Capable of handling multiple tasks and priorities, subject to tight deadlines
• Capable of liaising and interacting successfully with senior management, partners and all levels of staff of the firm.

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

About us:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?
We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard – we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
• Generous parental leave entitlements – we offer up to 26 weeks paid leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
• Wellbeing program –We support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion – This is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach – we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
• Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program. 

To apply click on the "apply" button or contact Mariah Ioannidis on 03 9672 3124 for a confidential discussion.