Health Lawyer (Senior Associate)

Step into a highly regarded national practice with an established reputation for its work across health law, medical negligence, professional conduct and regulatory matters.

Due to continued growth, the Brisbane office is looking to appoint an experienced Health Lawyer at Senior Associate level to join its sophisticated and collaborative team. Working alongside highly respected Partners, you’ll be exposed to a genuinely varied health law practice, complex matters and high-quality clients, while benefiting from genuine flexibility and strong opportunities for career progression.

Why This Firm?

This national practice genuinely invests in its people and offers:

• Competitive remuneration tailored to experience
• Genuine flexible working arrangements
• Full-time or part-time options
• High-quality and technically complex health law work
• Exposure to a broad range of medical negligence, regulatory and professional conduct matters
• Strong mentorship and support from highly regarded Partners
• Ongoing learning and professional development
• A collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunities for long-term career progression

Step into a highly regarded national practice with an established reputation for its work across health law, medical negligence, professional conduct and regulatory matters.

Due to continued growth, the Brisbane office is looking to appoint an experienced Health Lawyer at Senior Associate level to join its sophisticated and collaborative team. Working alongside highly respected Partners, you’ll be exposed to a genuinely varied health law practice, complex matters and high-quality clients, while benefiting from genuine flexibility and strong opportunities for career progression.

Why This Firm?

This national practice genuinely invests in its people and offers:

• Competitive remuneration tailored to experience
• Genuine flexible working arrangements
• Full-time or part-time options
• High-quality and technically complex health law work
• Exposure to a broad range of medical negligence, regulatory and professional conduct matters
• Strong mentorship and support from highly regarded Partners
• Ongoing learning and professional development
• A collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunities for long-term career progression

What's the Role?

Working closely with experienced Partners, you will advise and represent a diverse range of clients across complex health, medical negligence and regulatory matters. Your work will include:

• Medical negligence claims, including complex and catastrophic claims
• Professional conduct investigations and disciplinary proceedings
• Coronial inquests involving medical practitioners and healthcare facilities
• Advising health professionals and organisations in regulatory and investigative matters
• Preparing statements and submissions for regulatory bodies, government agencies and investigative authorities
• Medicare inquiries and complaints
• Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry
• Health‑related privacy and data breach matters
• Advising on Therapeutic Goods Administration requirements
• Managing matters through negotiation, mediation, alternative dispute resolution and litigation

You’ll have the opportunity to work on technically complex and often high-profile matters, advising clients through sensitive and challenging issues while developing practical, commercially focused strategies for resolution.

The role offers significant autonomy, direct client contact and the opportunity to work closely with experienced Partners across a broad and sophisticated health law practice.

Who Should Apply?

The firm is ideally seeking a Senior Associate with experience in health law, medical negligence, professional liability or a related litigation practice.

You may come from a medical negligence background and be looking to broaden your practice, or already have experience across health, regulatory and professional conduct matters.

You will also bring:

• Strong technical legal skills and sound commercial judgment
• Experience managing litigation and/or regulatory matters
• Excellent drafting, advocacy and communication abilities
• A proactive and collaborative approach
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage complex and competing matters
• The confidence to work autonomously while contributing positively to a collegiate team environment

Both full-time and part-time arrangements will be considered, with genuine flexibility available for the right person.

LawStaff | 260 Queen Street, Brisbane CBD

All applications are strictly confidential. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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