Description:
If you're an experienced Personal Injuries Lawyer with 10+ years PAE and eager to make a meaningful impact in your work, take the next step in your career!
Engaging Work: Enjoy direct client contact and hands-on involvement in challenging matters.
Beach Side Location: Work from centrally located offices with a genuine commitment to work-life balance and work from home opportunities.
Competitive Remuneration: Receive a competitive salary and bonus structure!
The Client
Join a growing team who specialising exclusively in Personal Injuries matters based on the Gold Coast. This purpose driven team is committed to fostering internal culture and supporting growth and professional development.
The Role
As Legal Practice Manager your duties will include:
- Recruit, manage, coach and mentor all team members, completing performance reviews and personal and professional development plans to build solid capability and behaviours and drive a high performing culture aligned to firms values, where relevant in collaboration with the Practice Support Lead;
- Partner with the marketing team to build external relationships and lead business development initiatives to increase market share of the firm;
- Drive the financial performance of the office with a focus on exceeding annual targets, ensuring KPI's are set and targets are met or exceeded related to effective time recording, productivity and recoverability, minimising net WIP write offs;
- Actively build strong internal and external relationships and proactively coach and mentor junior authors, fee earners and administrative team members, contributing to training and development initiatives as required;
- Actively participate in community affairs, local law associations, local legal centres and media requirements aligned to the firms strategic marketing objectives;
- Actively contribute to the development and enhancements of legal precedents;
- Identify strategic opportunities to enhance the firm's brand through various external channels including media and industry events; and
- Maintain general duties as Personal Injuries Solicitor.
About You
If you're a motivated individual with:
- 10+ Years PAE;
- Experience in personal injuries or litigation;
- Autonomy and the ability to seek assistance when needed;
- Strong attention to detail and exceptional drafting skills;
- Effective communication and workload management skills; and
- A stellar team player attitude.
Ready to make your next bold career move? Don't hesitate, embark on a path that offers not just a job, but a fulfilling career. Click "Apply" NOW or send your details confidentially to Betsy Bargh at betsy.bargh@uandu.com or call on 07 3232 9122 , quoting reference number 35948 Please submit your resume in Word format where possible.
Can't talk during business hours? We can arrange to call you either after work, in your lunch break or even on the weekend!
Living overseas? Our client is unable to consider overseas applications for this role, so please ensure appropriate Australian working rights prior to applying.
Not quite what you were seeking? At u&u we generally have many similar opportunities that we may not advertise. If you have an interest in other roles similar to this, we always recommend sending across an email! Your resume will always be viewed and if we can assist with your job hunt, we will give you a call to further discuss exactly what you're looking for.