Associate / Senior Associate – Owners Corporation Law | 3+ PQE | Melbourne

Job Description

Join a highly regarded national insurance practice and take on a specialist role in owners corporation law, with a clear runway to partnership and a benefits structure that actually rewards your work.

• Litigated and advisory owners corporation work acting for insurers and OCs
• Six-hour billables, performance bonuses and clear path to promotion
• Autonomy, mentorship and dedicated offices – no hot-desking

Owners Corporation Lawyers

What's in it for you?

• Work directly with the relevant partner across Owners Corporations advisory and disputes, acting for strata managers, committees and strata insurers.
• Rewarding billing structure. 6.75 hour targets, 10% bonus on everything you bill above that annually, plus an additional week of leave for exceeding your targets. Generous referral bonuses for bringing in work.
• A clear and realistic runway to partnership. This isn't a firm where you'll wait six years just to make senior associate. Dedicated offices, no hot-desking.

About the firm:

• A large, highly regarded national firm with a strong general insurance practice and a growing specialist owners corporation team.
• Acts for government and commercial clients across every state and territory, with a strong reputation and deep bench of expertise.
• A firm with a genuine track record of developing talent from junior solicitor through to partnership, and a culture that supports autonomy, flexibility and long-term career growth.

About the role:

You'll work across the full spectrum of owners corporation work, including:

• Litigated property damage, water ingress, theft, acoustic disturbance, governance and insurance claims.
• Coverage and exposure advice for strata insurers on their owners corporation insureds.
• Owners corporation governance, including statutory compliance, fee levying, rule breaches, repair obligations and dispute management.
• Building defect, cladding and third-party maintenance claims pursued on behalf of owners corporations.
• Advising on the establishment of and changes to owners corporations, including rules, lot liability and entitlements, service contracts, leases and boundaries.

The ideal candidate:

• 3+ years' PQE acting in litigated matters, with demonstrated experience in owners corporation or strata law, particularly in litigated disputes.
• The ability to run a file load autonomously while delegating effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills for dealing with stakeholders, other parties and the courts.
• Excellent written skills and the ability to explain legal concepts clearly and concisely.
• A genuine interest in developing a career and professional network in the general insurance space.

If this role does not align to your experience and/or career goals, please contact us to discuss other suitable opportunities.

Why work with us?

• We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.
• You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.
• We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.

Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year.  Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector

Contact Shelby today

Please quote reference number SG/57340   

• Call or text: 0403 808 773
• Email: sgreen@naimanclarke.com.au
• LinkedIn message: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-green-219566290/