Legal Practice Manager Solicitor

"The focus is on our clients’ best interest first and foremost, and that’s not something I’ve felt elsewhere.” - Legal Practice Manager
  
We bring authentic people, a proven path and real opportunity. You bring you. 
  
The Opportunity 
  
As the Legal Practice Manager of our Personal Injury team, you will play a key role in our success through your leadership within the Melbourne CBD team. With support from an experienced General Manager, you’ll lead a team that is passionate about seeking justice for our clients and guide them on a range of WorkCover and road injury accident cases. 
  
With compassion, connection and purpose, you’ll truly champion our clients by: 

• Cultivating strong relationships within Shine to uphold a cohesive and motivated team.
• Marketing your own personal brand, and that of the branch, to successfully help our clients and secure new cases.
• Actively supporting and coaching your team to guarantee effective time recording, timeliness and satisfied clients.
• Providing operational oversight and effectively managing budgets and team performance.
• Progressing and resolving WorkCover and TAC cases.
• Providing the legal advice and representation our clients need and deserve to obtain maximum compensation.

What you’ll bring 
  
To thrive in this role, you’ll have: 

• Significant experience as a personal injury litigation solicitor.
• Desire to grow and coach a thriving team.
• A strong understanding of, and ability to interpret relevant legislation and legal documentation.
• A commitment to truly connect with those around you and work together to deliver exceptional results for our clients.
• The passion, motivation and enthusiasm to contribute to our culture and ensure it’s a place where everyone can thrive.  
• An innate ability to question, challenge the status quo and always stay ahead of the pack.

Shine Lawyers: A place for you. It means more here.  
  
At Shine, purpose really matters. 

• It’s our clients, who summon the courage to stand up to injustice.
• It’s the communities we are part of and support every day.
• It’s our team, who champion what’s right and make this place what it is.

We’re an ASX-listed organisation, and we've been standing up for the rights of everyday Australians for more than 50 years. We’ve achieved a lot but you’ll find no airs and graces here. We’re humble yet relentless. We don’t pretend to be anything other than ourselves. And together, we’ve created a place for you to thrive. 
  
Here are some of the things we hope you’ll love about working with us: 

• Connect and be you: Get the flexibility and benefits you need, and work alongside truly authentic people who care so much - about the clients, Shine and you. 
• Challenge and be challenged: We’re not here for “easy”. We want you to take your place at Shine and make a real impact. Question and challenge - that’s how we grow.    
• Achieve and grow: Start your Shine journey with our in-house learning programs, where you’ll find immediate connection and be set up for success. You will be provided real opportunities to step up and grow - within your role and beyond. 

Visit https://www.shine.com.au/careers/life-shine to find out more and read the stories of our incredible people.
  
Excited to join us and stand up to injustice? Join us and build a career that means so much more. Apply now and make Shine Justice a place for you.
  
As part of The Circle Back Initiative, we want you to feel supported through our recruitment process, which means that you will hear back from our friendly team – no matter the outcome.
  
We are committed to making Shine Lawyers a place for you by encouraging and supporting our people to bring their authentic selves to the workplace, and as a result, we know you’ll put your best self forward while righting wrong for our clients. We’re passionate about maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment here at Shine that celebrates all of our differences with age, disability, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, to name a few, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates. You bring you.