EL1 Senior Legal Adviser

at  Comcare

OVERVIEW OF THE TEAM

The position is in the Claims Legal Services team. The team provides in-house legal services and support in relation to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, the Asbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth Liabilities) Act 2005, the Parliamentary Injury Compensation Scheme, and the management of common law and recovery matters.
The team provides claims advisory legal support and advice to facilitate Comcare’s claims decision making function. The team supports claims managers to enable early claims investigations, and engagement with employees and employers.
The team also supports Comcare’s management of common law asbestos-related disease liabilities and provides instructions to external Legal Service Providers representing Comcare in the management of common law asbestos-related claims and liabilities.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Mandatory:

• Undergraduate degree in law.
• Admission as a legal practitioner of the High Court or the Supreme Court of an Australian State or Territory (five years or more post admission experience is desirable).
• Current Practising Certificate or ability to obtain one within three months.

Desirable:

• Experience providing legal and strategic advice in a workers’ compensation or statutory benefits scheme environment will be highly regarded.

The Senior Legal Adviser supports the Principal Legal Adviser in performing their role and provides client-focused specialist legal and strategic advice and support to Comcare’s function in making claims determinations accurately and quickly.
The Senior Legal Adviser will resolve complex problems and manage risk effectively and manage their workload in a manner consistent with the APS Values and Code of Conduct, the Legal Services Directions 2017, and internal Comcare procedures.
Providing high level leadership and management, the Senior Legal Adviser will achieve organisational objectives through successful planning, contributing and collaborating within teams.