Lawyer | Statutory Compensation

Statutory Compensation | Lawyer

• Join our industry leading statutory compensation management team
• Run your own conciliations, trials and appeals
• Free gym membership, up to 20% bonus

Work for WorkSafe Victoria and the Transport Accident Commission (TAC).  High performing team where your career development is a priority!

Location: Melbourne

Contract Type: Permanent

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest independent law and consulting firms. With a heritage of almost 200 years, we are known for our excellence, and our authentic and enduring relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. Clients seek out MinterEllison to help them solve complex problems every day. We do this by our full-service legal offering and complementary consulting offering.

We offer opportunities to work on industry-leading mandates for top-tier clients, while being part of a high-performing and collaborative team that values excellence, diversity of thought, curiosity, and inclusion. We value our people and empower them to achieve their ambitions - with the support, trust and autonomy to grow their careers in meaningful ways.

We support sustainable ways of working regarding how, when and where you work and offer a wide range of social, financial and health benefits (see www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2025.ashx)

Your role

Our depth of local and national experience is clearly demonstrated by our national statutory compensation management team. In our Melbourne office, our team acts for WorkSafe Victoria, the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and Self-Insurers within the Victorian and Commonwealth workers compensation schemes.

We are currently looking for a Lawyer to join our team. You will ideally have some knowledge of the Accident Compensation Act, the Work Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act and the Transport Accident Act 1986. Candidates with experience in adjacent jurisdictions such as insurance, personal injuries litigation and HR/IR are encouraged to apply.

These fast paced and dynamic roles will require you to provide advice and representation in matters that could be in The Magistrates Court of Victoria, County Court of Victoria and The Supreme Court of Victoria.

We are looking for lawyers who:

• are passionate and commercially astute with a genuine interest in building a successful career in statutory compensation law;
• possess sound client and file management skills and understand the importance of providing technically excellent advice in a timely manner;
• practice with the maturity and self-motivation to be responsible for the day to day management of litigation files with the assistance of a mentor as appropriate;
• are confident individuals comfortable with oral advocacy at conciliation and directions on a regular basis; and
• good team players who appreciate the importance of collegiality and collaboration.

How to apply

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet all the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact Miriam.Harner@minterellison.com.