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McCabes Lawyers

  • 100 - 500 employees

2022 Law Graduate - Insurance null

Brisbane, QLD - remote work

Opportunity Expired

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and enthusiastic Law Graduate to join our insurance team in Brisbane.

Opportunity details

Opportunity Type
Graduate Job
Number of Vacancies
1
Salary
AUD 70,000 - 80,000

Application dates

Minimum requirements

Accepting International Applications
No
Qualifications Accepted
L
Justice & Law Enforcement
Commercial Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Family Law
International Law
Tax Law
Legal Studies

Hiring criteria

Entry pathway

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Working rights

Australia

  • Australian Citizen
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This role will quickly see you contributing to real work and helping achieve positive outcomes for our clients. As a graduate you will undertake drafting, legal research and memo writing in a supportive team environment and:

  • work closely with your team on active matters
  • work alongside industry experts and get exposure to leading local and global clients
  • work across a wide range of general liability litigation matters
  • complete billable work including creating court bundles/books
  • draft briefs to counsel
  • complete legal research; and
  • attend court for appearances.

Skills and Experience

We are looking for candidates with a high degree of initiative, great communication skills, good problem-solving abilities, and excellent academic results. You will need to be pro-active and eager to learn.

In addition to this, you will also have:

  • a Bachelor of Laws or equivalent
  • a current Queensland practising certificate or be close to receiving
  • a client focus; and commercial approach to your work
  • the ability and confidence to deal directly with clients
  • a high degree of initiative, dedication, and organisation
  • the ability to manage a busy workload and work to tight deadlines
  • a strong, plain language communication style.

What We Offer

McCabes will provide you with the opportunity to work with a talented team in a flexible, inclusive, and innovative environment. We also promote a culture focused on the firm's values - integrity, excellence, and courage - that provides opportunities to develop and progress your career.

We will provide mentoring and career development to help you reach your full potential and achieve your goals, whilst providing the challenge of diverse, high-quality work and clients.

Other benefits include:

  • Access to direct mentoring from senior lawyers of the firm
  • A competitive salary commensurate with experience
  • Health and wellbeing initiatives

Hiring criteria

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Entry pathway
Degree or Certificate
Minimum Level of Study
Bachelor or higher
Study Field
L
Justice & Law Enforcement
Law
Legal Studies

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

country
eligibility

Australia

Australia

Australian Citizen


Graduate Success Stories


  • Graduate stories
I am currently rotating through financial service advisory where we provide clients with commercial and regulatory insurance advice. Some of the tasks I have been working on include drafting advice letters to clients, research tasks around insurance and corporate regulations, and policy reviews.

Kelly Williams

  • Graduate stories
I have been working at McCabes as a law graduate since December 2021 and I have absolutely loved it.

Ella Trevena