• Grow your legal skills in abuse law matters with big firm support
• Be part of a high performing team, with strong mentorship
• Get the flex you need, with work from home and flexible options

The Opportunity

As an Associate in our Abuse Law practice in Victoria, you’ll be on the frontline as we right wrong for our clients.

You'll have the opportunity to be mentored by experts in the field, and work for a leader who is passionate about both supporting our clients, and developing and growing a strong, high performing team.

We're open to candidates based in either our Melbourne CBD or Dandenong teams. This is a permanent full-time opportunity for someone who is looking to take their career to the next level, although we are open to candidates seeking part time, as well.

If you're a personal injuries solicitor keen to assist vulnerable people with achieving justice, and bring sensitivity and expertise to the table, this may be your next move.

With compassion, connection and purpose, you’ll truly champion our clients by:

• Provide high-quality legal advice and representation to clients seeking compensation.
• Manage a variety of abuse law matters with professionalism, empathy, and discretion.
• Deliver clear, tailored legal advice that aligns with each client's level of understanding.
• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with clients through regular, transparent communication and effective expectation management.
• Prepare and review legal documentation with precision and attention to detail.
• Manage your own file load efficiently, demonstrating strong organisational and commercial awareness.
• Contribute positively to the team environment and provide support to junior colleagues where appropriate.

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

• A Bachelor of Laws, and a current practising certificate.
• Post-admission experience in abuse law.
• A strong understanding of, and ability to, interpret relevant legislation and legal documentation.
• A passion for working on legally challenging and factually complex matters
• The maturity and confidence to deal with clients in a trauma informed way.
• A desire to be part of a strong, cohesive team that works together to get great results,
• 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.

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 benefits you need, and work with truly authentic people. And you can enjoy the security of a large, well-established firm that treats you as a person, not a number.
• 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 award-winning learning programs, where you’ll find immediate connection and be set up for success. We provide innovative in-house learning programs and 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? 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.