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About the Role
Avant Law is seeking an experienced healthcare lawyer to join their Medico-Legal Advisory Service (MLAS) team. This role offers collaboration, mentoring, and the chance to make a difference for doctors, with flexibility in hours and working days. The position involves delivering high-quality medico-legal advice and support to Avant's members.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high quality, timely medico-legal advice and support to Avant’s members.
- Provide first-class telephone advice and support, and written medico-legal advice to members.
- Support the Avant Law and claims teams, and other staff on medico-legal and health law matters.
- Collaborate with the Head of the MLAS team, Legal Team Managers, and other MLAS advisers on new resources and ways of working.
- Assist with the development and maintenance of the health law knowledge database.
- Give presentations to members and staff.
- Contribute to website content, articles, and other member communications on relevant topics.
- Participate in the after-hours roster 2-3 times per year.
- Potentially work on public holidays.
Requirements
- At least 6-10 years’ PAE with demonstrated post-admission experience in the medico-legal space.
- Relevant tertiary legal qualifications.
- Current unsupervised practising certificate as a Solicitor in Australia.
- Appropriate telephone manner and confidence to manage difficult or distressed callers/members externally via the 24/7 medico-legal advice line.
- Ability to demonstrate effective listening and problem-solving skills (practical, empathetic, supportive).
- Collaborative and supportive team player with strong time management skills.
- Demonstrated up-to-date knowledge on medico-legal topics or issues arising from the changing health landscape is highly desirable.
Skills
- Medico-legal advice
- Telephone advice
- Written advice
- Health law
- Presentation skills
- Content creation
- Problem-solving
- Time management
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior Associate
- 6-10 years PAE
Education Level
- Relevant tertiary legal qualifications
- Current unsupervised practising certificate as a Solicitor in Australia
Benefits
- Flexibility around daily/weekly hours and working days
- Flexible working practices
About the Company
- Avant Law is Australia’s largest specialist medico-legal law firm.
- Avant is Australia’s leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 130 years.
- Avant represents over 90,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory.
- Avant delivers market-leading products and services to meet professional, personal, and practice needs.
- Avant's vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.
- As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, members are at the centre of all activities.
- Avant plays a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety, and professionalism in medicine through delivering education and research activities.
Equal Opportunity
- Avant supports doctors so they can serve Australia's diverse communities.
- Diversity in the workforce brings valuable perspectives and strengthens the ability to support healthcare professionals.
- Applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those with caring responsibilities.
- The inclusive workplace is somewhere everyone can succeed.
- Adjustments during the recruitment process are available upon request.