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Our goal is to help people get their lives back through ongoing support during their return-to-work journey. We continue to experience ongoing growth and now have over 4,000 dedicated employees. We foster a learning culture that allows for us to continually invest in our employees ensuring a long-term career here at EML.\nTHE OPPORTUNITY\nAs part of our diverse team based in Sydney, you will help make a positive impact on someone’s life every day. You will feel great satisfaction knowing your talent and hard work has a purpose.\nAs a Legal Group Manager, you will oversee the performance, capability and governance of the legal function. You will provide senior technical leadership across complex and litigated claims including WID, WPI, statutory disputes, industrial deafness, recovery and fatality matters, ensuring consistent, high quality and compliant outcomes. Working closely with claims leadership, regulators and external legal partners, you will shape legal operating models, manage risk and drive continuous improvement across the function. The role also has accountability for leading and developing legal teams, managing external legal panels, and representing the organisation in industry and regulatory forums to influence scheme and policy outcomes.\nThis will be a full time, permanent position based in our Sydney office, with work-from-home flexibility (up to 2 days per week) considered from month three, subject to performance and approval.\nYOUR RESPONSIBILITIES\nSet and lead the legal strategy, ensuring alignment with scheme, regulatory and business priorities.\nOversee the management of complex and litigated claims including WID, WPI, statutory disputes, industrial deafness, recovery and fatality matters.\nProvide senior technical oversight and decision making on high risk and complex legal matters, ensuring consistent interpretation and application of legislation.\nLead and develop Legal Managers, Lawyers and Legal Specialists, building capability, performance and succession pipelines across the function.\nManage external legal panels, including performance, cost, quality and service standards, ensuring value and consistency of outcomes.\nDrive governance, risk management and continuous improvement across the legal function, including external representation with regulators and industry stakeholders.\nCultivate and own executive-level relationships with major employers, brokers and scheme stakeholders, shaping joint legal and claim strategies that deliver improved outcomes at portfolio level.\nABOUT YOU\nExtensive senior leadership experience in workers compensation, personal injury or insurance law, with a strong background in complex and litigated claims management.\nStrong technical legal expertise with deep understanding of NSW workers compensation legislation, statutory disputes and end-to-end claims frameworks.\nProven ability to lead large legal or claims functions, including developing teams, managing performance and building succession capability.\nStrong commercial and strategic judgement with experience managing external legal panels, governance frameworks and risk outcomes at scale.\nHighly developed stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with experience working with regulators, scheme partners and senior executive stakeholders.\nWHAT WE OFFER\nWe stand together as equals. EML is an equal opportunity employer so by coming to work for us, you will be part of a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We are committed to maintaining a workplace where everyone feels valued and where we show respect, integrity and honesty.\n EML provides career opportunities and great employee benefits, including:\nA diverse and collaborative team culture like no other\nFlexibility to work from home to support work/life balance\nA corporate wellbeing program with discounted health insurance and gym membership\nGenerous discounts from over 350 retailers through our RewardsHub program\nComprehensive learning and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential\nAccess to support and counselling services with work or personal matters, through our Employee Assistance Program\nCompanywide events to stay connected and celebrate success\nEntitlement to annual company incentive scheme + salary reviews\nUp to 16 weeks paid parental leave, plus super\nWe value our people and are committed to supporting our employees by investing in their professional development and providing generous employee benefits. 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