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As expert legal practitioners, our professional promise is to deliver premium quality legal service, tailored by client, by industry and by requirement. Our national technical and industry groups comprise individual practitioners from our core service areas of Building & Construction; Commercial; Insurance; Litigation; Planning, Environment & Government, Property and Transport. In our industry groups we build specialist teams which provide a combination of deep industry insight and technical excellence to deliver commercially astute solutions based on clients' needs. Our clients have access to the consolidated expertise and in-depth knowledge of experienced legal practitioners, who provide a national perspective and commercial service delivery with an innate focus on developing intimate client relationships. Whilst our strategic growth has expanded our practice and therefore provided our clients with access to a fully integrated national team, our success as an organisation is based on our approach to client relationship management and our focus on working with clients who align with our values of honesty, accountability, openness, positive relationships and high performance. Our intention is to create a formidable presence in Australia’s mid-tier legal market, providing our clients with the very best and most experienced legal personnel in a full service commercial practice. OTHER INFORMATION: Benefits / Opportunities Further study HWL Ebsworth provides financial support as well as paid study leave to our employees who are undertaking approved further education courses designed to develop their practical technical knowledge. This support extends not only to our lawyers, but also to our staff in support roles. Salary Continuance Following the completion of 12 months continuous employment with the firm, all of our employees are automatically enrolled into a Group Salary Continuance Plan, the premiums for which are paid for by the firm. Our staff also have access to selected finance industry professionals with whom they can discuss their financial objectives, goals and plans. Balance in Life To encourage our employees to achieve a balance
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between work and their personal lives, the firm offers up to date technology to enable access to the HWL Ebsworth computer network from a laptop or home computer. Reward and Recognition Strategy The firm has a formal Reward and Recognition Strategy which actively encourages and supports the recognition of outstanding efforts and achievements, encompassing both immediate and planned recognition. Salary Sacrifice Salary sacrifice arrangements are able to be entered into for the purchase of a laptop computer or superannuation contributions. Career Development Program HWL Ebsworth recognises the importance of each individual’s professional and personal development. HWL Ebsworth offers a unique program to assist all employees with their progression including accessibility to various educational tools and resources.
HUNT AND HUNT WEBSITE: CONTACT: ADDRESS: PHONE: FACSIMILE: EMAIL:
www.hunthunt.com.au Marnie Harper Level 26, 385 Bourke St, Melbourne 03 8602 9200 03 8602 9299 mharper@hunthunt.com.au
FIRM COMPOSITION: Nationally Total Principals: Nationally: 50, Melbourne:11 Total Solicitors: Nationally: 200, Melbourne: 35 OTHER OFFICES: Sydney, Eastwood, Newcastle, Adelaide & Hobart. Affiliate offices in Brisbane, Darwin, Perth & Shanghai. MAIN PRACTICE AREAS: Asset & Succession Planning, Banking & Finance, Corporate & Commercial, Customs Trade & Transport, Dust Diseases, Employment & Workplace Relations, Environment & Planning, Infrastructure & Projects, Insolvency & Debt Recovery, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Internet & Digital Technologies, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Migration, Occupational Health & Safety, Property, Taxation. Wills & Estates, Workers Compensation. PRO BONO WORK: Hunt & Hunt has a long history of providing pro-bono assistance to disadvantaged community members and the organisations that support them. We actively encourage our lawyers to engage in pro bono work.
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legal & commercial advice through core practice groups and industry-focused teams across Australia. HWL Ebsworth services business clients from Australia and internationally through offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Norwest Business Park and Sydney.