Joel Schneider 
Practice Group Leader, Perth
Workers compensation
Securing fair outcomes for injured workers against the insurers is what attracted Joel Schneider to legal practice in workers compensation. His choice to work at Slater & Gordon was, as he puts it, an opportunity to be part of “a large powerful firm that has a history of obtaining fair and just outcomes for injured workers.
It’s the kind of legal muscle Joel knows will add up to significant levels of backing and support and the best chance to gain the best possible outcome for his clients’ circumstances.
Joel handles a wide variety of claims for workers from all industries including transport, construction, teaching, fire and emergency and banking. Approachable, understanding and tenacious, Joel takes care to listen to his client’s concerns and ensures that they have a full understanding of the progress of their claim, at every stage. Achieving just outcomes for workers who often have to adapt to a different way of life through no fault of their own is what matters most.
Joel graduated from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1988 and has worked at Slater & Gordon since 2000. He is Practice Group Leader for workers compensation at the firm’s Perth office.
Expertise
- Personal injury law
- Work related injuries
- Workcover proceedings
- Court proceedings
Career history
- Slater & Gordon, since 2000 - Practice Group Leader since 2005
- 1998-2000 Yesner and Co Lawyers (lawyer)
- 1992-1997 Frame and Co, South Africa, (in-house lawyer)
- 1990-1992 Fluxman Rabinowitz Lawyers (articled clerk; South Africa)
Professional qualifications & admissions
- 1999 Admitted, Supreme Court of Western Australia
- 1994 Admitted Supreme Court of South Africa (Transvaal Provincial Division)
- 1988 Bachelor of Laws, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1985 Bachelor of Arts, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa