Lawyer: Litigation

Job Description

What’s in it for you?

• Enjoy a 6 billable hour day, offering greater flexibility and work-life balance without compromising on the quality of work.
• Gain exposure to interesting and complex commercial disputes, working with a diverse range of clients.
• Benefit from hands-on mentoring, early responsibility and genuine opportunities for career progression.
• Develop your litigation skills within a leading national firm offering excellent resources and professional development.

About your new employer:

• Well-established national law firm with a highly regarded litigation and dispute resolution practice.
• Advises a diverse range of corporate and commercial clients on complex and high-value disputes.
• Collaborative and supportive culture with direct access to experienced Partners and senior lawyers.
• Strong focus on professional development, providing junior lawyers with the opportunity to build their technical skills and progress their careers.

About the role:

You will work closely with experienced litigators across a broad range of disputes, including:

• Complex corporate insolvency and restructuring disputes.
• Corporations law disputes, including shareholder and director-related matters.
• Banking and finance litigation and disputes involving financial institutions.
• Drafting legal advices, pleadings, affidavits, submissions and court documents.
• Preparing evidence, discovery and briefs to counsel.
• Attending client meetings, mediations, conferences with counsel and court proceedings.

The ideal candidate:

• Have approximately 2-6 PQE, ideally gained within a reputable commercial law firm.
• Previous experience in commercial litigation, insolvency or banking and finance disputes.
• Strong drafting, analytical and communication skills.
• Commercially minded, proactive and comfortable managing competing deadlines.
• A genuine interest in developing your expertise in complex commercial disputes and corporate insolvency.

If this role does not align to your experience and/or career goals, please contact us to discuss other suitable opportunities.

Why work with us?

• We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.
• You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.
• We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.
• Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year.  Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector. 

Contact Harriet today!

Please quote reference number HJ/59740

• Call or text: 0489 268 486
• Email: hjordan@naimanclarke.com.au
• LinkedIn message: www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-jordan-nc

Alternatively, click apply and email your resume (in Word version only) and academic transcript.
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