Commercial Litigation (Class Actions & Public Liability)
Top Tier law firm
Award winning team
The role
Our client is a top tier law firm whose renowned Commercial Litigation practice in Sydney is seeking a talented Lawyer (ideally 3-5 PQE) to join the team on a full-time basis.
Under the leadership of two award winning Partners , you will have the opportunity to deepen your litigation experience on some of the country's largest class actions and product liability cases. In this specialised, high performing, and collaborative team, this role will see you also act on product regulatory issues, for our clients across multiple sectors including life sciences, automotive and financial services.
The work includes a range of litigious and other contentious commercial matters. More specifically, this role will see you drafting correspondence, preparing advice, day to day management of files, liaising with counsel and assisting with the preparation of final and interlocutory proceedings as well as evidence.
Unlike many other top tier class actions practices, lawyers in this team will genuinely get training and development and access to quality work. The team work hard, but gain exposure on what is absolutely top of market work. These are the sort of cases that define a career. So if you are an ambitious litigator this is the team for you.
You will enjoy the benefits of a close-knit and collaborative team, where your professional development will be actively sponsored by the Partners, Special Counsel and Senior Associates.
Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role, you will have:
3-5 years' experience as a Lawyer in a leading commercial litigation practice;
Exposure to class actions or large-scale commercial litigation matters, this can be from either a top tier or mid tier law firm
Familiarity with Supreme/Federal Court litigation;
Strong academic results; Distinction Average or above is preferred
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; and
A collaborative and pro-active approach.
In addition to this, we're looking for someone who thrives on working in a team and taking responsibility for their work and role.
The Commercial Litigation Practice Group
Our Clients Litigation and Dispute Resolution lawyers form a top-tier commercial litigation practice, the largest in Australia. Their reputation for undertaking the most complex, significant and high-profile matters, and delivering excellent results for our clients, is second to none.