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About the Role

This role involves supporting claims and disputes strategy for clients in major projects, overseeing counsel and experts, and guiding clients through regulatory investigations. You will draft legal documents, develop case strategies, and coordinate discovery processes. For senior associates, there may be opportunities to coordinate junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Support claims and disputes strategy for clients involved in major projects and oversee counsel and experts to implement strategy.
• Draft motions, trial briefs, examination outlines and other documents for domestic and international matters.
• Assists in developing case strategies by analysing legal issues and contributing to strategy discussions with senior lawyers
• Guide clients through regulatory investigations.
• Coordinate experts and Counsel engagements.
• Coordinates discovery processes, including reviewing and organising documents, and managing evidence collection
• May co-ordinate work of more junior members of the team (if at senior level)

Requirements

• Australian qualified PQE 4-7 years of litigation experience
• Team player, who adopts a ‘team first’ mindset
• Good understanding of the key risks and issues involved in multi-party construction disputes
• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity
• Self-starter and takes ownership and accountability for tasks
• Solid communication and collaboration skills
• Resilient, solutions-focused and can work effectively and productively under pressure
• Client service focus
• Good judgment
• Excellent analytical skills
• Broad subject matter experience across construction disputes
• Experience in regulatory issues (especially ACCC, ASIC and AER), private international law, public international law, corporate and other commercial issues will be highly regarded.
• Organised and self-motivated
• Strong professional presence and client focus

Skills

• Litigation
• Regulatory issues
• Private international law
• Public international law
• Corporate and commercial issues
• Construction disputes
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Client service

Experience Level

• Associate
• Senior Associate
• PQE 4-7 years

Education Level

• Australian qualified

About the Company

• Our Commercial Litigation Practice specializes in representing clients in high-stakes business disputes across a wide range of industries.
• We provide expert legal services in areas such as contract disputes, class actions, business torts, shareholder and partnership disputes, antitrust litigation and intellectual property litigation.
• Our team handles all phases of litigation, from pre-litigation counseling and strategic planning to trial and appellate proceedings.
• By leveraging our deep legal expertise, global reach and strategic insights, we help clients navigate complex legal challenges, protect their business interests, and achieve favorable outcomes through both court proceedings and alternative dispute resolution methods.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to creating a fair workplace and encourage applications from all ages, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, genders, sexual orientations, as well as people who have family or carer responsibilities.
• We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself.
• If you are a candidate with a disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.