Lawyers: (x2) Commercial Litigation Lawyers

Job Description

What’s in it for you?

• Broad commercial disputes across shareholder, contractual, insolvency, professional negligence and governance matters
• Genuine matter ownership and hands-on Court exposure across the NSW Courts and Federal Court
• No billable targets with strong Partner support and genuine work-life balance

About your new employer:

• Highly regarded boutique commercial law firm based in Sydney CBD
• Known for taking a different approach to traditional private practice, with no individual billable targets
• Sophisticated commercial disputes practice acting across complex and varied matters
• Collaborative team structure with strong Partner and Senior Associate support
• Offers lawyers genuine autonomy while maintain a supportive and collegiate working environment

About the role:

• Matters spanning shareholder and governance disputes, professional negligence, contractual and earn-out disputes, insolvency and restructuring, misleading or deceptive conduct and equitable claims.
• Recent work has included urgent applications concerning confidential information, security for costs appeals, complex DOCAs, payroll tax appeals and ongoing director and shareholder disputes.
• Manage matters from start to finish, including drafting pleadings, affidavits and evidence and contributing to overall case strategy.
• Regularly attend Court, including directions hearings and subpoena returns.
• Brief and instruct counsel and deal directly with clients, experts and other stakeholders.
• Work across matters in the NSW Courts and Federal Court.
• At the more senior level, take greater responsibility for driving matters and supervising and mentoring junior lawyers

The ideal candidate:

• Commercial Litigation Lawyer with approximately 2–10 years’ PQE.
• Looking for a (x1) Solicitor/Associate and a (x1) Senior Associate
• A law degree from an accredited Australian or New Zealand university, underpinned by strong academic records.
• Solid hands-on experience with Court processes and procedure, particularly commercial litigation in the NSW Courts and Federal Court.
• Strong drafting skills across pleadings, affidavits, correspondence and advice.
• Experience attending directions hearings, subpoena returns and other Court appearances.
• Strong understanding of evidence and commercial litigation principles.
• Comfortable dealing directly with clients and counsel and taking ownership appropriate to your level.
• Confident, commercially minded and able to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a team.

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 Bart today!

 
Please quote reference number BT/58785

• Call or text: 0483 957 178
• Email:  bthevenot@naimanclarke.com.au
• LinkedIn message: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-thevenot/

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