Associate/Senior Associate - Commercial Litigation

Norton Rose Fulbright; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Rose Fulbright in Sydney seeks an Associate or Senior Associate to join its Commercial Litigation team. You will work with leading disputes practitioners on complex matters with direct client exposure and scope to assume greater responsibility as your career develops.

In this role you will handle high-profile matters for Australian and international clients, including large-scale litigation across banking, resources, and finance sectors, regulatory investigations, class actions, and

Qualifications

• Strong litigation experience gained within a leading private practice.
• Excellent technical, analytical, drafting and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
• The ability to manage complex litigation matters and provide strategic, commercially astute advice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage directly with clients and build strong relationships.
• Strong time management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple matters and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Large-scale, complex litigation across the banking, resources and finance sectors.
• Financial regulatory investigations.
• Class actions.
• Corporations Act disputes.

Skills

Litigation experience

Legal drafting

Client engagement

Time management

Job description

Associate/Senior Associate - Commercial Litigation

1d ago , from Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide theworld's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with afull business law service. We have more than 4,000 lawyers based inover 58 offices across Europe, the United States, Canada, LatinAmerica, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and CentralAsia.

Our global litigation and disputes lawyers advise many of theworld’s largest corporations and financial institutions on complex,high-value and sensitive multijurisdictional disputes. With officesacross the globe, we have one of the largest disputes practices inthe world, with significant experience advising on domestic andcross-border disputes, international arbitrations, investigationsand enforcement matters across key industry sectors includingfinancial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources;transport; technology; life sciences and healthcare; and consumermarkets.

The role

Our Litigation practice group is recognised as one of theleading teams in Australia, and continued demand for our serviceshas created an opportunity for a highly skilled Associate or SeniorAssociate to join our Sydney team, working with AnnDonohue and GrantBonner.

You’ll work closely with leading disputes practitioners oncomplex, strategically significant matters, with direct clientexposure and genuine scope to take on greater responsibility asyour career develops.

In this role, you’ll gain exposure to a broad range ofhigh-profile matters for Australian and international clients,including:

• Large-scale, complex litigation across the banking,resources and finance sectors
• Financial regulatory investigations
• Class actions
• Corporations Act disputes

About you

To be considered for this role, you will ideally have:

• Strong litigation experience gained within a leadingprivate practice
• Excellent technical, analytical, drafting andproblem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail
• The ability to manage complex litigation matters andprovide strategic, commercially astute advice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with theconfidence to engage directly with clients and build strongrelationships
• Strong time management and organisational skills, with theability to manage multiple matters and competingpriorities

You will be a driven and commercially minded lawyer who enjoysworking on complex matters and contributing to a collaborative,high-performing team.

Why Norton Rose Fulbright?
At Norton Rose Fulbright, you will be rewarded with genuine careerprospects and an excellent team environment renowned for itscollaborative culture, passion for client service and professionaldevelopment opportunities.

Norton RoseFulbright values diversity and strives to create an inclusiveenvironment. We are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright in Australiahas been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality bythe Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well as a gold tieremployer for LGBTI Inclusion through the Australian WorkplaceEquality Index. In 2025 we were re-accredited as a Family InclusiveWorkplace and always encourage people to discuss flexible andhybrid work options with us.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islandercandidates to apply.