Class Actions Commercial Litigation Associate/Senior Associate

JGA Saddler Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market competitive salary

Annual leave between Christmas and New

Bonus payable every 6 months

CPD and industry events access

Job summary

JGA Saddler is seeking an experienced Class Actions Commercial Litigation Associate/Senior Associate to join its growing team in Sydney. You will work on complex class actions alongside award-winning directors, developing leadership skills and delivering high-quality advice to clients.

The role requires strong drafting, research, and collaboration, with opportunities to mentor junior lawyers and manage procedural aspects of proceedings across Federal and State Courts.

Qualifications

• Experience in class actions or high-end commercial litigation.
• Ability to work well in a team and to supervise others while also working independently on tasks.
• Strong drafting and communication skills and meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed advice to clients.
• Brief counsel and experts.
• Prepare witness statements and finalise expert reports.
• Oversee discovery protocols, handbooks and witness bundles.
• Prepare Court books and supervise compilation of authorities.
• Draft and send correspondence to parties and courts.
• Manage group members and coordinate with the team on matters.
• Research new opportunities and relevant legal principles to support cases.

Skills

Class actions experience

Commercial litigation

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Legal drafting

Research skills

Tools

iManage

Aderant

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Class Actions Commercial Litigation Associate/Senior Associate

Join JGA Saddler and its award-winning directors to deliver exceptional outcomes in groundbreaking class actions claims.

Join JGA Saddler, a specialist boutique legal practice with offices in Brisbane and Sydney, to deliver exceptional outcomes in groundbreaking class actions claims. JGA currently has 11 class actions filed in Federal and State Courts across Australia and New Zealand. The firm enjoys a strong reputation for providing exceptional legal service and is well known in the industry by fellow practitioners, and litigation funders.

JGA is in a strong growth phase and looking to recruita number of senior associates and associates to our 36-member team working across several discrimination, consumer and employment law claims.

The ideal candidates will have experience in class actions practice already or alternatively high-end commercial litigation with a genuine interest in class actions practice. They will be self-starters who are genuinely interested in complex legal issues and managing the procedural challenges of class actions practice.

It is essential that they can work well in a team and support less experienced team members but at the same time can work independently on specific tasks. They will be part of a team lead by a director, and work with senior associates, and a team of solicitors and law clerks. They will be looking to take the next step in their career by building their litigation and leadership skills.

The work that the role will be expected to undertake (under supervision) is as follows:

Detailed advice to clients

Briefing counsel and experts

Witness statements and finalising expert reports

Discovery protocols, handbooks, reviews and compilation of witness bundles including supervision of others in relation to the same

Preparation of Court books and supervision of others in preparation of Court books

Preparation of bundles of authorities and supervision of same

Correspondence to other parties, Court and stakeholders

Group member management

Researching new opportunities including relevant law and facts, modelling quantum data

With an interest in delivering justice, a sharp mind and a focus to see the job through to completion, you will be part of the growth of one of Australia’s leading and newest class actions teams. We expect that the ideal candidate will embody the firm’s values to be fair and kind, to be honest and ethical in all respects and to take responsibility for the work we need to do to progress our clients’ cases to get great outcomes for them.

Actively listening to others, respectful engagement with those you work with inside and outside the workplace and an empathic personality will be necessary in this role.

Attention to detail, clear, plain drafting and an open and transparent communication style will set you apart from other candidates. It is expected that the successful candidate will be skilled in standard workplace technology such as iManage, Aderant, Microsoft Word and Excel data modelling.

We offer market competitive salary, additional annual leave between Christmas and New Year, a generous and achievable bonus payable 6 monthly as well as access to industry CPD and events once established in the role.

This is an exciting and unique role for the right candidate and an opportunity to develop new skills and build a career in class actions.