Commercial Litigation Lawyer | 2-8 PAE | Sydney CBD Litigation Team

Gorilla Jobs; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sydney CBD offices

In-house bar and cafe

Ad hoc flexibility

Job summary

Gorilla Jobs in Sydney's CBD seeks a Commercial Litigation Lawyer to join a growing, partner-led team. The role offers exposure to insolvency, construction disputes, estates and commercial disputes, with direct partner mentoring and a focus on developing a broad, marketable skill set.

You will run files from first instance to resolution, draft pleadings and submissions, and appear in courts as your PAE allows, gaining experience across a range of disputes in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 2–8 years PAE in commercial litigation or disputes.
• Current practising certificate in NSW.
• Experience in commercial litigation, insolvency, construction disputes or estates, with appetite to broaden.

Responsibilities

• Run and support commercial litigation files from first instance through to resolution.
• Draft pleadings, affidavits, submissions and correspondence.
• Appear in courts and tribunals as your PAE allows.
• Direct partner supervision and mentoring on complex matters.
• Liaise with clients, counsel and experts.
• Take ownership of your own files with autonomy appropriate to your level.

Skills

PAE experience in litigation

NSW practising certificate

Drafting skills

Court/tribunal experience

File autonomy

Education

Practising certificate NSW

Job description

Commercial Litigation Lawyer | 2-8 PAE | Sydney CBD Litigation Team

Our client is an established commercial litigation practice in the Sydney CBD, acting across a broad range of disputes including commercial, insolvency and bankruptcy, construction and contested estates matters.

The litigation team is being built out under experienced partner leadership, and our client is now looking to add Commercial Litigation Lawyers at the 2 to 8 PAE level on a full-time, permanent basis, working from genuinely impressive CBD offices.

About the Firm and Team

• Established commercial litigation practice with a partner-led team
• A genuinely varied practice spanning commercial disputes, insolvency and bankruptcy, construction disputes and contested estates
• Actively investing in its litigation group, which means files and seniority open up as the team grows
• Small enough that you get direct partner exposure, not lost in a big-firm hierarchy
• Based in impressive Sydney CBD offices with quiet work zones, an in-house bar and cafe

Salary and Benefits offered

• $130K to $180K ex super, reflecting genuine PAE and experience
• A team that is growing, signalling real investment and a clear runway for progression
• Broad file exposure across insolvency, construction, estates and commercial disputes rather than one narrow specialism, so you build a more marketable skill set
• Quiet work zones for focused drafting, plus an in-house bar and cafe, so the office is somewhere you actually want to be
• Sydney CBD location
• Flexibility can be provided on ad hoc basis

About the role

You'll run and support commercial litigation files from first instance through to resolution, working directly with partners on genuinely complex matters.

• Running files across commercial disputes, insolvency and bankruptcy, construction disputes and contested estates
• Drafting pleadings, affidavits, submissions and correspondence
• Appearing in courts and tribunals as your PAE allows
• Direct partner supervision and mentoring on complex matters
• Liaising with clients, counsel and experts
• Taking ownership of your own files with autonomy appropriate to your level

What you'll bring

• 2 to 8 years PAE in commercial litigation or disputes
• Current practising certificate in NSW
• Experience in one or more of commercial litigation, insolvency, construction disputes or estates, and an appetite to broaden into the others
• Strong drafting and legal research skills
• Court and tribunal experience, or a genuine appetite to build it
• Ability to manage a file with appropriate autonomy for your level

Additional information

• $130K to $180K ex super, reflecting your genuine PAE and experience
• Insolvency, construction, estates and commercial disputes in one practice
• Partner-led team in Sydney CBD offices with real growth behind it

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