Junior Lawyer

Bobb Partners Legal; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bobb Partners Legal in Sydney is seeking a junior lawyer to gain broad commercial exposure and meaningful responsibility within a small, supportive team. You will assist on a range of matters across practice areas and progressively take carriage of cases in a face-to-face role in our Sydney CBD office.

The role offers direct mentoring, early responsibility, and exposure to high-quality commercial and litigation work in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• experience in a commercial or litigation team
• genuine interest for commercial transactions and litigation
• strong willingness to learn
• excellent attention to detail
• excellent organisational skills
• ability to meet strict deadlines
• strong emotional intelligence and ability to handle varying types of clients
• exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

Responsibilities

• litigation and dispute resolution, including complex litigation across various Courts and jurisdictions
• general commercial transactions, property transactions and retail leasing
• insolvency advice and litigation
• family law involving business and property disputes
• estates and family provisions litigation
• direct file and matter management, client and stakeholder communication

Skills

Commercial law

Litigation

Client communication

Job description

We are a growing commercial law acting on high-quality matters for private clients including high-net-worth individuals, small businesses and larger corporations.

The Role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a junior lawyer seeking broad commercial exposure and meaningful responsibility to join the Firm in a small, supportive team environment. The successful candidate will assist on, and progressively take carriage of, a range of legal matters across the Firm's practice areas.

The work will include:

litigation and dispute resolution, including complex litigation across various Courts and jurisdictions

general commercial transactions, property transactions and retail leasing

insolvency advice and litigation

family law involving business and property disputes

estates and family provisions litigation

direct file and matter management, client and stakeholder communication

About You

To be considered for this role you must have previous experience in a commercial or litigation team. You must be able to demonstrate:

a genuine interest for commercial transactions and litigation

a strong willingness to learn

excellent attention to detail

excellent organisational skills

the ability to meet strict deadlines

strong emotional intelligence and the ability to handle varying types of clients

exceptional verbal and written communication skills

the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team

This role is a face-to-face role in our Sydney CBD office.

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to work directly alongside the Principal in a growing firm and to build practical skills through direct involvement in high-quality matters.

The successful candidate will benefit from:

close mentoring and support

meaningful responsibility from an early stage

exposure to quality commercial and litigation work

a small team, positive working environment

the opportunity to develop the confidence and skills to work autonomously

a practice environment without the pressure of large firm budgets, expectations and policy constraints.

Salary will be commensurate with your experience.