Lawyer - Class Actions and Commercial Litigation - Sydney

Piper Alderman Lawyers; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing program

Study support

Parental leave

Annual leave

Team events

Corporate discounts

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

Piper Alderman is seeking a Lawyer with 2-4 years PQE to join the Sydney team focusing on class actions and complex commercial litigation. The role involves handling shareholder and consumer class actions, and other large-scale representative proceedings in Federal Court and state courts.

You'll work with a collaborative team of litigation professionals, advancing your technical skills and taking on responsibility for challenging matters in a positive culture at Piper Alderman.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years post admission legal experience.
• Experience in class action or complex commercial litigation is highly regarded, as are associateships with the Federal Court or state Supreme Courts.
• Experience in litigation in the Federal Court or superior state courts is advantageous
• An excellent academic record coupled with strong technical legal skills.
• A commitment to excellence and delivery of high quality outcomes to our clients.
• Ability to effectively manage your own time, managing competing tasks and at times working to tight deadlines.
• Strong drafting skills with specific ability to draft court documents, affidavits, expert evidence, and managing discovery in large-scale litigation.
• Trial experience is a plus.
• A high level of attention to detail.
• A team player mentality, with a supportive and collaborative working style.
• A self-motivated and “can-do” attitude with an eagerness to learn and grow your career with Piper Alderman.

Responsibilities

• Focus on class action litigation, including shareholder class actions, consumer class actions, and product liability class actions.
• Collaborate with partners on major disputes and cross-border matters.
• Work on other large-scale representative proceedings in Federal Court and state Supreme Courts.

Skills

2-4 years PQE

Class actions

Complex commercial litigation

Federal Court experience

Attention to detail

Drafting skills

Time management

Trial experience

Job description

Lawyer - Class Actions and Commercial Litigation - Sydney

• Join a leading Class Actions and Commercial Litigation team
• Take your expertise to the next level
• 2-4 years PQE

The role is focused on class action litigation, including shareholder class actions, consumer class actions, product liability class actions, and other large-scale representative proceedings in the Federal Court and state Supreme Courts. The partners also work on other major global disputes, including matters for clients headquartered in Asia, the UK and Europe.

Your teammates will be like-minded motivated litigation professionals who thrive on high-stakes, complex class actions and commercial disputes and enjoy the collaborative and collegiate environment at Piper Alderman. We are confident this opportunity is going to offer the right candidate the chance to springboard their existing technical expertise to more challenging representative proceedings work, in a positive cultural environment.

To Succeed In This Role You Will Ideally Have

• 2-4 years post admission legal experience.
• Experience in class action or complex commercial litigation is highly regarded, as are associateships with the Federal Court or state Supreme Courts.
• Experience in litigation in the Federal Court or superior state courts is advantageous
• An excellent academic record coupled with strong technical legal skills.
• A commitment to excellence and delivery of high quality outcomes to our clients.
• Ability to effectively manage your own time, managing competing tasks and at times working to tight deadlines.
• Strong drafting skills with specific ability to draft court documents, affidavits, expert evidence, and managing discovery in large-scale litigation.
• Trial experience is a plus.
• A high level of attention to detail.
• A team player mentality, with a supportive and collaborative working style.
• A self-motivated and “can-do” attitude with an eagerness to learn and grow your career with Piper Alderman.

Piper Alderman is a premier commercial law firm with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne. We work with clients across Australia and internationally to achieve practical commercial outcomes, innovation in service delivery and deep engagement across multiple industries.

Piper Alderman prides itself on being a collaborative law firm where high achieving ambitious team members can succeed in achieving their career goals whilst performing challenging and rewarding tasks.

At Piper Alderman we promote a culture of excellence, collaboration and teamwork. We recognise and support individuals and invest in their continued professional development.

Our Perks

We have a variety of employee benefits aimed at supporting our people including, but not limited to:

• A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives including our Thrive@PiperAlderman Wellbeing Program.
• Learning and development opportunities to support career growth including generous study support options.
• An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
• Purchased annual leave options.
• A range of fun office and team events all year round so we make sure we are connecting socially as often as possible!
• A range of corporate discounts.
• Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees and the opportunity to participate in pro-bono work.