Legal Counsel - Litigation

Lawyers On Demand; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 150.000 - 190.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

LOD (Lawyers On Demand) is seeking a Senior Litigation Lawyer for a well-regarded Sydney firm on an initial 3-month secondment, with potential conversion to permanent. You will lead a broad range of disputes, provide strategic legal guidance, and operate with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.

You will hit the ground running, work with partners and senior stakeholders, and contribute to complex matters while maintaining high-quality standards and timely delivery.

Qualificações

• Significant post-admission experience in commercial litigation or dispute resolution.
• A proven ability to manage litigation matters with minimal supervision.
• Strong technical legal skills and sound commercial judgement.
• Experience working across a broad range of litigation matters.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Manage and support a broad range of litigation and dispute resolution matters.
• Provide strategic legal advice across various stages of litigation.
• Draft and review pleadings, affidavits, submissions and key documents.
• Assist with court proceedings, negotiations and ADR processes.
• Work directly with partners and senior stakeholders on complex matters.
• Conduct legal research and provide commercially focused recommendations.
• Manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work within tight timeframes.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Conhecimentos

Litigation experience

Commercial litigation

Court proceedings

Drafting pleadings

Client management

Descrição da vaga

LOD (Lawyers On Demand) is one of the largest and fastest growing global legal services businesses, and as a ’new law’ pioneer, we continue to lead the market we created.

We're a global business with offices around the world that focus on providing end-to-end solutions for our clients' legal needs, by connecting them with our team of exceptional legal professionals. We provide secondment opportunities, legal advisory services, and legal operations & tech solutions. Together, we find new ways to supercharge the value that legal professionals and in-house legal teams deliver.

With LOD, you get all the best bits of being a lawyer - interesting work with some of the world's most exciting organisations, plus the flexibility and freedom to live your life how you want.

Who we're looking for?

We are seeking a Senior Litigation Lawyer to join a well-regarded Sydney law firm on an initial 3-month secondment, with the opportunity to convert to a permanent position.

This opportunity is suited to an experienced litigation lawyer who is confident managing a broad range of disputes and can quickly integrate into an established team. The firm is seeking a seasoned litigator who can hit the ground running, take ownership of matters from day one, and operate with minimal supervision.

Working closely with partners and senior stakeholders, you will provide support across a varied litigation practice, contributing both strategic insight and hands-on legal expertise. This is an excellent opportunity for a lawyer who enjoys fast-paced, high-quality legal work and is looking for an immediate contracting opportunity.

About the Role

You will:

• Manage and support a broad range of litigation and dispute resolution matters.

• Provide strategic legal advice across various stages of litigation.

• Draft and review pleadings, affidavits, submissions, correspondence and other key legal documents.

• Assist with court proceedings, negotiations and alternative dispute resolution processes.

• Work directly with partners and senior stakeholders on complex matters.

• Conduct legal research and provide commercially focused recommendations.

• Manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work within tight timeframes.

• Collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

About You

You will have:

• Significant post-admission experience in commercial litigation or dispute resolution.

• A proven ability to manage litigation matters with minimal supervision.

• Strong technical legal skills and sound commercial judgement.

• Experience working across a broad range of litigation matters.

• Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills.

• Availability to commence a full-time, Sydney-based engagement in the near term.

What sets us apart?

People join us for a range of reasons - the life of an LOD lawyer is like no other.

• We’re an Employer of Choice: for the fifth year in a row, we’ve been recognised as an Employer of Choice by Australasian Lawyer. We’re even prouder that we’ve received an employee NPS score across Australia of 81 which is recognised as "ground-breaking".

• CV-enhancing work with global brands: We provide our people with varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with world-class global brands, allowing them to take control of their career and diversify their experience across a range of industries.

• No limits: We’ve helped open doors, break glass ceilings, facilitate the transition from private practice to in-house, and develop career pathways to become a GC. Whatever direction you want to take your career, we can help you get there.

• You call the shots: We take work-life balance pretty seriously. You can work on-site with our clients or remotely, undertake full-time or part-time assignments, or assignments that are for set months of a year – it's your choice!

• You’re never on your own: Throughout your LOD career, you’ll become part of a community. You’ll be supported by your LOD colleagues and our HQ team, have access to mentoring programs and high quality know-how, LOD social events, and receive regular training to assist in your ongoing growth and development.

• Our Ways Of Working help shape who we are and what we do: we deliver, we are creative, we are inclusive, we care & collaborate, and we are trusted.

• We’re global: LOD can provide you with local, interstate and international working opportunities. In late 2023, LOD joined forces with Consilio, the global leader in legal consulting and enterprise legal services. Together, LOD & Consilio have a team of approximately 10,000 lawyers, legal engineers, legal operations consultants, paralegals, and risk & compliance professionals spanning North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East.

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.

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