Litigation Lawyer-High End/Superior Courts (5yrs-Special Counsel)

AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship by Managing Partner

Equity partnership prospects

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal in Sydney seeks a Litigation Lawyer with 5+ years post-qualification in high-end litigation, including commercial disputes and class actions, admitted to NSW. You will handle prestigious matters in Federal and Supreme Courts, with leadership potential and strong client management skills.

The role offers significant autonomy, mentorship from a top Managing Partner, and genuine equity-partner prospects, along with a supportive, merit-based culture and

Qualifications

• Are a lawyer admitted to practice in NSW with minimum 5 years (or more) post qualification experience in high-end litigation including commercial disputes.
• Have strong experience litigating in the higher courts – Federal and Supreme Courts (ESSENTIAL).
• Have strong technical, advocacy, negotiation and client management skills.
• Set yourself high standards and are driven to obtain the best outcomes for clients.
• Thrive in a strong team-focused, down-to-earth, collaborative work environment where high performers are valued and rewarded.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of a high-end litigation practice across commercial disputes and class actions.
• Handle administrative law matters and some family law litigation in superior courts (Federal and Supreme Courts).
• Work under the Managing Partner with mentorship and leadership opportunities.
• Contribute to the firm’s growth and maintain an active, high-performing docket.

Skills

Litigation expertise

Advocacy

Negotiation

Client management

Legal research

Education

Admitted to NSW bar

Job description

Litigation Lawyer-High End/Superior Courts (5yrs-Special Counsel)

9mo ago , from AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal

Litigation Lawyer-High End/Superior Courts (5yrs-Special Counsel)

**Stimulating Variety** Cutting-Edge litigation. Prominent litigation firm. Inspirational leaders. Genuine partnership prospects. Inclusive merit based culture Sydney. $130,000-$250,000.

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER
Our client is a mid-sized sophisticated high-end litigation firm with a flourishing diverse litigation practice+ also independently acknowledged as a key player in the class actions niche.

YOUR NEW ROLE/CAREER
As one of the firm’s KEY litigators, reporting to an incredibly multi-talented high profile Managing Partner, you will relish the challenge+ autonomy+ diversity of taking full ownership of your 'colourful'high-end litigation practice including: 1) commercial disputes ; and 2) class-actions disputes (with a humanitarian/social justice flavour); 3) administrative law; primarily in thesuperior (Federal and Supreme) Courts and 4) some family law litigation.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Inherit the enviable reputation of this flourishing distinguished litigation firm with 40+years’ success.
• Stretch beyond your existing ‘limitations’ -sophisticated + stimulating cutting-edge cases (majority in the superior courts);
• Fully exercise your forensic legal/innovative commercial acumen+ strategic thinking;
• Be 1:1 directly mentored+ inspired by the Managing Partner-one of Australia’s top erudite industry leading senior lawyers with 40 years’ experience (also a published author+ a prominent public commentator/influencer);
• Support from 1-2 junior lawyers+ dedicated 1:1 legal secretary ;
• So much VARIETY!
• Genuine advancement prospects even equity partner (subject to your desire, ambition and performance);
• Attractive culture/values-inclusion, tolerance, mutual respect, “We/Us” (not “me/”I”) and equal opportunity.
• Some work flexibility as needed.

WHO YOU ARE

We are interested in hearing from you if you:

• Are a lawyer admitted to practice in NSW with minimum 5 years (or more) post qualification experience in high-end litigation including commercial disputes;
• Have strong experience litigating in the higher courts-Federal and Supreme Courts (ESSENTIAL);
• have strong technical, advocacy, negotiation+ client management skills;
• set yourself high standards +are driven to obtain the best outcomes for clients;
• thrive in a strong team-focused, down-to-earth, collaborative work environment where high performers are valued+ rewarded.
• are hungry to ‘sharpen your sword’+turbo charge your litigation career as a well-rounded litigator.

REFERENCE: MARIA YUN (0403322***)