Senior Associate / Special Counsel Disputes + Investigations

Future You; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pro bono program

AI-enabled systems

Job summary

Future You seeks a Senior Associate or Special Counsel to join its disputes and investigations team in Brisbane. You will lead major regulatory investigations, privacy actions, and data privacy disputes with autonomy, working closely with senior leadership.

Ideal candidates bring strong commercial litigation experience and a proactive, strategic mindset in fast-moving, high-stakes matters involving cyber incidents and digital forensics.

Qualifications

• Significant disputes & investigations experience, with regulatory matters
• Experience handling privacy complaints, class actions, or data/privacy issues
• Strong client relationships and ability to work autonomously at senior levels

Responsibilities

• Lead significant disputes and investigations with autonomy
• Handle regulatory investigations and data privacy disputes
• Coordinate with cross-border teams and external experts

Skills

Disputes & investigations experience

Regulatory investigations

Cyber/privacy familiarity

Stakeholder management

Commercial litigation

Job description

Senior Associate / Special Counsel Disputes + Investigations

A specialist Brisbane practice working at the point where cyber incidents, regulatory scrutiny and high-stakes disputes meet is looking for a Senior Associate or Special Counsel to join its growing disputes and investigations team.

Where the pressure lands
When a major data breach hits, regulators come asking questions and a client's reputation and customer trust are on the line, this team is who they call. The firm combines legal advice with cyber intelligence, crisis communications and digital expertise, standing alongside clients at their most critical moments.

What you'll lead
You'll run significant disputes and investigations with real autonomy and direct access to senior leadership, and you'll be trusted with high-stakes matters from the outset. Your work will include:

• Regulatory investigations
• Privacy complaints and class actions
• Tech E&O and professional indemnity disputes
• Emerging claims in the digital sector

A specialist Brisbane practice working at the point where cyber incidents, regulatory scrutiny and high-stakes disputes meet is looking for a Senior Associate or Special Counsel to join its growing disputes and investigations team.

Where the pressure lands
When a major data breach hits, regulators come asking questions and a client's reputation and customer trust are on the line, this team is who they call. The firm combines legal advice with cyber intelligence, crisis communications and digital expertise, standing alongside clients at their most critical moments.

What you'll lead
You'll run significant disputes and investigations with real autonomy and direct access to senior leadership, and you'll be trusted with high-stakes matters from the outset. Your work will include:

• Regulatory investigations
• Data breach litigation
• Privacy complaints and class actions
• Tech E&O and professional indemnity disputes
• Emerging claims in the digital sector

You'll workwith cyber incident responders, digital forensics specialists, crisis communications advisers and international legal partners. It's fast-moving work that is a long way from traditional litigation.

Who we'd love to meet

• Senior Associate or Special Counsel level
• Strong commercial or insurance litigation experience
• Confident managing complex disputes and client relationships
• Strategic, and comfortable in fast-moving environments
• Curious about cyber, privacy and emerging technology

What you'd get

• A strong bonus structure, including rewards for innovation
• Progression based on merit, not years of experience
• Hybrid working and real flexibility
• AI-enabled systems and operational support that cut down admin
• Senior leaders who are invested in your development and open about how they think and make decisions
• The chance to contribute through a pro bono program
• A culture built on looking after people, finding practical solutions, moving quickly and recognising contribution