Solicitor - Class Actions

Shine Lawyers; Australia; Remote; AUD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Shine Lawyers is seeking a Solicitor to join our Class Actions team, working on social justice, human rights and discrimination matters. Whether you’ve come from defendant or plaintiff practice, you will support prominent cases, contribute to case operations, participate in e-discovery reviews and help prepare evidence.

You will report to an experienced Senior Associate and be part of a team that values collaboration, clarity, and client-focused outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current practising certificate.
• 1-2+ years post-admission experience.
• Experience in class actions is desirable.
• Significant experience as a solicitor across commercial litigation and/or class action matters.
• Strong legal analytical and research skills.
• Ability to work with and manage large volumes of complex documents and reports.
• Commitment to connect with those around you and deliver exceptional client results.
• Passion and enthusiasm to contribute to Shine's culture.

Responsibilities

• Support the conduct of multiple class actions, delegating to law clerks and paralegals to deliver discrete tasks.
• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders and class action group members, providing regular communication while managing expectations.
• Follow Shine's case management processes to deliver tasks on time and support junior team members.
• Draft high-quality legal documents in a timely manner.

Skills

Legal analysis

Attention to detail

Document management

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Laws

Job description

You bring you. Together, we can right wrong.

The Team

We are proud to have astrongClass Actionspresence nationally, assisting clients to secure justice in some of the nation's most prominent Class Actions, including the Stolen Wages and Stolen Generations class actions, the Ruby Princess class action and the Worley Ltd shareholder class action. The team isled by an experienced and highly regarded Head of Class Actions, and assisted by a talented and dedicated team of Practice Leaders, Special Counsels, Senior Associates and other legal professionals.

The Opportunity

In response to increased demand to secure resolutions for our deserving clients, this is an excellent opportunity for a Solicitor to join our Class Actions team working on social justice, human rights and discrimination-based matters. Whether you’ve come from defendant or plaintiff practice, you will have the opportunity to take a supporting role on prominent cases, including contributing to case operations, participating in e-discovery reviews and preparing evidence. Reporting to an experienced Senior Associate, you’ll truly champion our clients by:

• Supporting the conduct of multiple class actions, effectively delegating to law clerks and paralegals to deliver on discrete tasks towards these class actions.


• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders and class action group members, providing regular and effective communication whilst managing expectations.


• Following Shine's key case management processes to help deliver tasks in full and on time, and support more junior team members to do the same.


• Drafting high-quality legal documents in a timely manner.

What you’ll bring.

• Current practising certificate.


• 1-2+ years post-admission experience


• Experience in class actions, in either a pre-admission or post-admission capacity, is desirable.


• Significant experience as a solicitor across commercial litigation matters and/or class action matters.


• Strong legal analytical skills, research skills, and attention to detail.


• Ability to work with and manage large volumes of complex documents and reports.


• A commitment to truly connect with those around you and work together to deliver exceptional results for our clients.


• The passion, motivation and enthusiasm to contribute to our culture and ensure it’s a place where everyone can thrive.

Shine Lawyers: A place for you. It means more here.

• It’s our clients, who summon the courage to stand up to injustice.


• It’s the communities we are part of and support every day.


• It’s our team, who champion what’s right and make this place what it is.

We’re an ASX-listed organisation, and we've been standing up for the rights of everyday Australians for more than 50 years. We’ve achieved a lot but you’ll find no airs and graces here. We’re humble yet relentless. We don’t pretend to be anything other than ourselves. And together, we’ve created a place for you to thrive.

Here are some of the things we hope you’ll love about working with us:

• Connect and be you:Get the flexibility and benefits you need, and work alongside truly authentic people who care so much - about the clients, Shine and you.


• Challenge and be challenged:We’re not here for “easy”. We want you to take your place at Shine and make a real impact. Question and challenge - that’s how we grow.


• Achieve and grow:Start your Shine journey with our in-house learning programs, where you’ll find immediate connection and be set up for success. You will be provided real opportunities to step up and grow - within your role and beyond.

Excited to join us and stand up to injustice?

As part of The Circle Back Initiative, we want you to feel supported through our recruitment process, which means that you will hear back from our friendly team – no matter the outcome.

We are committed to making Shine Lawyers a place for you by encouraging and supporting our people to bring their authentic selves to the workplace, and as a result, we know you’ll put your best self forward while righting wrong for our clients. We’re passionate about maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment here at Shine that celebrates all of our differences with age, disability, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, to name a few, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates. You bring you.