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The Role

Our client is a specialist law firm who is seeking an accomplished senior lawyer with expertise in defamation, financial lines, and commercial litigation to join its high-profile insurance and disputes practice.
Specialist Law Firm
Adaptable / Hybrid Working
Leading Insurance & Disputes Practice

In this role, you will manage a diverse and complex mix of matters including defamation, financial lines, coverage, and commercial litigation. You will work on high-value, often high-profile disputes involving reputational issues, media and technology, professional indemnity, directors’ and officers’ liability, inquiries and inquests, and broader insurance matters. Many of the matters are in the public eye and involve collaboration with leading barristers.

You will have genuine autonomy in running files, opportunities to mentor junior team members, and the ability to contribute to business development activities.

The Team

The successful candidate will join a collegiate, high-performing and supportive team, with the flexibility of hybrid working arrangements.

Ideally, you will have a solid background in defendant insurance litigation, defamation,



financial lines or commercial litigation and enjoy managing files end-to-end, maintaining direct client contact and building long-term relationships.

The Successful Candidate

You will be an Australian-qualified senior lawyer with:
Minimum 5+ years PQE
Experience in defamation, financial lines, insurance litigation, or commercial disputes
Strong drafting skills and confident communication style
Experience handling mediations, negotiations and settlement conferences
Ability to work autonomously while contributing to a collaborative team environment
High level of professionalism, client focus, and commercial awareness

If you are a senior lawyer from a leading law firm and a highly regarded insurance or disputes practice, seeking an outstanding career opportunity, please send your resume or any confidential questions to

JLegal Australia is a Specialist Legal Recruitment & Executive Search Firm. We offer a full suite of career opportunities for Lawyers, Company Secretary & Governance professionals.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Law Practice and Legal Services
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