About the Firm
Our client is a national litigation firm, now 90 people strong across Melbourne, Sydney, the Gold Coast and Brisbane, with matters extending into the ACT and NT. Rather than the traditional model where junior lawyers are buried in document review, this firm runs lean, high-performing teams where talent is fast-tracked into real responsibility. Its client base — owners corporations across a portfolio of horizontal and vertical buildings, including large-scale, landmark-standard developments — is secure and growing, with every new building onboarded becoming an ongoing source of work.
The Role
This national litigation team is looking for a talented Associate or Senior Associate (3+ years PAE) to join their NSW team, working on some of the most complex, highest-value strata and building disputes in the market — plus exposure to equity, insolvency and insurance-based work well beyond the usual strata brief.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will scale as fast as your capability allows, including:
- Running commercial litigation matters through the Federal Court, state courts and tribunals, including substantive NCAT hearings
- Advising on and running disputes involving remedial works, service providers, management rights and inter-building matters
- Handling Supreme Court applications for injunctive relief, and defamation matters against lot owners
- Acting on building and construction disputes against developers, and insolvency matters for trustees, liquidators and receivers
Why This Role is Different
- A Client Base Unlike Any Other: Every new building this firm signs becomes an ongoing client. You'll be working a secure, growing pipeline of substantive files, often valued at $50,000-$100,000 each — not chasing one-off matters.
- Genuinely Broad, Genuinely Complex: This isn't limited to strata litigation. You'll get exposure to equity,
building and construction disputes against developers, insolvency work for trustees, liquidators and receivers, and insurance-based matters.
- A Proven Launching Pad: It's an open secret in the market that top-tier firms recruit directly from this team's ranks. You'll get file ownership and courtroom exposure early, with the calibre of experience that gets you noticed.
About You We're looking for a litigator who wants genuine ownership of their files, not a career spent in the review room. To be successful, you'll bring:
- 3+ years PAE in commercial litigation, ideally with some exposure to strata, building/construction or insurance-related disputes
- Admission to practise in Australia, at Associate to Senior Associate level
- The confidence to run your own files with the support of senior leadership
- A valuable attitude and positive energy — you'll add to this team, not drain it
If you're ready to run your own files and build a genuine track record in complex litigation - This role may be the right one for you! Interested in this position?
Apply now or email your resume to Daniel Cappellacci at
[email protected] or call [+61 468 718 155](tel:+61 468 718 155) to hear more about the role.
LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielcappellacci/
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