We are a specialist commercial firm based in Barangaroo, Sydney's premier commercial precinct. We do not chase volume. We deliberately keep a select client portfolio so our lawyers can work as genuine, embedded advisors on matters that actually matter. If you have sat in a team where you were three degrees removed from the client and the real strategy, this role is opposite.
The work
This is a junior role, but not an entry-level one. You will already have some grounding in commercial litigation, insolvency, property and construction disputes or commercial/corporate advisory work, and you are ready to take on real carriage of matters, not just document review.
You will:
- Manage the day-to-day conduct of a caseload of commercial matters and disputes, with senior support close at hand, not at a distance.
- Draft pleadings, affidavits and correspondence.
- Get in front of Courts and Tribunals, not just watch from the second row.
- Work directly with a Director, Special Counsel and Senior Associate who will actually teach you, not just delegate to you.
- Pick up exposure to contractual and transactional work alongside your litigation matters,
so your commercial judgment develops faster than it would in a pure-litigation role.
- Contribute to strategic, commercially astute advice on complex and high-stakes disputes from early in your career.
What you bring
- Some post-qualification experience in commercial litigation, general commercial/corporate advisory (this is a junior role, not a graduate one, so you should already be comfortable with the basics of opening and running a file).
- Admission as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of NSW and a current practising certificate.
- Solid written and verbal communication.
- The judgment to work autonomously and the honesty to ask when you should not.
What is on offer
- Deliberate mentorship from colleagues who are invested in your development.
- Genuine exposure to complex, high-value disputes and related contractual work, not repetitive volume matters.
- A collaborative team and a culture that is built on getting the work done properly then going home. We do not manufacture long hours as a badge of honour. Effort here is measured in the quality of your work, not the time your light is on.
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📌 Litigation Lawyer - Specialist Commercial Firm (City of Sydney)
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