About the role

This is a hands-on role for a junior lawyer working primarily across commercial and civil litigation, together with property transactions and conveyancing. You will have genuine exposure to matters from beginning to end, with the opportunity to see disputes progress from initial client conference through to hearing, and transactions from initial advice through to settlement.

Key responsibilities

Litigation

- Preparing letters of advice and letters of demand
- Drafting pleadings, applications and other court documents
- Preparing affidavits and witness statements
- Legal research and case analysis
- Preparing briefs to counsel
- Working directly with barristers and expert witnesses
- Discovery and preparation of evidence
- Preparing chronologies, court books and hearing materials
- Mediation and settlement negotiations
- Attending conferences, mediations, tribunals and court hearings

Property:
- Commercial property acquisitions and disposals
- Commercial, retail and industrial leasing
- Drafting and reviewing contracts for sale
- Property due diligence and transaction investigations
- Reviewing leases, tenancy schedules and property documentation




- Strata and owners corporation issues
- Negotiating amendments to contracts and leases
- Assisting with property financing and mortgage-related transactions

About you

- Intelligent, curious and keen to learn
- Interested in developing robust litigation and advocacy-related skills
- Organised and able to manage competing deadlines
- Careful with detail
- Commercially minded
- Confident communicating with clients and other professionals
- Prepared to take responsibility for their work
- Willing to ask questions when they do not know the answer
- Happy to pitch in and be part of a small, busy team
- Must hold, or be eligible to hold, a current Australian practising certificate

About us Berrigan Doube Lawyers is an established Australian law firm with a history dating back to 1927 and offices in Sydney and Melbourne. We combine the variety and quality of work found in a larger practice with the accessibility and direct involvement of a smaller firm. Junior lawyers are given genuine exposure to matters and the opportunity to learn directly from experienced practitioners.

📌 Junior Lawyer - Litigation & Property (Sydney)
🏢 Berrigan Doube Lawyers
📍 Sydney