About the role

Join JGA Saddler and its award-winning directors to deliver exceptional outcomes in groundbreaking class actions claims.

Join JGA Saddler, a specialist boutique legal practice with offices in Brisbane and Sydney, to deliver exceptional outcomes in groundbreaking class actions claims. JGA currently has 11 class actions filed in Federal and State Courts across Australia and New Zealand. The firm enjoys a strong reputation for providing exceptional legal service and is well known in the industry by fellow practitioners, and litigation funders.

JGA is in a strong growth phase and looking to recruita number of senior associates and associates to our 36-member team working across several discrimination, consumer and employment law claims.

The ideal candidates will have experience in class actions practice already or alternatively high-end commercial litigation with a genuine interest in class actions practice. They will be self-starters who are genuinely interested in complex legal issues and managing the procedural challenges of class actions practice.

It is essential that they can work well in a team and support less experienced team members but at the same time can work independently on specific tasks. They will be part of a team lead by a director, and work with senior associates, and a team of solicitors and law clerks. They will be looking to take the next step in their career by building their litigation and leadership skills.

The work that the role will be expected to undertake (under supervision) is as follows:

- Detailed advice to clients

- Briefing counsel and experts

- Witness statements and finalising expert reports

- Discovery protocols, handbooks,



reviews and compilation of witness bundles including supervision of others in relation to the same

- Preparation of Court books and supervision of others in preparation of Court books

- Preparation of bundles of authorities and supervision of same

- Correspondence to other parties, Court and stakeholders

- Group member management

- Researching new opportunities including relevant law and facts, modelling quantum data

With an interest in delivering justice, a sharp mind and a focus to see the job through to completion, you will be part of the growth of one of Australia’s leading and newest class actions teams. We expect that the ideal candidate will embody the firm’s values to be fair and kind, to be honest and ethical in all respects and to take responsibility for the work we need to do to progress our clients’ cases to get great outcomes for them.

Actively listening to others, respectful engagement with those you work with inside and outside the workplace and an empathic personality will be necessary in this role.

Attention to detail, clear, plain drafting and an open and transparent communication style will set you apart from other candidates. It is expected that the successful candidate will be skilled in standard workplace technology such as iManage, Aderant, Microsoft Word and Excel data modelling.

We offer market market-competitive salary, additional annual leave between Christmas and New Year, a generous and achievable bonus payable 6 monthly as well as access to industry CPD and events once established in the role.

This is an exciting and unique role for the right candidate and an opportunity to develop new skills and build a career in class actions.

📌 Class Actions Commercial Litigation Associate/Senior Associate (Sydney)
🏢 JGA Saddler
📍 Sydney