Disputes & Litigation Lawyer | 4+ PAE | Melbourne Commercial Firm

Our client is a national commercial law firm where lawyers are judged on outcomes, not hours recorded. They are hiring a Disputes & Litigation Lawyer with around 4 to 6 years' post-admission experience to run their own caseload for a national client base of financiers, recovery agents and corporate clients. This is a permanent, full-time, hybrid role based in Melbourne CBD, and candidates in Sydney, Brisbane or Perth will also be considered.
Why you'll love it here

- Salary in the range of $140K to $165K ex super
- No timesheets, no billable hours and no individual targets; the team shares its goals instead of competing for them
- Hybrid working with real flexibility
- Real autonomy and influence from day one: you are judged on the value you create, not how long you have been there
- A broad disputes mix rather than one narrow niche: financier disputes, debt and asset recovery, insurance disputes, insolvency and commercial disputes
- Paralegal and junior support around you, and the chance to build your mentoring skills
- Permanent, full time

Our client is a national commercial law firm where lawyers are judged on outcomes, not hours recorded. They are hiring a Disputes & Litigation Lawyer with around 4 to 6 years' post-admission experience to run their own caseload for a national client base of financiers, recovery agents and corporate clients. This is a permanent, full-time, hybrid role based in Melbourne CBD, and candidates in Sydney, Brisbane or Perth will also be considered.
Why you'll love it here

- Salary in the range of $140K to $165K ex super
- No timesheets, no billable hours and no individual targets; the team shares its goals instead of competing for them




- Hybrid working with real flexibility
- Real autonomy and influence from day one: you are judged on the value you create, not how long you have been there
- A broad disputes mix rather than one narrow niche: financier disputes, debt and asset recovery, insurance disputes, insolvency and commercial disputes
- Paralegal and junior support around you, and the chance to build your mentoring skills
- Permanent, full-time

About the role

You will run your own caseload from first instructions through to resolution, acting for equipment and property financiers, debt and asset recovery agents and corporate clients across the country.

- Manage files end to end, including your own court appearances and mediations, with support behind you
- Act in financier disputes, debt and asset recovery, motor vehicle and property insurance disputes, insolvency and commercial disputes
- Help retain and grow client relationships alongside your file work
- Support and mentor paralegals and junior members of the team

What you'll bring

- 4 to 6+ years' post-admission experience in litigation and a current Australian practising certificate
- Exposure to financiers, debt recovery, insurers or corporate clients
- The ability to manage files autonomously, including your own appearances
- A commercial, outcomes-focused approach to advice
- Strong written and verbal communication and the ability to build client relationships
- A collaborative mindset motivated by team results

Additional information

- $140K-$165K ex super, no timesheets and no individual billing targets
- Permanent, full-time hybrid role based in Melbourne CBD
- Run your own financier and debt recovery disputes, court appearances included

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📌 Disputes & Litigation Lawyer | 4+ PAE | Melbourne Commercial Firm
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