Disputes Lawyer in Melbourne

LOD (Lawyers On Demand) is one of the largest and fastest growing global legal services businesses, and as a ‘new law’ pioneer, we continue to lead the market we created. We're a global business with offices around the world that focus on providing end-to-end solutions for our clients' legal needs, by connecting them with our team of exceptional legal professionals. We provide secondment opportunities, legal advisory services, and legal operations & tech solutions.

We're working with a leading global law firm on an exciting secondment opportunity for an Associate level Lawyer based in Melbourne. This is a six-month assignment within a highly regarded disputes practice, offering exposure to complex, high-profile litigation and class action matters.

This opportunity will see you working closely with senior leaders in the team and gaining hands-on experience across sophisticated disputes, while collaborating with a market-leading litigation practice.

To join us, you will:

• Have at least 3 years PQE ideally gained from top or mid-tier law firms (with strong legal training)
• Have experience in class actions, commercial litigation, disputes or insurance litigation
• Possess hands-on eDiscovery experience
• Demonstrate strong commercial acumen and a practical approach to problem-solving
• Be confident managing competing priorities and working closely with senior stakeholders

What sets us apart?

• We’re an Employer of Choice: for the fifth year in a row, we’ve been recognised as an Employer of Choice by Australasian Lawyer.
• CV-enhancing work with global brands: We provide our people with varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with world-class global brands.
• No limits: We’ve helped open doors, break glass ceilings, facilitate the transition from private practice to in-house, and develop career pathways to become a GC.
• You call the shots: We take work-life balance pretty seriously. You can work on-site with our clients or remotely, undertake full-time or part-time assignments, or assignments that are for set months of a year – it's your choice!
• You’re never on your own: Throughout your LOD career, you’ll become part of a community supported by your LOD colleagues and our HQ team.

Our Ways Of Working help shape who we are and what we do: we deliver, we are creative, we are inclusive, we care & collaborate, and we are trusted.

We’re global: LOD can provide you with local, interstate and international working opportunities. In late 2023, LOD joined forces with Consilio, the global leader in legal consulting and enterprise legal services.

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it.

Are you ready to spark a positive change to your career and your personal life? Click 'Apply' and a member of our People & Development team will be in touch to discuss how we can help you do just that.