At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Canberra team to tackle complex disputes and enhance your legal expertise.
- Company: Mallesons, a top-tier independent law firm with nearly 200 years of history.
- Benefits: Access to mentoring, wellbeing initiatives, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Diversity and inclusion are at our core; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in diverse legal matters while collaborating with exceptional colleagues.
- Qualifications: 2-4 years PQE, strong communication skills, and a proactive attitude.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 $ per year.
About the role
Our Canberra Dispute Resolution team are currently recruiting a Solicitor (2-4 PQE) to work under the supervision of Partner, Emma Lawrence. Emma's practice includes class actions, regulatory investigations, commissions and inquiries, general commercial disputes and complex Commonwealth litigation. The team has strong leadership from senior lawyers across the group who work together to expose you to good, challenging work.
Whilst working in a friendly and encouraging environment, you will have access to supportive mentoring from senior lawyers, partners, and other legal experts (across different locations and practice areas), deepening your own legal expertise. However, you will be expected to be a "self-starter", proactively driving forward matters with an appropriate level of autonomy. We are strongly connected to the national firm, playing a leadership role in the national government strategy and working across commercial matters with our interstate colleagues.
Our lawyers get exposure to national and international matters, and help our clients deliver on their strategic priorities using our commercial acumen. The Dispute Resolution practice is interesting and varied; we specialise in a mix of commercial litigation, public law, regulatory matters and government litigation. Our key clients include private sector clients across various industries and a number of large Commonwealth Government departments.
If you have a keen interest in investigating and resolving disputes, and providing advice on risk and the avoidance of disputes, we would like to welcome you into the team.
- First rate written and oral communication skills
- Strong drafting experience
- Top notch legal analysis and an ability to get across complex areas of law quickly
- Strong interest in the industry sectors in which we operate
- Self-awareness, positivity and the ability to work well with others; being able to collaborate and work in a team is critical to success at Mallesons
- Strong commitment to client service and well-developed relationship management ability - you will play a role in supporting and actively developing our relationships with clients
- A willingness to embrace new technologies, including AI-enabled legal tools, as part of your ongoing professional development
- Dispute experience gained in a similar environment is desirable as is an understanding of the operational processes of the Federal Courts and Tribunals
- Experience from other jurisdictions is also valued
Who are we?
We are Mallesons. The top-tier independent firm from Australia, a full-service firm trusted on the most complex and consequential matters across our region and around the world. We've been part of Australia's story for almost 200 years and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of these lands and waters. Our independence gives us the flexibility to combine our extensive top tier full-service capability with the best advisers in every market. With deep expertise, collective judgment and genuine collaboration, we cut through complexity so our clients can move forward with confidence and make more happen.
Why work with us?
Mallesons is a special place to work where anything is possible, ambitions are limitless and diversity and inclusion play an important role. It's a place where you will collaborate with exceptional colleagues and clients, where you will sharpen your edge and support others to do the same, where you will make a difference you can be proud of. You will have access to a suite of wellbeing initiatives, benefits, policies and processes that will support you to achieve your career goals. Together we learn. Together we master. Together we lead.
Diversity and Inclusion
Mallesons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from diverse backgrounds. We welcome, value, support and harness the positive benefits that people's different life experiences bring, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages.
If you are unsure if you meet all criteria for this role, but have a passion for delivering high quality work, developing your skills and realising your full potential, then we encourage you to have a further conversation about how you could fit at Mallesons.
If you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, you must hold all visas and other approvals necessary for you to work for the firm in Australia.
Dispute Resolution Solicitor – Canberra employer: Mallesons
Mallesons is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where your career can flourish alongside some of the brightest minds in the real estate sector. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, comprehensive wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for professional growth, you will be empowered to make a meaningful impact while collaborating on high-profile transactions in Australia’s vibrant market. Join us to build a rewarding career that goes everywhere, supported by a culture of collaboration and excellence.
