Your new roleWorking within an established and collaborative disputes team, you will advise on a broad range of commercial litigation and complex disputes for institutional and substantial private clients.
You will work closely with experienced senior practitioners while taking ownership of matters and building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing a range of commercial litigation and dispute resolution matters
- Advising clients on complex commercial disputes and litigation strategy
- Preparing high quality legal advice, correspondence and court documentation
- Undertaking complex legal research and analysis
- Managing matters, competing deadlines and client expectations
- Working directly with institutional and private clients
- Participating in negotiations and dispute resolution processes
- Contributing to the continued development of the firm's Canberra disputes practice
You will bring:
- Demonstrated litigation and dispute resolution experience
- Strong analytical and problem solving capability
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High attention to detail
- Strong commercial judgement and client focus
- Confidence communicating with clients and senior stakeholders
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- The ability to manage multiple matters and competing priorities
- A proactive, self motivated and collaborative approach
What you'll get in returnThis is an opportunity to join a well established national practice and work with a strong client base on challenging and sophisticated disputes.The firm offers genuine opportunities for career progression and professional development, together with flexible working arrangements and a broad range of wellbeing and employee benefits.You will join a collaborative Canberra team where you can continue building your technical litigation capability, client relationships and broader career within dispute resolution.
What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this opportunity, please apply now or contact Madeleine Ellacott at Hays for a confidential discussion.If this role isn't quite right for you but you are considering your next career move within the Canberra legal market, please get in touch for a confidential conversation.#3027073
About us
At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. You are at the heart of everything we do. With over 50 years’ experience and a workforce of more than 10,000 people across 32 countries, we collectively put our customers, at the heart of everything we do.
Drawing on knowledge that’s unique to our scale, our commitment to understanding your needs and our ability to meaningfully innovate we are more than just a specialist recruitment business. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face in today’s fast paced world of work, we’ll help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.
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Providing an unmatched breadth of jobs across industries and professions whilst leveraging our knowledge, employer relationships, learning opportunities and support, we can offer you roles that challenge and excite you.
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