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Senior Associate - Commercial Dispute Resolution / Litigation

Hall & Wilcox | brisbane, queensland, AU

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Description

  • Permanent full timeposition
  • Hybridworking; work from home and from modern, open plan offices. Weprovide WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of up to $500 foradditional equipment
  • Learningand career development programs for all roles andlevels
  • Flexibleleave options and up to 26 weeks paid parentalleave
  • Freedaily breakfast, office drinks and social events
  • Genuinecommitment to diversity and inclusion across thefirm

Moreinformation about our HW benefits can be viewed

Aboutthe role and team

We have a newopportunity for an experienced Senior Associate to join our growingCommercial Dispute Resolution (CDR ) section inBrisbane, working with a highly regarded team of leading partnersand lawyers.

Our Brisbaneteam is part of our national and well-established CDR Section, withover 98 team members nationally working across all facets ofcommercial dispute resolution and litigation, including commercialand contractual disputes, banking and financial serviceslitigation, intellectual property, insolvency, public sector,property and construction disputes, regulatory investigations andtax disputes.

Keyresponsibilities

Thesuccessful candidate will be involved in a range of commerciallitigation matters, including:

  • advisingon high level and complex commercial litigation matters, with aparticular focus on financial services, funds management andregulatory investigations;
  • negotiation andalternative dispute resolution;
  • draftingpleadings and court documents, preparation of evidence, andbriefing and instructing counsel;
  • propertylitigation, including disputes concerning contracts,development agreements and resumption of land;
  • assisting withinsolvency and bankruptcy matters, including acting andadvising insolvency practitioners, directors, financialinstitutions in various claims and actions arising undersecurity agreements, the Corporations Act or the BankruptcyAct; and
  • assisting with othertypes of litigation matters, including planning and environmentand construction disputes.

This is afantastic senior commercial litigation role, with significantdevelopment and progression opportunities, and the opportunity towork with interesting clients on complex matters.

Skills andexperience

We are keento hear from candidates with the following skills andexperience:

  • 5 - 8years of post-admission experience in Australia isessential;
  • previousexperience in general commercial litigation / disputes, ideallyfrom a large or medium-sized law firm or a specialistlitigation practice;
  • experience in financialservices and regulatory disputes will be highlyregarded;
  • strongcommunication and drafting skills, with outstanding attentionto detail;
  • theability to confidently run matters through dispute resolutionprocesses;
  • experience and awillingness to supervise and mentor junior members of the team;and
  • theability to handle busy workload with competingtimelines.

AboutUs

Hall &Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We are a firmof around 1000 people, including over 130 partners, deliveringoutstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and privateclients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business inAustralia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and ourcommunities to thrive.

Some of ourrecent awards and citations include:

  • Law Firmof the Year at the 2022 and 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian LawAwards;
  • Law Firmof the Year (101-500 Lawyers) and Diversity Initiative of theYear at the 2022 Australasian Law Awards;
  • Rankedfourth in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2023and 2024;
  • Employerof Choice Gender Equality citation from the Workplace GenderEquality Agency (WGEA) for 2021, 2022 and 2023; and
  • Best Lawand Related Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) and BestProfessional Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) at the 2023Client Choice Awards.

Ourculture

We are knownfor having a great culture that is warm and welcoming, progressive,inclusive and supportive, and that is underpinned by our enduringvalues - known as Hallmarks .

We are alsorenowned for SmarterLaw , which means we look beyond the statusquo to think differently and find solutions that are betterand faster. 

At Hall &Wilcox, we promote a workplace that actively seeks to include,welcome and value unique contributions of all people. We encourageapplications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds, includingAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.

We arecommitted to being inclusive, and to supporting candidates withdisability so that every candidate is offered a fair, equitable andsupportive recruitment experience. If you require any support orworkplace adjustment/s to complete your application, please contactus at 

This vacancyis being managed directly by the Hall & Wilcox TalentAcquisition / People & Culture team. We will contact ourpreferred agency partners should we require anyassistance.

For moreinformation about Hall & Wilcox please visit our website.

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