The role

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join our market-leading Commercial Litigation practice under Partners Scott Grahame and Jonathan Slater.

You will join a high performing and collaborative team, and enjoy the opportunity to work with other Partners and Lawyers across the practice. Your clients will include prominent, ASX-listed and international corporates and institutional clients.

In this role, you will act on complex commercial litigation matters in a range of areas, including investigations undertaken by Australian regulatory bodies, including ASIC and ACCC enforcement actions, commissions of enquiry and investigations, and class action disputes.  This role will see you having day to day management of matters, drafting correspondence, preparing advice, preparing evidence, liaising with counsel and assisting with the preparation of final and interlocutory proceedings. 

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Between 2-4 years’ experience as a Lawyer

• Completed a Graduate program at a leading law firm

• Commercial litigation, contentious and regulatory experience

• Strong academic achievements

• Familiarity with Supreme/Federal Court litigation

• Thrive in an environment that values independence balanced with a collaborative approach, initiative, and a strong work ethic

• A strong focus on delivering exceptional client service

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, required for building effective client relationships and contributing to a positive team environment

The Commercial Litigation Practice Group

The Clayton Utz Litigation and Dispute Resolution team forms a top-tier commercial litigation practice, the largest in Australia. Our reputation for undertaking the most complex, significant and high-profile matters, and delivering excellent results for our clients, is second to none.

For further information, please visit our Litigation and dispute resolution showcase page on LinkedIn.

How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Consultant Contact Details

Nicole St John, (02) 9353 4928

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to [email protected].

For more information on Clayton Utz, please visit www.claytonutz.com or follow us on LinkedIn here.

Agency submissions

Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee.