About the role
We are seeking a Lawyer to join a growing practice specialising in domestic building insurance and construction related disputes. This role offers the opportunity to join at a pivotal time, with upcoming regulatory changes expected to significantly increase the volume and complexity of work within the team.
Working closely with experienced practitioners, you will be involved in a broad range of matters across domestic building disputes, insurance claims and litigation. The role will involve direct client engagement and exposure to matters from an early stage, providing meaningful responsibility and the chance to develop your technical and commercial expertise.
While the core focus of the role will be domestic building insurance work, there will be opportunities to gain exposure across related construction and dispute resolution matters as the practice continues to grow. You will play an important part in a lean, collaborative team where your contribution will be visible and valued.
This is an excellent opportunity for a junior lawyer looking to build their career in a specialist area, with strong mentoring, hands on experience and the chance to be part of a practice with clear growth trajectory.
About you
You will be a Lawyer with approximately 1–3 years’ post admission experience, ideally with exposure to litigation, construction, insurance or disputes work.
You will bring:
- A strong foundation in litigation or dispute resolution, with an interest in construction or insurance related matters
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a fast paced, client driven environment
- Confidence in dealing with stakeholders and an interest in developing client facing skills
A proactive attitude, sound judgement and a willingness to learn and take ownership of your work
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Experience in domestic building disputes or property based insurance work will be highly regarded but is not essential. Candidates with transferable litigation experience and a genuine interest in developing in this area are encouraged to apply.
You will be motivated to build your career in a growing practice and comfortable working in a role that offers both autonomy and accountability within a supportive team environment.
About us
We’re passionate about what we do and want you to be too.
Moray & Agnew is one of Australia’s leading law firms with an unrivalled reputation in our markets. We’re proud that our partners and our legal expertise is consistently recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle’s Guide.
With over 110 partners, our teams are organised into three strategic pillars so that we can play to our strengths:
- Insurance – including commercial classes such as financial lines, professional indemnity, public & product liability, life insurance and through to statutory classes such as workers compensation and compulsory third party.
- Commercial & Workplace – spanning corporate and commercial, construction and projects, property and environment, commercial dispute resolution, insolvency, owners’ corporation and workplace law
- Government – spanning local, state and federal government
Our clients include Australian and international insurers and reinsurers, corporates of all sizes, and federal, state and local government.
Nationally, over 800 talented people deliver top-quality legal advice and representation, coupled with exceptional client service and support, across our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle, Perth and Cairns.
Our partners are committed to fostering flexible, inclusive and diverse environments for our employees. We have the fourth highest percentage of female partners according to the AFR Law Partnership Survey, July 2024.
We value technical excellence and collegiality, offer a great workplace culture and excellent opportunities to further your career, whether you are just starting out, are an experienced lawyer or a business services professional.
Culture & benefits of working with us
We work for great clients and advise them on interesting issues and matters so every day is different. We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences so you can bring your authentic self to the workplace. To support you, we offer a wide range of wellbeing and financial benefits, including:
- Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
- Health and wellness initiatives , including an Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family, corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeing brands and mental health first aiders
- Paid parental leave and accreditations as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace and Family Inclusive Workplace
- Continuous learning and development programs so that you are always being challenged, engaged and encouraged to grow
- Mentoring opportunities and on the job learning to support your professional and personal development
- Diversity, inclusion and equality policy and employee reference groups (LGBTQIA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers and Health & Wellbeing) to ensure that we continue to live our values
- Dress for your day because we trust our people to make choices which appropriately represent our firm .
How to apply
If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit your cover letter and CV. If you are applying for a Paralegal, Law Graduate or Lawyer role, please also provide your academic transcript with your application.
We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you have questions about the recruitment process or require any adjustments to participate, please let us know in your application.
We prefer to connect with people directly and do not require recruitment agency assistance with this vacancy. Any applications submitted by recruitment agencies without having been briefed will not be considered a valid introduction.
James Collier, who heads up our Builders Warranty practice is looking for a 1 – 2-year lawyer (absolute minimum 12 months PQE) to work in his area.
As you would know, Builders Warranty is quite a niche area, so James is happy to train someone bright and enthusiastic up to work in it. The work is at the intersection between litigation, construction, and insurance - so we are looking for someone from a litigation background and some exposure to construction / building would be advantageous. They could also some from an insurance background, but we probably need to be a bit careful how we phrase this in the advertisement as we often get tons of juniors wanting to get out of motor vehicle every time we advertise!
Most important is attitude and aptitude – we can train the right person to do the work - James has hired a number of juniors and knows what he is looking for, and who is successful in this area.
