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About the role
This vacancy sits within a practice in our commercial disputes team with a focus on professional and financial services litigation including claims against professionals such as lawyers, accountants, auditors and trustees and involves acting for insurers, professional and financial services firms and other commercial clients.
This is fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and knowledgeable team in a world-renowned firm. In this role you will provide exceptional legal advice to clients, conduct defence as required and appear in court. You will maximise the skill development of junior lawyers by supervising and coaching and supporting the partners in building the practice by seeking out and acting on new client opportunities.
What does the role involve?
We can offer you the opportunity to work autonomously on your own matters with minimal supervision. On a day-to-day basis, you will have the chance to:
- Run commercial litigation primarily in the Supreme and Federal Court, and also in the Court of Appeal
- Advise and conduct defence and appearance work
- Advise corporate policy holders seeking to maximise recovery on disputed insurance claims
- Participate in business development and client relationship activities by participating in business development meetings where required, engaging in pitch and tenders, assist with the development of marketing materials as required
- Develop the capacity of colleagues to deliver high quality legal advice through on-the-job training and supervision, team meetings and matter de-brief
- Contribute to the firm's learning and development program in area of specialty
- Contribute to knowledge and learning resources, including precedents
- Manage finances including assisting with estimates and preparation of invoices; collection of fees as directed.
About you
We value our culture at K&L Gates and are proud of our friendly and respectful reputation. We are looking for a likeminded individual who in addition to possessing technical excellence and fantastic client service skills is able to work collaboratively in a team to get things done.
We are looking for a commercial litigator who ideally has experience working in a similar firm on similar matters. You should be practical and proactive in your approach in addition to demonstrating strong problem solving skills. A high level of client service is expected as are excellent organisation, written and oral communication skills.
You must have a commercial litigation background, ideally with some experience in insurance litigation and/or insurance coverage. This role may appeal to someone who has dealt with professional indemnity.
The ideal candidate will have 7 or more years post qualification experience in commercial litigation.
The extras
K&L Gates promotes equal opportunities for all employees to progress in their careers.
Initiatives include:
- Professional development programs
- Structured mentoring program
- Flexible working options
- 26 weeks paid parental leave
- Volunteering opportunities
- Health and wellbeing programs - including gym subsidies
- Social events - social club and sporting teams
About Us
The firm’s Australian operations provide vast knowledge of the Australian legal marketplace across a wide spectrum of industries. With lawyers located in four established offices in Australia’s leading financial and commercial centres and possessing substantial experience.
At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our people to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. We marry process with vision, success with dedication, method with passion, and innovation with creativity. The outcome: The K&L Gates Experience.
Located across five continents, we represent a broad array of leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies. We also serve public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organisations, and individuals. Our lawyers counsel clients on their most sophisticated legal challenges in all areas of corporate and regulatory law as well as litigation.
We are leaders in legal issues relating to industries critical to the economies of both the developed and developing worlds—technology, manufacturing, energy, transportation, telecommunications, financial services, and life sciences, among others.
Do you like what you see?
Please apply via our Careers page at www.klgates.com
For more information, please contact Tania Brierley, Recruitment Consultant at [email protected]
For more information about K&L Gates please see our website www.klgates.com
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K&L Gates is an equal opportunity employer and promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of those with a disability. We welcome applications from people who have an indigenous and/or culturally and linguistically diverse background.
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