Job Description

The role

Are you an experienced 2-4 year PQE lawyer with a passion for commercial litigation? The role is a general commercial disputes role with an emphasis on contractual disputes, professional negligence, insolvency and regulatory proceedings. This is an excellent career opportunity to grow and progress in a fast-paced but rewarding environment.

The team is hard-working and high-performing, but collegiate, with a strong and unique pipeline of upcoming work. This role offers you many opportunities to apply your technical expertise to complex and challenging work and learn from a variety of highly experienced litigators.

The team

Our high performing, collegiate Dispute Resolution and Litigation team in Perth is growing and we are looking for a driven individual with commercial litigation experience to play a key role in our team. This practice group has been described in The Legal 500 Asia as "A top performer in the corporate and commercial litigation space" with the supervising Partner an internationally recognised dispute resolution and litigation lawyer with expertise in domestic and international arbitrations, mediations and expert determinations.

About you

• You’ll have 2-4 years experience in a similar position.
• You have high attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You’re a team player with a collaborative approach.
• You have exceptional time management skills, the ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities.
• You’re highly proficient and experienced in performing critical analysis and solving problems.
• You’re enthusiastic and personally motivated to perform continuous learning and self-improvement.

About Us

Piper Alderman is a premier commercial law firm with offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. We work with clients across Australia and internationally to achieve practical commercial outcomes, innovation in service delivery and deep engagement across multiple industries.

We pride ourselves on being a collaborative law firm where ambitious team members can achieve their career goals while performing challenging and rewarding work. At Piper Alderman, we promote a culture of excellence, collaboration and teamwork, and we invest in the continued professional development of our people.

Our perks

We have a variety of employee benefits aimed at supporting our people including, but not limited to:

• Thrive@PiperAlderman Wellbeing Program
• Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Generous study support options
• Salary continuance insurance
• Purchased annual leave options
• Fun social events and corporate discounts
• Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees
• Opportunities to participate in pro bono work

Apply today

Piper Alderman is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain the best people and provide an environment where everyone can be their authentic selves. We value diversity of thought and experience and ensure all our people are respected and supported. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Please submit your application by clicking the relevant link in this job advertisement. Please note, no applications will be accepted directly via email.

If you have questions or would like further information about this opportunity, please contact careers@piperalderman.com.au