Job Description

About Atmos

Atmos is one of Australia and New Zealand’s leading legal and advisory firms dedicated to providing cyber, privacy and digital risk services.

In a world of looming risks and crises, we are the protective sphere around our clients.

We empower all businesses great and small to move through uncertainty with clarity and confidence, using insight to transform challenges into opportunities.

As a team, we are united by a culture of deep collaboration, working closely together to do what is needed. We act as trusted partners and advisors, offering a full-service approach that enables our clients to build resilience.

A collective force of intelligence and legal expertise, we’re reshaping the very fabric of guidance and protection in a digital age.

Together, we are not only stronger, but also better prepared.

About the role

Senior Litigators within the Atmos Disputes + Investigations team play a crucial role supporting our clients as they navigate litigation and regulatory investigations arising from:

• Technology contract breaches;
• Cyber breaches;
• Privacy complainants and disputes;
• Consumer law breaches;
• Negligence claims;
• Insurance claims (cyber and financial lines); and
• Other related digital law, technology, media and fintech disputes.

Our team is at the forefront of this huge growth area. Future growth opportunities include class actions arising from privacy and security breaches as well as complex cross jurisdictional litigation with a strong tech focus.

This role would suit a senior litigator with extensive tech focused experience, with a desire to build their own practice. Prior work experience in technology and regulatory disputes and/or corporate in-house technology litigation experience is also preferred.

Our work is fast paced, so you will develop core skills and experience at a much faster rate compared to traditional practice areas. You will have a high degree of autonomy and are heavily involved in all aspects of client work. This gives our people the opportunity to make a significant contribution to successful outcomes.

The Partners encourage all members of the team to foster client relationships and regular opportunities are provided for the team to engage in business development. There is also an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by contributing to the Atmos First Response Pro-Bono Program which provides support and stolen funds recovery for personal scam victims.

You will work with clients large and small across all sectors, as well as partners, lawyers, consultants, crisis communications professionals and threat intelligence consultants across our network of offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.

You will also regularly work with:

• our correspondent law firms in 180+ jurisdictions around the world - an opportunity to become well versed in the global regulatory landscape; and
• leading cyber, privacy and digital law experts in digital forensics, incident response and forensic accounting.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for clients and provide prompt and efficient support helping them navigate the issues they face.
• Be a trusted technical advisor to the Partners and demonstrate the qualities that would make a great future Partner.
• Manage the client facing response to the dispute and/or regulatory investigation through the full lifecycle of the event, taking instructions and maintaining client files.
• Manage a team of high-performing senior and junior Associates, providing full mentorship and guidance to help them achieve their career goals.
• Ensure the event is fully communicated, recorded and tracked in accordance with Atmos
  best practice frameworks.

Key skills and experience

• Law Degree, such as a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or a Juris Doctor (JD), or other equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant legal experience with a passion for cyber, data protection and privacy related litigation.
• Strong academic credentials and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven or developing experience dealing with escalated, client-facing issues, as well as experience handling or assisting with a high caseload.
• An ability to thrive in a fast-paced rapidly changing environment with a critical mind and fine-tuned
  problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent time management skills and an ability to effectively manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated teamwork, collaboration skills, as well as the ability to be a self-starter that effectively manages work independently.
• An ability to win new client business and foster broader client relationships, including an ability to create cross-referral opportunities for other practice groups.
• A proven track record of mentoring and developing junior talent. Leadership experience managing a team to get the best results for clients and helping junior talent achieve their career development goals.
• Commercial acumen and confidence building rapport with clients, to gain an intimate understanding of their needs.

Atmos Benefits

• A remuneration package that meets the market - benchmarked against Australia and New Zealand’s most comprehensive legal salary survey.
• A generous bonus scheme rewarding our people for periods of hard work, including an automatic bonus for achieving budget, early bonus access for team members with over 2 years of continuous service and an innovation bonus to reward hard work on initiatives that improve the Atmos client and/or employee experience.
• Career progression and promotion based on merit not just PQE. Where possible, we promote from within, rather than bringing in senior laterals. Access leading performance coaching and one-on-one career development support.
• Competitive parental leave benefits among the best on offer in Australia.
• Flexibility to work around personal commitments, that only requires you to work from the office 3 days per week.
• No compulsory shutdown period over Christmas and the New Year, giving our people the opportunity to take annual leave when it suits them.
• AI enabled best in class IT software and hardware taking the friction out of doing your day job. Comprehensive operational support, reducing the administrative burden on our lawyers, allowing them to focus on their day job.
• Tech company like office perks for team members based out of our Sydney HQ, including an on-site café, gym (with Peloton) and golf simulator, outdoor beer garden with BBQ, podcast studio, weekly breakfast, arcade machines, weekly wellness events (including Pilates, stretch, meditation and run club) and community social functions.
• Access 1,000+ exclusive discounts and automatic cashback offers and a range of financial wellbeing resources through the Atmos employee benefits partner.

How to apply

Atmos is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace. At Atmos we encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We encourage all applications from appropriately qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.

Take a moment to read our candidate privacy policy carefully. This policy describes how we handle and manage personal information we collect about you as a person who applies to us for a job.

If you are interested in this position and think you have the right skills and experience for the job, your submitted application must include:

• A cover letter demonstrating your passion for cyber, data protection and privacy, which illustrates the relevant skills and experience you would bring to the role;
• A copy of your CV/Resume; and
• A copy of your official academic transcript.

Successful applicants will then be invited to a series of interviews designed to help us get to know each other better. You will also have an opportunity to talk to members of our team at different levels, so you can get a feel for ‘a day in the life’ of an Atmos first responder. It’s important to us that you have an intimate understanding of the role and what sets Atmos apart from other firms before accepting any job offer.