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Associate - Commercial Litigation - Brisbane - Montgomery

Montgomery

Verified Company

Brisbane, Australia

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

beBee Recruiter

Description

2 years' PQE

Broad range of complex and highvalue matters
Fantastic career development opportunities

We represent a globally renowned law firm that is highly regarded for their full suite of commercial legal services.

They are valued for their extensive industry expertise, particularly across key sectors such financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; consumer markets; transport; technology; and life sciences and healthcare.

As a testament to their quality of service, they have received numerous accolades by various directories, including

Thomson Reuters_,
Acritas_,
Best Lawyers_, and
Chambers_.

The Litigation & Disputes Team
The litigation & disputes team at this firm is one of the largest of its kind in the world.

Their Australian practice in particular, is best known for their work on complex, high-value and sensitive litigation, bringing together multi-disciplinary and cross-border teams to assist their large list of clientele.

Their clients include financial institutions, infrastructure & construction companies, resource entities, technology & innovation leaders and government bodies.

The team have extensive expertise on class actions; shareholder disputes; directors duties and remedies under the

Corporations Act_; ASIC, ACCC and APRA investigations and inquiries; royal commissions; postacquisition disputes; corporate trustee claims and allegations concerning misleading and deceptive conduct.

The Role
There is now a fantastic opportunity for a Commercial litigation Associate to join the team in Brisbane.

This role will see you supporting a highly regarded Partner in a broad range of commercial litigation matters across the infrastructure & mining, consumer markets, regulatory, real estate, transport and government sectors.

Some of your responsibilities will include: _
Drafting advice, pleadings and preparing matters for hearing
Attending witness conferences and preparing affidavits and witness statements
Briefing senior and junior Counsel
Appearing in directions hearings and conferences
Preparing for, and attending court and mediations
Mentoring graduates, summer clerks and junior lawyers
Assisting with business development and marketing initiatives

Requirements:

To be successful, you will be an ambitious lawyer with at least

2 years' PQE across a wide variety of commercial litigation matters in a reputable team.

In addition, you will have the following: