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For over 100 years, Maurice Blackburn has stood up for those who need us most. With courage and compassion, we extend access to justice to countless Australians. We look beyond the immediate challenge to support people in moments that matter across their lives, and continually push for better solutions for our clients. We invest in and empower our people to stand up for what we believe in and go fearlessly forward together.
We work on real cases, achieving important and positive results in real people’s lives, which is why we are one of Australia’s most respected law firms. Maurice Blackburn, experience you can count on.
About the role
Join Australia’s premier Class Actions team in our vibrant Sydney CBD office. With a diverse range of legal cases aimed at securing justice for victims of mass wrongs, our work is challenging and rewarding with excellent career development opportunities.
This will be a busy and exciting opportunity for a high performing individual in the early stages of their career as a lawyer in Australia’s leading and most successful class actions practice. We will consider candidates from recent graduates to those with up to five years’ post-admission experience.
This position will see you involved in a range of different work on our class action litigation:
- Assisting in interlocutory, procedural and case management issues, and assisting in instructing counsel to appear at case management and interlocutory hearings
- Assisting in working with experts
- Assisting in discovery review and building the documentary evidence case
- Assisting in preparing for trial and instructing counsel at trial
- Undertaking legal research and factual / evidentiary analyses
- Interacting with clients and assisting to manage the inflow of information from clients and class members
The experience, skills and aptitude we are looking for
- Strong academic record
- Strong analytical skills
- Experience carrying out complex legal research
- Strong attention to detail while at the same time being able to see the “big picture”
- Ability to work effectively with others, foster positive relationships and contribute to team success
- Resourceful and resilient, and an ability to find creative solutions and adapt to challenges
- A keen interest in specialising in the area of class actions litigation
- Litigation experience is desirable but not essential
Our People Commitment comes with the following benefits
- Ongoing coaching and career development opportunities
- 22 Weeks Parental leave with your superannuation guaranteed and back-to-work transition policy
- End of Year leave, 1 day first year, 4 days after 2 years
- Comprehensive mental health framework, including wellbeing leave (up to 4 extra days per year) and $299 reimbursement
- Discounted gym membership
- A hybrid flex working model
- Salary Continuance & Life Insurance
- 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
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Our shared values represent what we stand for and guide how we act, with Courage; Compassion; Collaboration; Fairness and Tenacity.
We love that you have a life outside of work and we’re happy to support yours. We provide you a safe, supportive and collaborative environment, backed by inclusive leaders and progressive people policies, where you can be your authentic self and thrive. Here we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, enriched by differences in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, age and family arrangements. Applications from First Nations People are encouraged.
Are you ready to join us on a journey to extend access to justice to more Australians, in an organisation and role in which every action you take makes a difference? Apply now.
Our Circle Back Initiative partnership means we’re committed to responding to every applicant.
Please note that all successful candidates will be required to undergo background checks as part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant workplace