Senior Disputes & Litigation Lawyer

Job Title: Disputes & Litigation Lawyer

Role Type: Full time

Location: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Perth

Team: Disputes & Litigation

About Law Squared

Forget everything you know about law firms – we’ve found a better way.

Law Squared is a leading Human Centred Law firm, founded in 2016 to provide a true alternative to traditional law firms – for clients and lawyers alike.

We work exclusively on an upfront, fixed-fee model, prioritising our client’s success over billable hours and ensuring transparency and strategic control over their legal spend. By focusing on outcomes and value, rather than time and task-based inputs, Law Squared seamlessly bridges the gap between legal expertise and commercial impact.

Trusted by ASX listed entitles, multi-national clients, General Counsels, in-house teams, and business leaders across a broad range of industries, Law Squared focuses on those areas crucial to business success, including Corporate + Commercial, Employment + Workplace Relations, Disputes + Litigation, Privacy + Cyber and Digital + Innovation, as well as those seeking dual jurisdictional support in Australia, the UK and/or NZ.

Law Squared has offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland and London.

About the role / Key Responsibilities

We are seeking a Senior Disputes & Litigation Lawyer to manage debt and asset recovery matters for national and international clients across Australian jurisdictions, including breach of contract and enforcement of guarantees and indemnities.

The Key Responsibilities include:

• Being the Account Manager responsible for one of the team’s largest clients, building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, providing exceptional client experience , and continuing to grow the spread and depth of work for this key client by acting as a true business partner, not just a legal advisor
• As a Senior team member, work closely with the Head of Disputes + Litigation to continue to grow and enhance the practice group including acquiring and retaining similar debt and asset recovery clients that meet the firms ideal client profile
• Lead a small team who will support in the delivery of legal work and legal outcomes for the client/s
• Work closely and collaboratively with team members of the Disputes + Litigation team as well as other teams across Law Squared
• Manage the retention of clients including engaging and nurturing these relationships, improving reporting and outcomes for the client to showcase value being generated by virtue of the engagement and relationship
• Actively work with the Disputes + Litigation team to execute the team goals and achieve the targets in line with Law Squared Strategic Plan
• Actively adopt and embrace the use of technology and new technology tools to deliver legal work in a more efficient and cost effective manner
• Participate in client acquisition and retention strategies and activities on behalf of the Disputes + Litigation team

Other responsibilities include:

People development and management

• Work with your team members and support, train and mentor to enable a consistent quality and style in the Law Squared way and support the development of team members through providing clear, constructive feedback
• Support with the review and improvement of the service offerings and solutions including the ways of working, proposals, knowledge sharing and the use of technology
• Assist in onboarding of new team members

Operational Excellence

• Being able to manage large matter portfolios efficiently
• Consistently uses data, reporting and workflows to drive performance and outcomes for clients
• Continuously improves processes and identifies opportunities for automation and innovation
• Strong project management and prioritisation skills

Client experience

• Deliver legal services in the Law Squared way, providing a consistent, quality service
• Manage, nurture and grow our clients by developing strong, trusted, empathetic relationships with them
• Be able to influence stakeholders at all levels and comfortable presenting to senior executives and leading difficult conversations when required

Team targets

At Law Squared we do not have individual targets rather we set targets on a team level. A shared team approach to achieving these targets avoids any siloed behaviour, encourages the sharing of resources and opportunities and importantly fosters a culture of collaboration – which is vital to the way of working at Law Squared.

About you

The ideal candidate:

We are looking for a Senior Disputes + Litigation lawyer ready to join an innovative and compelling alternative to the traditional firm. The ideal candidates will:

• Have 10+ PQE in civil litigation
• Have experience in:

1. General debt and asset recovery litigation across all State and Federal Courts;
2. working with national clients on recovery matters including enforcement action; and
3. Insolvency litigation, including conducting winding up and creditor’s petition.

• Have great attention to detail;
• Have the ability to work in a team environment and collaborate where necessary;
• Have strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and the ability to engage with key clients;
• Be comfortable working in a technology-enabled legal environment and open to adopting new tools, platforms and ways of working; and
• Supervise, mentor and coach junior and/or graduate lawyers

Lawyers at Law Squared act in an autonomous yet collaborative way. Our team are expected to be confident in having a first go, while always being supported by the team. Our culture fosters collaboration, not competition, so you can focus on achieving the right outcomes for our clients.

It is important that becoming a partner isn’t your main priority and that you are open to working in a collaborative firm that values whole team success over individual accolades.

How You’ll Benefit

Law Squared is on a mission to create a more innovative, collaborative, human centred experience for clients and employees alike.

We don’t track billable hours, nor do we have financial budgets for individuals, and we’ve embraced a ‘work from anywhere’ policy since day one.

Free from the barriers of time, tenure, and ego, and aligned by team-oriented goals, we believe our result deliver the best outcomes for our clients and each other.

Our numerous employee benefits include:

• Competitive salary package;
• Tailored team and individual professional development program, including support to meet CPD requirements;
• Annual Practicing Certificate paid for by Law Squared;
• Discounted corporate gym membership via ClassPass;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Employee Referral Incentive;
• A recognition-led culture, where contribution is celebrated and career milestones are genuinely acknowledged;
• Leading-edge legal ops + tech to optimise flexible working and client service outcomes;
• Hybrid work environment; and
• Team-based KPIs, no timesheets!

If you’re ready for a more human centred way of working, experience the Law Squared difference for yourself.

Apply Now

To submit an application, please apply directly with your CV and cover letter.

If you have any further questions please contact: dmercieca@squaredgrp.com

Maybe this is the change you needed. We look forward to hearing from you!