▷ (23/9/2025) Senior Associate/Experienced Lawyer - Government Advisory/Litigation

Senior Associate/Experienced Lawyer - Government Advisory/Litigation

Legal - Dispute Resolution & Litigation | Melbourne

About us

We are a modern Australian law firm with a leading reputation.We focus on exceptional service, operational excellence and beingat the forefront of employee experience. We work closely withAustralian and international businesses, organisations andgovernments.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to joinour well-regarded Government Advisory team. Working alongsidePartners Mark Henry and Angela Barac, this role will work within ateam of high performing lawyers in undertaking merits review for aCommonwealth Government agency.

This is a unique opportunity to join a collaborative team andassist in the supervision of a high performing practice. Day to dayyou will have the following responsibilities:

- Finalising litigation strategies and statements ofissues
- Conducting directions hearings and case conferences
- Managing substantive hearings
- Solicitor advocacy at hearings and finalising briefs toCounsel
- Undertaking complex statutory interpretation

About you

In order to be considered for this role, you will have thefollowing skills and experience:

- At least 5+ years post qualification experience, ideallywith experience in government advisory work andlitigation.
- Strong solicitor advocacy experience and expertise.
- Experience mentoring team members with excellentcommunication skills and a collegiate approach.
- You may have a background of working in government and bekeen to make your first move into a law firm. Alternatively,you will be doing similar work in another firm and looking fora new opportunity.

In turn, you will have the opportunity to join a well-regardedteam with exposure to complex and high-profile work.

Maddocks is simply a great place to do great work. We foster aculture of collaboration, learning and engagement where you willexperience:

A diverse and inclusive workplace: We have beennamed an employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WorkforceGender Equality Agency (WGEA) every year since 2004 along withbeing named a Silver Employer at the Australian Workplace EqualityIndex's 2024 LGBTQ Inclusion Awards. We promote diversityinternally through our Maddocks Gender Equality Network, MaddocksCALD, Maddocks Disability Inclusion and Maddocks Pride groups.

Career Development: Learn and develop throughstructured learning and development programs at each stage of yourcareer and study support programs.

Community involvement: give back to thecommunities in which we operate through our thriving pro bono andgrants programs and staff volunteering initiatives.

Work flexibly: work in a hybrid way with partof your week in the office and support to set up your homeoffice.

Wellbeing & Benefits: access to up to 20weeks paid parental leave, discounted gym memberships & healthinsurance, salary continuance insurance, Employee AssistanceProgram and parents and carers wellbeing programs.

Our people are our greatest advocates and we believe this is aresult of our inclusive culture and focus on complex andinteresting work.

To be eligible for this role you must be legally permittedto work in Australia. Please note that unsolicited applicationsfrom agencies will not be considered at this time.

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