Lawyer | Disputes

• Legal
• Lawyer - Commercial
• ACT

• Permanent / Full Time

• Recognised in the AFR BOSS Magazine's Best Places to Work 2025

• Join a modern, market-leading law firm that puts its people first
• 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave for all (permanent) staff

Your role

Recognised for their ability to handle complex and commercial disputes, our Disputes & Investigations group has unrivalled experience in conducting proceedings, negotiations and settlements through court, mediations and arbitrations across a broad range of industries. The group is well-known and respected for their application of sound legal, investigative and evidentiary skills in complex, multi-party litigation and disputes.

This is a great opportunity for a recent graduate or junior lawyer to join our Canberra office, you would be joining a small and experienced local team which is the second largest practise group among our national firm.

Your will be working with an existing portfolio of a diverse range of clients and matters on a variety of contentious issues including:

• commercial and contractual disputes
• negligence claims
• insolvency
• property (real and intellectual), planning and construction disputes

About you

We are looking for a recent graduate or junior lawyer to join our established Disputes & Investigations group in our Canberra office. Your strong work ethic and drive to consistently provide outstanding service in a timely manner will be highly regarded.

In addition, the ideal candidate will possess:

• a strong interest in commercial litigation
• well-rounded verbal and written communication skills for both internal team work as well as for work with stakeholders and clients
• a desire to learn and a commitment to growing your career
• the ability to operate both autonomously and within a team
• a strong business and professional ethic, and the drive to succeed
• collaborative working style

About Gadens

Gadens is the only law firm to be recognised in AFR BOSS Magazine's Best Places to Work 2024, which ranks Australia and New Zealand's best workplaces across nine industries.

We are a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of. We have a growth strategy and as part of our evolution and journey, we are creating a modern law firm that will rival Australia's top tier firms.

At Gadens, we:

• develop and inspire our people
• do the right thing and make an impact
• work with quality clients in our chosen markets
• solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together
• are a widely recognised and respected brand.

We are always on the lookout for strong performers to join our growing firm. To find out more please visit

What we offer

• a friendly, down-to-earth, and supportive team environment.
• truly flexible work practices.
• progressive and market-leading Parental Leave support including:
• 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave
• superannuation contributions while on Parental Leave, for up to 52 weeks (based on 5 days/week, regardless of your working days)
• an external coach to support our people through the various stages of the parental leave journey (Launch, Leave and Landing)
• a supported and staggered return
• budget relief for fee earners upon landing/return
• support and paid leave for Surrogacy and IVF treatment
• ongoing professional development opportunities.
• health and wellbeing initiatives.
• and much more

At Gadens, we engage with all of our people to create a work environment that encourages and promotes inclusion and diversity, while instilling pride in the firm and our values of collaborate, authentic, responsible and excellent. Our values and culture assist us in creating a cohesive environment in which we are committed equally to professionalism and personal fulfilment. We strive to create a culture where the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility are embraced and lived by our people every day. This includes respecting and connecting with First Nations people and providing access to justice to those in need through our pro bono practice. This is what makes Gadens a great place to work.