Solicitor, Disputes

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Solicitor to join our innovative and market leading Digital Legal Delivery practice group. This role is based in our Digital Disputes team in Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth.

We are seeking a Solicitor who is energised by the opportunity to work at the intersection of law and technology and committed to delivering excellence within a high-performing and supportive team environment.

You can expect to work on high-profile matters across multiple practice areas, while leveraging some of the most advanced tech and AI tools in the legal market.

You will be responsible for:

• Supervising, mentoring and quality reviewing the work of more junior team members on document and information-intensive aspects of Disputes matters.

• Conducting document review and more legally complex tasks including evidence preparation, claims assessment and supporting clients directly.

• When required, stepping up to lead fee earning projects escalating to Senior Solicitors and/or Managers for support as required.

• Contributing to the development of others, including briefing and providing feedback/training to junior team members.

• Collaborating with colleagues in the Digital Legal Delivery practice (nationally and globally), as well as expert lawyers across HSF Kramer.

• Supporting the design and implementation of tech-driven improvements and processes to drive efficiencies and innovation.

• Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws, as well as the ongoing developments in AI/legal technology.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• An unrestricted practicing certificate in the relevant Australian jurisdiction.

• A minimum of 2 years' experience, ideally with a minimum of 6 months in dispute resolution/litigation.

• Experience with large scale doc review processes (ideally using Relativity).

• Experience using generative AI/legal technology and an interest in NewLaw.

• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to review, analyse and organise documentary and factual evidence.

• Strong organisational and time management skills.

• Experience supervising graduates or paralegals, openly sharing knowledge to foster the development of others in the team.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to build relationships within the Digital team and wider HSF Kramer firm.

The team:

Continuing to support our clients with rapid change, we created a team of the best analytical legal minds backed by investments in cutting-edge tools and technologists in our multi-strand Digital Legal Delivery group.

Our Digital Legal Delivery team support businesses needing invention and fresh thinking from their legal advisers alongside the technical excellence you expect from a leading global law firm.

Our Digital Legal Delivery team was recognised in the list of the Most Innovative Companies of 2024 published by the Australian Financial Review. We are also proud to be ranked Band 1, Alternative Legal Service Providers (Asia-Pacific), and Band 1, Litigation Services (Global-Wide) in the Chambers and Partners NewLaw Guide 2025.

What you can expect from us:

• We're a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 6,000 professionals across 26 offices. As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation. We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise. We will align your growth with our ambitions.

• We make your personal and professional growth our business. And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too. Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.

• We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you. Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.

• We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health. If you need support, you'll have it and we'll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.

• For more benefits on offer such as our holistic wellbeing fund or home office allowance please click here.

• Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia's market leading law firm.

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.

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Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.