Associate, Atmos Disputes + Investigations

About the role

Associates within the Atmos Disputes + Investigations team play a crucial role supporting our senior lawyers and clients as they navigate litigation and regulatory investigations arising from:

• Technology contract breaches;
• Cyber breaches;
• Privacy complainants and disputes;
• Consumer law breaches;
• Negligence claims;
• Insurance claims (cyber and financial lines); and
• •Other related digital law, technology, media and fintech disputes.

Our team is at the forefront of this huge growth area. Future growth opportunities include class actions arising from privacy and security breaches as well as complex cross jurisdictional litigation with a strong tech focus.

This role would suit a litigation lawyer with tech focused experience or a litigation lawyer with a passion to move into this space. Prior work experience in technology and regulatory disputes and/or corporate in-house technology litigation experience is also preferred.

Our work is fast paced, so you will develop core skills and experience at a much faster rate compared to traditional practice areas. Our Associates have a high degree of autonomy and are heavily involved in all aspects of client work. This gives our people the opportunity to make a significant contribution to successful outcomes.

The Partners encourage all members of the team to foster client relationships and regular opportunities are provided for the team to engage in business development. There is also an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by contributing to the Atmos First Response Pro-Bono Program which provides support and stolen funds recovery for personal scam victims.

You will work with clients large and small across all sectors, as well as partners, lawyers, consultants, crisis communications professionals and threat intelligence consultants across our network of offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.

You will also regularly work with:

• our correspondent law firms in 180+ jurisdictions around the world – an opportunity to become well versed in the global regulatory landscape; and
• leading cyber, privacy and digital law experts in digital forensics, incident response and forensic accounting.

Responsibilities

You will provide crucial support to our senior lawyers and other senior staff within the Disputes + Investigations team to:

• Be the first point of contact for clients and provide prompt and efficient support helping them navigate the issues they face.
• Manage the client facing response to the dispute and/or regulatory investigation through the full lifecycle of the event, taking instructions and maintaining client files.
• Manage a team of high-performing senior and junior lawyers, providing full mentorship and guidance to help them achieve their career goals.
• Ensure the event is fully communicated, recorded and tracked in accordance with Atmos best practice frameworks.

Key skills and experience

• A passion for cyber, data protection, privacy and technology disputes and a developing understanding of corresponding client regulatory obligations.
• Strong academic credentials and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Developing experience dealing with escalated, client-facing issues, as well as experience handling a high caseload.
• An ability to thrive in a fast-paced rapidly changing environment with a critical mind and fine-tuned problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent time management skills and an ability to effectively manage competing priorities.
• Teamwork and collaboration and leadership skills, as well as the ability to be a self-starter that effectively manages work independently.

About Atmos

• Atmos is one of Australia and New Zealand's leading legal and advisory firms dedicated to providing cyber, privacy and digital risk services.
• In a world of looming risks and crises, we are the protective sphere around our clients.
• We empower all businesses great and small to move through uncertainty with clarity and confidence, using insight to transform challenges into opportunities.
• As a team, we are united by a culture of deep collaboration, working closely together to do what is needed. We act as trusted partners and advisors, offering a full-service approach that enables our clients to build resilience.
• A collective force of intelligence and legal expertise, we're reshaping the very fabric of guidance and protection in a digital age.
• Together, we are not only stronger, but also better prepared.

Atmos Benefits Summary

• A remuneration package that meets the market.
• A generous bonus scheme rewarding our people for periods of hard work, including an automatic bonus for achieving budget, early bonus access for team members that meet our continuous service requirements and an innovation bonus to reward hard work on initiatives that improve the Atmos client and/or employee experience.
• Career progression and promotion based on merit not just PQE. Where possible, we promote from within, rather than bringing in senior laterals. Access leading performance coaching, online training and development and one-on-one career development support.
• Competitive parental leave benefits among the best on offer.
• Flexibility to work around personal commitments, that only requires you to work from the office 3 days per week.
• No compulsory shutdown period over Christmas and the New Year, giving our people the opportunity to take annual leave when it suits them.
• AI enabled best in class IT software and hardware taking the friction out of doing your day job. Comprehensive operational support, reducing the administrative burden on our lawyers, allowing them to focus on their day job.