Senior Litigation Lawyer

Join Our Award-Winning Team

Who are we?

BDC Law is a full-service commercial law firm working with individuals and SMEs across all areas of business and franchising law. From corporate and commercial matters to property - leasing, structuring advice, shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements, disputes, trademarks and much more

At BDC Law, you'll join a welcoming, highly skilled team of legal professionals and collaborate with our wider network of partners, referrers, and clients. We're proud to have been recognised as an Australasian Lawyer Employer of Choice in both 2024 and 2025 reflecting our commitment to excellence, collaboration and wellbeing.

Why join us?

• Flexible working arrangements, including work-from-home

• Genuine work/life balance

• A supportive and dynamic workplace that values wellbeing and collaboration

Who are we looking for?

We're looking for a Senior Litigation Lawyer (10+ years PQE) ideally someone currently running their own small practice who can bring their expertise to support our clients. The right person will be:

• Practical, passionate and solutions-driven

• Highly accountable, efficient and well-organised

• Confident in independently managing a broad fileload

• A great fit for an established team, while also thriving in a small firm environment

• Comfortable working both from home and in the office

• An excellent communicator with strong attention to detail

• Commercially astute, with the motivation to grow and strengthen client relationships

Expertise across a broad range of dispute matters, including:

• Franchising and franchise-related disputes

• Some exposure or basic experience in franchising dispute resolution is required

• Commercial litigation and dispute resolution

• Retail and commercial leasing disputes

• Disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions

• Technology and intellectual property contract disputes

• Employment law disputes

• Privacy and data protection disputes

What you'll be doing

You'll work on a wide variety of challenging and rewarding matters for franchisors, retail businesses, entrepreneurs and SMEs, including:

• Franchising, leasing, shareholder, partnership, and joint venture disputes

• Commercial and retail property litigation

• Business-related disputes and negotiated exits from systems

• Employment law disputes

This is a unique opportunity to maintain your own practice while collaborating with an award winning firm - enjoying the best of both independence and support.

Ready to join us?

If this sounds like the right fit, we'd love to hear from you.

Send your resume to:

Belinda Carlesso

Practice Manager, BDC Law