Current Opportunities

Are you an experienced litigation lawyer? We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Associate or Special Counsel to join our Dispute Resolution and Litigation team in Brisbane. This role could be based in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne. 

Do you have experience managing complex funded litigation and disputes, with an emphasis on class actions and large-scale corporate disputes? If so, this role offers the opportunity to lead complex cases and contribute to the strategic growth of our practice. 

This role will see you working across a range of commercial litigation and related dispute matters.  You will:

• Lead work streams related to commercial litigation, including conducting thorough investigations, drafting pleadings, managing document discovery, taking witness statements and preparing evidence;
• lead and oversee the discovery process;
• manage trial preparation;
• provide expert legal advice and strategic guidance on a wide range of matters;
• lead general commercial disputes including contractual disputes, professional negligence and regulatory proceedings; and
• provide whole-of-project support and advice to the team.

To succeed in this role, you will ideally have:

• Extensive experience in a wide variety of high-value commercial disputes and other litigation.
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar position, ideally working in a team environment.
• Class actions or large-scale commercial disputes experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• A proactive and collaborative approach to work.

Our Team

Our high performing, collegiate Dispute Resolution and Litigation team in Brisbane is looking for a driven individual with commercial litigation experience to play a senior role in our team. While the role would report into a Partner based in our Brisbane office, the successful candidate could be based in Sydney or Melbourne. This practice group has been described in The Legal 500 Asia as "A top performer in the corporate and commercial litigation space" with supervising Partners for this role being recognised in Best Lawyers in Australia, 2025 edition.  Our reputation and growth in this area has been built on our proven ability to resolve large-scale, complex commercial litigation disputes, whether via court judgement or otherwise.

This is an excellent career opportunity to grow and progress in a fast-paced but rewarding environment.  The team is hard-working and high-performing, but collegiate, with a strong and unique pipeline of upcoming work. This role offers you many opportunities to apply your technical expertise to complex and challenging work, learn from a variety of highly experienced litigators, and supervise and develop junior lawyers.

About Us

Piper Alderman is a premier commercial law firm with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne. We work with clients across Australia and internationally to achieve practical commercial outcomes, innovation in service delivery and deep engagement across multiple industries.  Piper Alderman prides itself on being a collaborative law firm where high achieving ambitious team members can succeed in achieving their career goals whilst performing challenging and rewarding tasks.

At Piper Alderman we promote a culture of excellence, collaboration and teamwork. We recognise and support individuals and invest in their continued professional development.

Our Perks

We have a variety of employee benefits aimed at supporting our people including, but not limited to:

• A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives including our Thrive@PiperAlderman Wellbeing Program.
• Learning and development opportunities to support career growth including generous study support options.
• An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
• Automatic acceptance into the group Salary Continuance insurance plan
• Purchased annual leave options.
• Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees and the opportunity to participate in pro-bono work.

Apply Today

Piper Alderman is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain the best people and provide an environment where those people can be their authentic selves.  We value diversity of thought and experience and aim to ensure all our people are valued and respected.

Please submit an application by clicking the relevant link in this job advertisement. Please note, no applications will be accepted directly via email.

If you have questions or would like further information about this opportunity, please careers@piperalderman.com.au