AddressAre you an experienced Junior Solicitor super star with exposure in the strata industry? Then keep reading, you may be the star we are looking for. ⭐
Who are we?
At CCSG Legal, we pride ourselves on forging enduring relationships with national and international clients. Our focus on commercial litigation, insolvency, and insurance law is backed by our commitment to delivering timely and high-quality legal services. As a leading business services law firm in Australia, we specialise in offering comprehensive corporate legal services, ensuring our clients receive expert legal expertise in business disputes.
We're a team of high energy and enthusiastic people. We truly believe in the importance of providing customer excellence for both our customers and clients, living our corporate values of Commitment, Compliance, Service and Greatness.
We are a bunch of committed like-minded people with brilliant minds who thrive of collaboration, knowledge sharing and collective success. We work hard to achieve results and acknowledge the importance of balance and flexibility. We create a collaborative and supportive environment with a culture that recognises our achievements and celebrates our wins as we continue to learn and grow together.
The role
Located in Hurstville, NSW, this is an amazing opportunity to be part of a great team working in the commercial law space.
CCSG Legal is seeking a talented individual to join our vibrant team, specialising in commercial recoveries and offering exposure to various legal practices. Get ready to dive into a range of engaging tasks and gain hands-on experience.
As a Junior Solicitor your main aim is to manage and perform tasks associated with litigation matters, with a focus on strata law recoveries, including litigation support and legal research.
We work on a hybrid working model (3 days in the office and 2 days at home) for a full-time employee.
Responsibilities
Here’s an example of your day to day:
- Support clients with disputes and litigation in tribunals and court, across a variety of commercial matters.
- Manage disputes and litigation (including appearing without Counsel) in tribunals and courts.
- Brief and instruct Counsel and prepare correspondence, evidence, briefs and court documentation.
- Facilitating and monitoring payment arrangements
- Providing effective advice and guidance to clients on recovery of accounts
Requirements
Culture fit is key and we value both experience and qualities such as:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage and balance own time to meet and exceed business needs.
- Personable, professional and approachable with exceptional customer service skills and an ability to multitask and adapt to changes daily.
- Proficient at legal research and using research databases and other resources.
- Solid understanding of the terminology and relevant legislation in strata recovery (Strata Schemes Management Act).
- Basic understanding of the terminology and relevant legislation in the areas of bankruptcy and commercial litigation including but not limited to; Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and Civil Procedure Act 2005 (Cth) (desirable).
- Prior court experience (desirable).
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to multitask and adapt to changes daily.
- Ability to learn new software applications in a short period of time.
- Proficient use of DebtCol (desirable).
What can we offer you?
- Competitive renumeration and bonus structure
- Hybrid working model - with flexible work from home arrangements 🏠
- Fortnightly fruit box 🍌
- Corporate gym discount 🏋️
- Swag discounts with major leading brands
- Various team building events 🗓️
- Champion of champions program – get recognised and win up to $1700 per year! 💰
- Employee assistance program ℹ️
- Development opportunities 📚
- Referral bonus of $1500!
Sound good?
We all think so at CCSG. Click apply now to join our CCSG Fam!
Please be aware, that we will only be responding to shortlisted candidates.
CCSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce. All employment will be based on merit, competence, performance and business needs.
