This is a practice-building role for a senior litigator who wants ownership, autonomy and a clearer link between what they build and what they earn.

• Partner or Special Counsel level opportunity
• Commercial litigation and dispute resolution focus
• Sydney CBD boutique commercial firm
• Transportable practice required

Salary and Features of this position: 

This is a strong move for a litigator who is tired of politics, imposed targets or waiting for genuine equity. You will have room to run your practice your way, with the backing of a commercial platform that rewards results directly.

• $260,000–$300,000 salary package | negotiable 
• Genuine equity pathway
• Full institutional support
• Administration, precedents, billing infrastructure and marketing
• A direct line between what you build and what you earn

The Firm:

Established in 2002, Our client is a well-established Sydney CBD commercial law firm with a strong national reputation built across franchising, real estate, corporate advisory, and commercial disputes.

The firm has grown deliberately over the past decade through strategic appointments and now operates with an integrated commercial offering that generates genuine cross-referral opportunities for its litigation team.

The culture is non-hierarchical and commercially focused — practitioners are backed to build their practices and rewarded directly for what they bring in and retain. This is not a firm that builds empires around equity partners; it backs the right people and gets out of the way.

The Role:

This is a hands-on practice-building role, not a management track. You will take carriage of your own commercial disputes: contract and debt matters, restraints of trade, franchise and commercial leasing disputes, IP enforcement, and insolvency-related litigation. You will also draw on a warm referral pipeline from the firm's existing commercial, corporate, and franchise client base — a meaningful advantage for a practitioner growing a practice.

This role is built for two types of people: a partner or senior associate at a mid-size or larger firm who is frustrated by internal politics, billing targets imposed by others, or the absence of genuine equity;

or a sole practitioner or boutique operator who is tired of running everything alone and wants proper infrastructure, a team, and a referral network around them. In both cases the requirement is the same: a transportable practice, a hands-on approach, and the drive to build something.

REQUIREMENTS

• Admitted solicitor with 10+ years PAE in commercial litigation and dispute resolution
• Demonstrable transportable practice — client relationships that will move with you
• Strong track record across commercial disputes: contract, restraint, franchise, property, or insolvency
• Comfortable appearing in state and federal courts and tribunals
• Hands-on: you run your own matters, not just supervise others
• Commercial and pragmatic: manages client expectations and runs cost-effective resolutions
• Collaborative — fits a team that has no time for internal politics

HOW TO APPLY

Apply in strict confidence to Daniel Cappellacci:

Daniel Cappellacci
Head of Legal Recruitment, Gorilla Jobs
Available 7.45am to 7.45pm
M: +61 468 718 155 (preferred)
P: 1300 627 687
E: daniel@gorillajobs.com.au

All enquiries are treated with complete confidentiality.