What’s in it for you?

• Work-life balance – 9-5 with no billable hours
• Leadership opportunity – manage a team of legal professionals
• Strategic influence – high-level advocacy and litigation

About your new employer:

• Join a regulatory body renowned for commitment to excellence and integrity.
• Benefit from the organisation's rich history spanning over a century.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping the legal profession’s landscape.

About the role:

• Oversee litigation before courts and tribunals, managing case strategy and risk.
• Lead litigation, costs recovery, and external intervention functions to ensure high-quality regulatory outcomes.
• Provide strategic legal advice to senior stakeholders, including Council, Committees, and the CEO.
• Manage external intervention programs, including compliance audits and regulatory actions.
• Supervise and develop a team of legal professionals, driving performance and policy improvements.

The ideal candidate:

• Holds admission as a Solicitor/Barrister in Australia with a valid (or eligible) practising certificate.
• 8+ years PQE with strong litigation expertise and regulatory experience.
• Proven leadership experience managing legal teams and complex legal functions.
• Exceptional ability to provide strategic legal advice, assess risk, and drive high-quality legal outcomes.
• Strong understanding of the Uniform Law and broader legal regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage litigation budgets, resources, and reputational risks.

If this role does not align to your experience and/or career goals,please contact us to discuss other suitable opportunities.
Why work with us?

• We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.
• You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.
• We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.
• Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year. Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector.

Contact Bart today!
Please quote reference number BT/48722:

• Call or text: 0483 957 178
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn message: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-thevenot/
• #SCR-bart-thevenot

Alternatively, click apply and email your resume (in Word version only) and academic transcript.
To view all our current roles, you can go to: - https://naimanclarke.vincere.io/careers/