Recognised in the AFR BOSS Magazine's Best Places to Work 2024 Join a modern, market-leading law firm that puts its people first 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave for (permanent) staff and partners About you You will ideally have 5 years of post-admission experience in disputes and litigation within private practice, with a strong focus on intellectual property and/or media. You will thrive working in a fast-paced environment, have strong attention to detail, excellent technical legal and drafting skills and a commitment to providing quality client service. While you will have a strong background in IP and/or defamation litigation, experience in other aspects of IP including commercial advisory and trade mark portfolio management will be viewed favourably, as will experience giving pre‑publication legal advice to media clients. We’re looking for a self-starter who is committed to delivering quality and commercially savvy client service. You should be able to work independently, bringing energy, enthusiasm, and flexibility to meet client needs. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as is the ability to thrive in a friendly team environment. Your Role This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with a widely-respected Partner who has extensive experience in litigation in both defamation and IP and a team that is ranked in legal guides including Chambers, Legal 500 and Doyle’s. You will have the opportunity to work with high-profile media clients, across industries such as publishing, film and tv, podcasts, radio and sports. In this position you will be exposed to a broad and exciting range of work, including: Taking the lead running disputes and litigation in the areas of defamation, privacy and IP (across the full range of IP rights, particularly trade marks, copyright and designs), including working closely with counsel and occasional appearance work; Providing pre-publication legal advice regarding all areas of media law including defamation, contempt and suppression and non-publication orders; and Working for clients (including supporting other Gadens teams) in their acquisition, management and commercialisation of IP rights. You will be actively involved in business development, client management, and mentoring junior staff and will be expected to stay up to date on emerging trends and legal developments in the area. Strong presentation skills and engagement with the media and IP legal communities are expected. About Gadens Gadens is the only law firm to be recognised in AFR BOSS Magazine’s Best Places to Work 2024, which ranks Australia and New Zealand’s best workplaces across nine industries. We are a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of. We have a growth strategy and as part of our evolution and journey, we are creating a modern law firm that will rival Australia’s top tier firms. At Gadens, we: develop and inspire our people; do the right thing and make an impact; work with quality clients in our chosen markets; solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together; and are a widely recognised and respected brand. We are always on the lookout for strong performers to join our growing firm. To find out more please visit www.gadens.com. What we offer a friendly, down-to-earth, and supportive team environment; truly flexible work practices; progressive and market-leading Parental Leave support including: 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave; superannuation contributions while on Parental Leave, for up to 52 weeks (based on 5 days/week, regardless of your working days); an external coach to support our people through the various stages of the parental leave journey (Launch, Leave and Landing); a supported and staggered return; budget relief for fee earners upon landing/return; support and paid leave for Surrogacy and IVF treatment; ongoing professional development opportunities; health and wellbeing initiatives; and much more! At Gadens, we engage with all of our people to create a work environment that encourages and promotes inclusion and diversity, while instilling pride in the firm and our values of being collaborative, authentic, responsible and excellent. Our values and culture assist us in creating a cohesive environment in which we are committed equally to professionalism and personal fulfilment. We strive to create a culture where the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility are embraced and lived by our people every day. This includes respecting and connecting with First Nations people and providing access to justice to those in need through our pro bono practice. This is what makes Gadens a great place to work.
