Senior Associate – Litigation

Were looking for a Senior Associate to join our Litigation & Dispute Resolution team someone who wants to run real matters build trusted client relationships and grow into a genuine leadership role inside a modern and high-performing commercial litigation firm.

Youll work across a diverse and challenging litigation practice in various courts and tribunals but predominantly in the Supreme Court of Western Australia. You will be acting for SME high-net-worth and commercial clients in matters.. You will work closely with our Litigation Principal and experienced and senior counsel while also being trusted with day-to-day carriage of your own files and junior team members.

This is not a just draft and wait for instructions role.

You will be part of the thinking the strategy and the outcomes.

What youll be doing

You will be actively involved in all stages of litigation including:

Running and contributing to complex commercial and civil litigation matters

Drafting pleadings affidavits submissions and correspondence

Preparing matters for hearings trials and mediations (including examination-in-chief and cross-examination preparation)

Appearing in courts and tribunals as appropriate

Working closely with clients and providing clear confident and commercially grounded advice

Supporting and leading junior solicitors and graduates in their development

Working directly with counsel and the Litigation Principal on navigating and strategising complex and high-stakes matters

You will be expected to take ownership of your matters not just service them and to exercise sound judgment commercial awareness and professional accountability in doing so.

Who were looking for

You will ideally have:

5 years PAE in litigation and dispute resolution

The ability to manage matters with a high degree of autonomy and judgment

Strong working knowledge of civil procedure and evidence

Experience supervising or mentoring junior lawyers

A client-focused mindset you care about people not just files

The confidence to engage with counsel clients and the court as a trusted professional

Youll also bring curiosity emotional intelligence and a genuine desire to keep growing as a lawyer and as a leader.

Why Forbes Kirby

Forbes Kirby is built around one simple idea: good law firms are built by good people.

Youll be joining a litigation team that is ambitious collaborative and human. We work hard but we dont burn people out. We expect excellence but we dont do ego.

In this role you will:

Work closely with our Litigation Principal and leading counsel on complex high-quality matters

Build deep long-term relationships with clients who trust us with important and difficult problems

Receive genuine mentoring coaching and leadership development

Be supported to grow not just as a lawyer but as a professional and future leader

We invest in our people including through external leadership coaching and mentoring because the best advocates are also self-aware emotionally intelligent and confident communicators.

We also take work-life balance seriously. Sustainable careers matter here.

For the right person this role offers a clear pathway to future leadership and Principal-level progression.

How to apply

Apply via the Apply Now button or send your CV and cover letter to

Applicants must hold full working rights in Australia and a valid Western Australian practising certificate (or be eligible to obtain one).