“What keeps me at Shine is being at the forefront of the biggest developments in class actions, and working with a multi-disciplinary team that provides constant support to better yourself in your job. I like the fact it really is a culture of empowering their staff to want to be the best in the industry." - Practice Leader
We bring true purpose, authentic people and a proven path. You bring you.
The Opportunity
Our Class Actions team acts for clients to secure justice in some of the nation's most prominent Class Actions, including the Stolen Wages and Stolen Generations class actions, and the Ruby Princess class action. The national team is led by two highly-experienced Joint Heads of Class Actions, and assisted by a dedicated team Practice Leaders, Special Counsels, Senior Associates and other legal professionals. And as a permanent Practice Leader in our Melbourne-based practice, you’ll be on the frontline as we doggedly seek justice.
With compassion, connection and purpose, you’ll truly champion our clients by:
- Helping lead Shine’s international mass torts class actions practice, which involves working with partner US law firms who are leaders in mass torts claims, as well as with Shine’s CEO.
- Mentoring and leading a team of Special Counsels and Senior Associates, driving the consistent application of client service and technical legal excellence.
- Drive a collegiate and respectful culture of high performance, quality, continuous improvement, and employee care across the Class Actions team.
- Deliver successful outcomes on important class actions that are aligned to the firm's strategy.
- Originating new class action opportunities and securing the funding for these matters.
To thrive in this role, you’ll have:
- Significant experience as a class actions solicitor.
- Experience securing funding for class actions with litigation funders.
- Desire to or experience mentoring and/or leading teams.
- Strong legal analytical skills, research skills, and attention to detail.
- Ability to work with and manage large volumes of complex documents and reports.
- A commitment to truly connect with those around you and work together to deliver exceptional results for our clients.
- The passion, motivation and enthusiasm to contribute to our culture and ensure it’s a place where everyone can thrive.
At Shine, purpose really matters.
- It’s our clients, who summon the courage to stand up to injustice.
- It’s the communities we are part of and support every day.
- It’s our team, who champion what’s right and make this place what it is.
Here are some of the things we hope you’ll love about working with us:
- Connect and be you: Get the flexibility and benefits you need, and work alongside truly authentic people who care so much - about the clients, Shine and you.
- Challenge and be challenged: We’re not here for “easy”. We want you to take your place at Shine and make a real impact. Question and challenge - that’s how we grow.
- Achieve and grow: Start your Shine journey with our in-house learning programs, where you’ll find immediate connection and be set up for success. You will be provided real opportunities to step up and grow - within your role and beyond.
Excited to join us and stand up to injustice? Apply now and make Shine Justice a place for you.
As part of The Circle Back Initiative, we want you to feel supported through our recruitment process, which means that you will hear back from our friendly team – no matter the outcome.
We are committed to making Shine Lawyers a place for you by encouraging and supporting our people to bring their authentic selves to the workplace, and as a result, we know you’ll put your best self forward while righting wrong for our clients. We’re passionate about maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment here at Shine that celebrates all of our differences with age, disability, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, to name a few, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates. You bring you.
