Join Our Team

Start your career as a Law Clerk (part-time available) and then transition to a Graduate Solicitor with one of Newcastle most reputable firms in the highly specialised Workplace & Employment Law team.

This is an amazing opportunity, where you will be fully the supporting the Workplace & Employment Law team in the day-to-day running of their practice, as well as given the opportunity to get more hands-on experience with drafting legal documents and attending client meetings all with the end goal of you becoming a Graduate Solicitor upon admission early next year!

What sets us apart

Roberts Crosbie Mortensen Lawyers is a thriving Business & Litigation law firm specialising Commercial Litigation, Building & Construction Law, Corporate & Commercial Law, Employment & Workplace Law and Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring.

Our firm has experienced rapid growth in the last few years including expanding our Newcastle office and opening a new office in the Sydney CBD.

We have defined career pathways that will help you understand what you need to do to progress your career with us. You can find a summary of this on our website.

We also have a culture that we are extremely proud of and an employee incentive program that keeps our competitive spirit fun and positive whilst rewarding our legal legends with cash prizes and a bi-annual holiday.

If you want to build a practice in Workplace & Employment Law and become an Accredited Specialist, then this is the place for you!

What we can offer you!

Learning and development: we are passionate about providing ongoing learning and development, mentoring and performance coaching.

Career progression: we have a defined career pathways document outlining your career progression. This is available and applicable to everyone in the company.

Employee incentive scheme: we have an amazing employee incentive scheme that could see you win quarterly cash prizes as well as an all-expenses paid holiday!

Culture: we have multiple events that we run throughout the year, including the typical Friday night drinks, end of month drinks, EOFY party, Melbourne Cup, Christmas parties and many more in-between. We really believe that our people and our culture are one of the best things about working here.

Flexible work arrangements: we understand how important flexible working arrangements are and we work with you to work out what works best for all.

Health and Wellbeing:  we have an employee assistance program where all employees and staff are able to speak to psychologists 24/7 either by phone, skype or in person. This program also extends to employees’ immediate family.

Extra rewards: cash bonus for successful recruitment referrals and the opportunity to work in Grade A offices.

A diverse and inclusive place to work: we celebrate the diversity of our people, and we welcome applications from everyone

We are looking for a Graduate Solicitor or Final Year law student who will be admitted in February 2024 to join our team on a part-time basis to get some hands-on experience.

If this is something you are interested in, please email [email protected] with your CV, academic transcript and a covering letter.

Roberts Crosbie Mortensen Lawyers are a specialist Commercial Litigation firm with offices in Sydney and Newcastle. We have a growing demand for assistance in commercial transactions, business law, insolvency and corporate restructure.

To help meet this increasing demand, we are seeking a technically able and commercially astute Lawyer with at least 3 years PAE to join our exceptional team. You will work directly with Sam Roberts on high end and complex commercial transactions and advice as well as general commercial matters with exposure to some litigation.

To be successful in this role you will need experience in the following areas of practice:

• Sale of Business,
• Mergers and Acquisitions,
• Business Structures & Trusts,
• Company Law,
• Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring,
• Commercial and Retail Leases,
• Commercial Litigation, and
• Franchising.

The successful candidate will have excellent drafting skills in relation to Commercial Agreements including Shareholders Agreements, Terms and Conditions of Trade and Business Succession Planning Agreements. You will have both direct conduct and responsibility for files and assist with the carriage of large cases.

This role presents a fantastic opportunity for a proactive, passionate and results driven individual who is seeking to take the next step in their career.

Roberts Crosbie Mortensen Lawyers is an established and fast-growing law firm with offices in Sydney and Newcastle CBD. We value our employees who form a vital part of the firm’s culture.

Due to ongoing growth and expansion, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Legal Secretary to join our team to provide support to experienced Solicitors’. The role will require a switched on, motivated Secretary who can pre-empt situations and provide first class support.

You will be working with our commercial team, supporting experienced Solicitors’ and working within an amazing wider support team.

You will be responsible for:

• providing proactive legal support to your Solicitors’
• document preparation
• liaising with clients
• client billing
• answering and transfer of calls
• general administration duties

To successfully undertake the duties of this position you will possess:

• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a Legal Secretary (preferably in Commercial Litigation),
• Previous experience supporting Associate Solicitors,
• Accuracy and a minimum typing speed of 60wpm,
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite,
• Advanced organisational skills,
• Experience in the preparation of precedent Court documents, and
• Exceptional attention to detail and be highly organised.