Senior Dispute Resolution / Litigation Attorney - Durban

About the role

A leading national law firm with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban is seeking an experienced Senior Dispute Resolution / Litigation Attorney to join its Durban office. This is an outstanding opportunity for a commercially astute litigation attorney with 7+ years post‑qualification experience to lead complex litigation and dispute resolution matters across both public and private sectors.

Key responsibilities

• Manage complex commercial litigation matters from inception through to conclusion.
• Represent clients in High Court litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
• Advise on commercial litigation, ADR, administrative law, insolvency and business rescue, tax litigation and general civil litigation.
• Conduct legal investigations and prepare detailed legal reports.
• Provide strategic legal advice to public and private sector clients and analyse legal risk.
• Mentor and develop junior legal professionals and manage client relationships.

Required profile

• LLB degree and admitted attorney with a valid practising certificate and High Court appearance rights.
• Minimum 7 years post‑qualification experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution.
• Experience acting for both public and private sector clients.
• Strong leadership, people‑management and mentoring abilities.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and advocacy skills.
• Highly organised, detail‑oriented and able to work under pressure.

Required skills

• Extensive commercial litigation experience.
• Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) experience.
• Administrative law experience.
• Insolvency and business rescue experience.
• Tax litigation experience.
• General civil litigation experience.

What we offer

• Market‑related salary based on experience and expertise.
• Opportunity to lead high‑profile litigation matters in a respected national law firm.
• Exposure to both public and private sector clients.
• Leadership role with mentoring responsibilities.
• Collaborative, high‑performance legal environment with long‑term career growth.