Job Description
Commercial Litigation | Senior Associate / Special Counsel
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Complex commercial litigation and insolvency work. Established clients and referrers. Genuine progression without needing to arrive with a portable practice.
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We're working with a specialist commercial litigation and insolvency firm that is growing its Brisbane team and looking to appoint experienced lawyers from Senior Associate through to Principal level.
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The practice is already busy with genuinely interesting work across:
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insolvency litigation, including administrations, liquidations, recoveries and voidable transactions;
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acting for insolvency practitioners, directors, creditors and other stakeholders;
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restructuring and insolvency advice and related court processes;
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shareholder, unitholder and business ownership/oppression disputes;
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complex business and family enterprise separations;
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contractual and broader commercial disputes; and
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urgent injunctions, mediations and Supreme and Federal Court proceedings.
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Importantly, this isn't a role where progression depends on arriving with a substantial book of business. The work is there. The clients and referrers are there. The team and infrastructure are there.
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What the firm wants are strong commercial litigation and/or insolvency lawyers who can take increasing ownership of that platform - running complex matters, developing existing client and referrer relationships, mentoring junior lawyers and helping grow the practice.
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For a Senior Associate or Special Counsel, there is a genuine opportunity to build towards Principal while developing the leadership and business development skills needed at that level.
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For someone already operating at Principal level, there is scope to step into an established practice and play a significant role in its continued growth. The firm's senior brief expressly describes this as expansion of an existing practice rather than starting from scratch.
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About you
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You'll ideally have 5+ years' PAE and a solid background in commercial litigation, insolvency or restructuring.
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You might be a broad commercial litigator with experience across corporate, shareholder and contractual disputes, or an insolvency lawyer looking for a practice where insolvency and restructuring work forms a significant part of the offering.
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You'll be comfortable taking ownership of matters and want increasing exposure to clients, referrers, junior supervision and practice development.
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What's on offer
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High-quality commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring work
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Established clients, insolvency practitioners and referrers
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No requirement to bring a substantial client following
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Genuine matter and client ownership
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Leadership and mentoring opportunities
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Clear progression through to Principal
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Modern systems and strong operational support
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You don't need to bring a book. You do need to want to build one.
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