Job Description
Role: Senior Lawyer/ Special Counsel - Debt Recovery & Insolvency
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Work arrangement: Full-time
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Compensation: $200,000 + Super
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This is a Melbourne-based legal practice with a well-established and consistent client base, focused on commercially pragmatic, results-driven work across loan and mortgage origination, insolvency, debt recovery, litigation, and conveyancing. You will need Australian work rights for this role.
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What You'll Do
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You'll lead complex, high-value matters across litigation, insolvency, commercial advisory, or lending, with real autonomy and accountability for strategy, quality, and outcomes.
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You'll run significant files end to end, including matters that are novel, sensitive, contested, or commercially high-risk.
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You'll draft, review, and negotiate complex legal documents such as pleadings, deeds of settlement, loan and security documents, and commercial agreements.
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You'll represent clients in negotiations, hearings, court proceedings, tribunals, and other dispute resolution forums.
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You'll act as a technical authority within your practice area, helping guide other lawyers on difficult issues and lifting capability across the team.
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You'll contribute beyond your own matters through precedents, technical guidance, training, compliance, client continuity, and practice growth discussions.
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Who We're Looking For
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You'll likely suit this role if you're a senior specialist who still enjoys leading complex matters hands-on.
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Must-Haves
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Around 8-10+ years PQE, with solid experience in litigation and dispute resolution, insolvency, commercial advisory, lending, or a closely aligned practice area
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Deep specialist capability in at least one of those areas, with clear evidence of leading complex, high-value, or novel matters end to end
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Advanced drafting, negotiation, and advocacy skills across high-risk legal work
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The judgement to run significant matters with minimal oversight, while knowing when to test a view, seek input, or elevate risk
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Experience mentoring other lawyers and operating as a trusted technical authority within a practice
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We want to be transparent: debt recovery and security enforcement form a meaningful part of the practice mix. For someone comfortable and experienced in lender-side litigation and enforcement work, the trade-off is a reliable, well-resourced practice with genuine stability.
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Nice-To-Haves
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Particular depth in debt recovery, insolvency and recovery, or lending and security matters
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Strong commercial judgement and an ability to balance technical legal positions with practical client outcomes
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Experience contributing to precedents, internal training, or broader practice standards
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An established professional profile or network within your specialist area
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About The Company
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Melbourne-based legal practice with a well-established and consistent client base, focused on delivering commercially pragmatic and results-driven outcomes. The firm's core areas of expertise include loan and mortgage origination, insolvency, debt recovery, litigation, and conveyancing.
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This is a role for a senior lawyer who wants to lead complex, technical matters with real autonomy - without the billable hours pressure or partnership treadmill of a larger firm. You'll stay close to client relationships in a way that isn't always possible at a bigger shop, in a focused boutique with a stable, long-standing client base.

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