Practice Group Leader
- Litigation, Recoveries & Insolvency About The Firm A growing Melbourne law firm with a strong client base, focused on delivering exceptional service and commercial outcomes. The firm has a broad commercial practice spanning finance, litigation, insolvency, conveyancing and general commercial law, with matters across all Australian jurisdictions.

About The Role
This is a senior appointment with a genuine leadership role. You will have responsibility for the practice group, its key client relationships and deliverables. The role would suit an established Partner or Special Counsel, or a Senior Associate already operating at that level.

What You'll Do
• Lead the Litigation, Recoveries & Insolvency practice group.
• Set strategy and oversee the conduct of all matters.
• Advise on secured and unsecured recovery matters, including mortgage enforcement, PPSR issues, and priority disputes.
• Advise on front-end lending and security matters, including mortgages, caveats and other lending and security documentation.
• Ensure that files are progressed efficiently and commercially in a fast-paced national portfolio.
• Lead and develop the lawyers in the group, shaping how the team works and grows
• Contribute to the growth of the practice through the development of existing client relationships and, where appropriate, the introduction of new clients and work. What You'll Bring
• A substantial background in commercial litigation, with a demonstrated ability to lead significant and complex matters.
• Strong technical expertise, with significant experience in insolvency, recoveries and enforcement,



including exposure to mortgage enforcement, PPSR and priority disputes.
• Experience in leading and developing junior lawyers.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and a proactive approach to progressing matters and keeping clients informed.
• The confidence and judgement to maintain solid client relationships.
• A background acting for lenders and insolvency practitioners would be particularly relevant. The Opportunity
• Seniority, autonomy, but with an established client base.
• The prospect and incentives to develop your own client relationships without the requirement to do so.
• A sweet spot between private practice and in-house; sitting close to the clients' commercial decisions, advising on strategy and direction.
• A strong work-life balance and real authority over how the practice group operates and develops.
• Competitive salary

How To Apply
Ploomo is supporting this process as the exclusive talent partner and is running a structured selection process on behalf of the company. During the recruitment process you will receive an email from Ploomo with further instructions, including a short online assessment designed to help us understand your thinking style and mindset. It takes around 15–20 minutes to complete. There are no right or wrong answers
- the focus is on alignment. Please keep an eye on your inbox, including your spam or junk folder, and mark emails from @ploomo.io as safe so you do not miss any communication. If you have any issues receiving the email or completing the assessment, please contact [email protected].

📌 Practice Group Leader (Melbourne)
🏢 Ploomo
📍 Melbourne