Associate / Senior Associate - Insolvency and Restructuring

Dentons Canada
AU - sydney
May 27, 2024

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Senior Associate - Insolvency and Restructuring

About Dentons
Dentons is the world's largest law firm. We are the lightbulb moments. The bold ideas. We're 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries. We are a global polycentric firm. Moving with innovation. Making the decisions that will take us from largest to leading. From now to next. The opportunity is huge.
Dentons continues to improve its standings and now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.

About the Role

As a result of internal promotion and an increased workload from our premier clients, our Sydney team is looking for an experienced Insolvency solicitor.

In this role you will provide dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency expertise to major lenders and banks, insolvency professionals, Indigenous organisations and foundations, and various Not for Profit and arts organisations. This role is suited to a person who is approachable and empathetic by nature, with an outstanding stakeholder engagement style.

We have plenty of internal committees that you can join where many of our staff are working together to make a change through pro-bono work or community engagement.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

5years' PQE focusing on restructuring and insolvency law;
A desire to work on challenging transactions and instructions;
Experience in loan and security enforcement for lenders and/or creditors;
Experience in advocacy and commercial litigation in the Supreme Court of NSW and/or the Federal Court of Australia;
Strong advice writing and document drafting skills;
The ability to work effectively with clients, and insolvency professionals;
The ability to manage contentious and litigation matters autonomously; and
Commitment to working in an office environment to best support the team.

Why Dentons
Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.
We offer:

Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
Salary sacrificing and novated leases
5 daysBonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
Additional leave options
Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
Generous health and wellbeing programs
Agile and flexible working for all
Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.
Please apply online with your CV, Cover Letter, and academic transcripts. If you have questions beforehand, please email our recruitment team at Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted by email.
Agency Submissions
Dentons does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute an introduction to the firm and Dentons will not be liable for a fee.

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