Associate, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency

Our Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice specializes in providing strategic legal counsel to clients facing financial distress, insolvency or bankruptcy. We assist creditors, debtors, and other stakeholders in navigating complex restructuring and insolvency proceedings. Our team has expertise in developing and implementing restructuring plans, negotiating with creditors and managing litigation related to distressed assets. We guide clients through chapter 11 proceedings, out-of-court restructurings and cross-border insolvencies, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. By leveraging our deep understanding of financial and legal frameworks, we help clients achieve optimal outcomes in challenging financial situations, preserving value and facilitating recovery.

We collaborate across practices such as M&A, Debt Finance and Commercial Litigation ensuring comprehensive support for our clients. The Australia Financial Insolvency and Restructuring team is nationally recognised and works on some of the largest and most complex restructuring and insolvency matters in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Key responsibilities include:

Transactional and advisory work – involvement in commercial discussions, negotiation, and documentation of restructuring transactions.

Supports advising a wide range of clients including (i) on the creditor/investor side, private credit funds and alternate lenders; (ii) on the debtor side, large multinational corporates; and (iii) insolvency practitioner accountants on formal insolvencies and restructurings.

Drafting of legal documents such as deeds of company arrangement, share and asset sale agreements and other documents supplementary to a sale process under supervision of more senior lawyers.

Client facing, working as a part of a team to support delivering to clients.

Conducting legal research for a wide range of matters.

Supports day-to-day communication with clients, gathering information and responding to queries.

Skills and experience required:

Admission in Australia

PQE 2-4

Enthusiasm and willingness to learn

Excellent drafting skills and attention to detail

Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects.

Outstanding communication skills

Strong professional presence and client focus

Team player and enjoys working as a part of a team.

This role reports to

Partner

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to creating a fair workplace and encourage applications from all ages, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, genders, sexual orientations, as well as people who have family or carer responsibilities. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with a disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

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