Associate – Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer

ALRA | Australia’s Leading Recruitment Agency; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ALRA | Australia's Leading Recruitment Agency is seeking an Associate Restructuring & Insolvency Litigation Lawyer to work alongside leading R&I Partners in Melbourne. You will take ownership of sophisticated matters, strengthen technical and advocacy skills, and engage in direct client relationships from the outset.

The role offers exposure to insolvency and restructuring matters spanning corporate and personal insolvency, workouts, and complex disputes, with opportunities for early

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day conduct of matters.
• Develop direct client relationships and build trust with stakeholders.
• Contribute to litigation strategy, advocacy and court appearances as experience grows.
• Advise insolvency practitioners, banks, financial institutions, company directors, creditors and shareholders on contentious and advisory matters.
• Work across corporate and personal insolvency, restructurings and workouts, security enforcement, formal insolvency appointments and complex commercial disputes.

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for an Associate Restructuring & Insolvency Litigation Lawyer to work alongside some of Australia's most highly regarded R&I Partners, take ownership of sophisticated matters, and strengthen their technical and advocacy skills.

The Partners of this team have long-standing rankings as Leading practitioners across multiple directories, and have held high-level industry roles with ARITA and the Law Council of Australia and VIC.

From the outset, you'll be trusted with meaningful responsibility, managing the day-to-day conduct of matters, developing direct client relationships and becoming increasingly involved in litigation strategy, advocacy and Court appearances as your experience grows.

You'll be advising insolvency practitioners, banks, financial institutions, company directors, creditors and shareholders on a diverse range of contentious and advisory matters. The practice spans corporate and personal insolvency, business restructuring and workouts, security enforcement, formal insolvency appointments and complex commercial disputes, providing broad exposure across the full restructuring and insolvency lifecycle.

The team is known for its collaborative and supportive culture, combining high-quality work with a practical, commercial approach. Alongside challenging work, you'll enjoy excellent learning and development opportunities, generous parental leave, wellbeing initiatives, study support, purchased leave options, pro bono opportunities and a genuinely inclusive environment that supports long-term career growth.

If you're looking for a role that offers early responsibility, quality work and the opportunity to establish yourself as a specialist restructuring and insolvency lawyer, I'd welcome a confidential discussion.