Associate | Senior Associate

Hall & Wilcox; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Hall & Wilcox in Sydney is seeking a litigation lawyer to join our Dispute Resolution team. The role involves handling corporate restructuring and insolvency matters, as well as complex commercial litigation, with opportunities for growth and learning within a national practice.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of post-admission experience in Australia, exposure to insolvency and restructuring, and excellent communication and drafting abilities.

Qualifications

• strong communication and drafting skills, with outstanding attention to detail;
• the ability to confidently run matters through dispute resolution processes; and
• the ability to handle busy workload with competing timelines.

Responsibilities

• corporate restructuring and insolvency and bankruptcy matters, both contentious and non-contentious; and
• complex commercial litigation matters.

Skills

Communication skills

Drafting skills

Attention to detail

Job description

• Our HW Evolve approach includes hybrid and flexible working. WFH and from modern, open plan offices. We will provide you with WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of up to $500 for additional equipment
• Competitive remuneration and our Hallstar reward and recognition program
• Learning and career development programs for all roles and levels
• Flexible leave options, including up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Free daily breakfast and office social events
• Genuine commitment to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing, and pro bono and community

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• Permanent full-time position
• Our HW Evolve approach includes hybrid and flexible working. WFH and from modern, open plan offices. We will provide you with WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of up to $500 for additional equipment
• Competitive remuneration and our Hallstar reward and recognition program
• Learning and career development programs for all roles and levels
• Flexible leave options, including up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Free daily breakfast and office social events
• Genuine commitment to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing, and pro bono and community

About The Role And Team

We have an opportunity for a litigation lawyer to join our Dispute Resolution section in Sydney, working with a highly regarded team of leading Partners and lawyers.

Our Sydney team is part of our national and well-established Dispute Resolution Section, with over 115 team members nationally working across all facets of commercial dispute resolution and litigation, including commercial and contractual disputes, banking and financial services litigation, restructuring and insolvency, public sector, property disputes, regulatory investigations and tax disputes.

This is a fantastic hands-on commercial litigation role, with significant learning, development and progression opportunities, and the opportunity to work with interesting clients and complex matters

You Will Be Responsible For

• corporate restructuring and insolvency and bankruptcy matters, both contentious and non-contentious; and
• complex commercial litigation matters.

About You

You will ideally have the following skills and experience:

• between 3 and 5 years of post-admission experience in Australia is essential;
• previous experience in insolvency and restructuring, together with some exposure to commercial litigation, ideally from a large or medium sized law firm or a specialist litigation practice;
• strong communication and drafting skills, with outstanding attention to detail;
• the ability to confidently run matters through dispute resolution processes; and
• the ability to handle busy workload with competing timelines.

At Hall & Wilcox, we deliver outstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business in Australia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and our communities to thrive.

We do great work, smarter. We’re passionate about the work we do and how it creates value for today and tomorrow. We’re famous for Smarter Law: smarter thinking to create smarter solutions. We embrace innovative thinking and technology. We listen. We partner. We solve.

We are known for having a great culture that values people. Hall & Wilcox is a successful independent Australian law firm; a place to belong, with the freedom to learn and grow. We thrive together. We are diverse and inclusive; everyone is welcome and respected. We encourage applications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds (including First Nations), age, abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

Hear from our people about what it’s like to thrive at Hall & Wilcox: bit.ly/HWpeople

To learn more about Hall & Wilcox visit our website.

Are you ready to make the smarter choice?

Let’s connect.

We are committed to supporting candidates with disability so that every candidate is offered a fair, equitable and supportive recruitment experience. If you require any adjustments or support to complete your application, or if you have any questions, please contact Jaimie Monahan, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor on ***email_hidden*** for a confidential discussion.

This vacancy is being managed directly by the Hall & Wilcox Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require any assistance.