Banking & Insolvency Litigation - 2 x Associates (3 PQE) - Sydney

Dentons; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 150.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equitable salary packaging, incentive 

Salary continuous insurance (for perm/

Salary sacrificing and novated leases

5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12+

Additional leave options

Equal family leave for all genders

Floating public holidays for days of文化

Offices designed for collaboration on

Descripción de la vacante

Dentons is the world’s largest law firm and seeks two Associates (3 PQE) to join its Recovery & Restructuring team in Sydney. You will handle major banking litigation and insolvency matters, with exposure to receiverships, administrations and liquidations while working alongside leaders in the field for top clients.

The role offers immediate responsibility with mentoring to grow technical and commercial skills in a fast-moving, high-performing team committed to pro-bono work and community

Formación

• 3 years' post-qualification experience in secured recoveries, banking litigation, and security reviews.
• Strong drafting and written communication skills, including advice work, preparation of court documents and counsel briefs.
• Court and advocacy experience (ideal but not essential).
• A proactive, collaborative approach and a genuine desire to learn and develop your career.

Responsabilidades

• Acting for major Australian banks, private credit funds, in complex recovery and enforcement matters.
• Managing a portfolio of secured mortgage recovery matters involving court appearances, insolvency issues, enforcement strategies and advisory work.
• Opportunities to work on matters involving receiverships, voluntary administrations and liquidations.
• Working closely with multiple partners across the team, providing exposure to a variety of clients, industries and approaches to practice.

Conocimientos

Secured recoveries

Banking litigation

Drafting & court documents

Advocacy experience

Descripción del empleo

Banking & Insolvency Litigation - 2 x Associates (3 PQE) - Sydney

Dentons is the world’s largest law firm. We’re 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries including USA; Europe; India and Asia. We are a global polycentric firm which is expanding rapidly in an increasingly globalised legal industry.

Dentons 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.

Join a leading Recovery & Restructuring practice

Dentons is seeking two talented Associates (3 years' PQE) to join our high-performing Recovery & Restructuring team in Sydney.

This is an excellent opportunity to build your expertise across a broad range of banking litigation and insolvency matters, working alongside recognised leaders in the field and acting for major financial institutions, private credit providers and corporate clients.

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

The Opportunity

The role will include:

• Acting for major Australian banks, private credit funds, in complex recovery and enforcement matters.
• Managing a portfolio of secured mortgage recovery matters involving court appearances, insolvency issues, enforcement strategies and advisory work.
• Opportunities to work on matters involving receiverships, voluntary administrations and liquidations.
• Working closely with multiple partners across the team, providing exposure to a variety of clients, industries and approaches to practice.

This role offers genuine responsibility from day one, with the support and mentoring needed to continue developing your technical and commercial skills.

This is a fast moving, high-performing and collaborative team that likes to promote from within.

About You

You will bring:

• 3 years' post-qualification experience in secured recoveries, banking litigation and security reviews with the confidence to run these matters.
• Strong drafting and written communication skills, including advice work, preparation of court documents and counsel briefs.
• Court and advocacy experience (ideal but not essential).
• A proactive, collaborative approach and a genuine desire to learn and develop your career.

The ideal candidates will be quietly confident and have the ability to work well autonomously on the high-volume matters, and with support on the more complex matters.

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 days Bonus 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.