Solicitor/Associate

Parsons and Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons and Partners, a banking and finance law firm in Surry Hills, Sydney, invites applications for a full-time solicitor with 4+ years of litigation experience. You will draft mortgage recovery documents, handle related disputes, attend to searches, and prepare loan paperwork while delivering exceptional client service.

You will work on a fast-paced, high-volume environment as a team player with strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years prior litigation experience.
• Knowledge of multi-state property laws (desirable).
• Strong customer service ethic and outcomes focus.
• Strong team player with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritise work and manage clients’ expectations.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Drafting originating processes and supporting affidavit for secured mortgage recovery and related proceedings and all other end-to-end litigation.
• Disputes involving and related to secured mortgage recoveries including the preparation of default notices, short form statements of claims, forbearance deeds, deeds of assignments of debt, deeds of extension and forbearance deeds.
• Disputes involving personal property securities transactions.
• Disputes involving accounting for profit between mortgagees and mortgagors.
• Residential and commercial lease advice and disputes.
• All other general and specific litigation as may arise under the guidance of your supervisor. Receive and review instructions from clients in respect of new loan advances.
• Attend to title searches, bankruptcy searches, PPSR searches and ASIC searches in preparation of a loan file and other related searches.
• Prepare and generate specific client loan and mortgage documents and issue electronically.
• We look forward to reviewing your application and discovering how your skills and passion align with our mission.

Skills

Litigation experience

Client service orientation

Team player

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Verbal and written communication

Relationship building

Prioritisation & time management

Multi-state property law knowledge

Job description

Established in 2021, Parsons and Partners is a specialist banking and finance law firm based in the vibrant suburb of Surry Hills. At Parsons, hard work is rewarded, and sharp wit is encouraged. We are inspired, driven,lively, and growing rapidly.

Parsonsacts for lenders and investors and guides its clients through the complexities of financial transactions. Our expertise extends to corporate lending, acquisition finance, asset finance, project finance, invoice discounting and refinancing both on a bilateral and a syndicated basis.

We manage transactions from start to finish, ensuring a cohesive process, enabling clients to continue to focus on what’s important - building relationships and running businesses. It’s our dependability, consistency, and tenacity that make us so good at what we do.

Due to continued growth, we have an opportunity for a Solicitorto join our team on a fulltime basis on site.

Duties and responsibilities of the role

Drafting originating processes and supporting affidavit for secured mortgage recovery and related proceedings and all other end-to-end litigation.

Disputes involving and related to secured mortgage recoveries including the preparation of default notices, short form statements of claims, forbearance deeds, deeds of assignments of debt, deeds of extension and forbearance deeds.

Disputes involving personal property securities transactions.

Disputes involving accounting for profit between mortgagees and mortgagors.

Residential and commercial lease advice and disputes.

All other general and specific litigation as may arise under the guidance of your supervisor. Receive and review instructions from clients in respect of new loan advances.

Attend to title searches, bankruptcy searches, PPSR searches and ASIC searches in preparation of a loan file and other related searches.

Prepare and generate specific client loan and mortgage documents and issue electronically.

What candidate are we looking for?

4+ years prior litigation experience

Knowledge of multi state property laws and requirements (desirable but not mandatory)

Strong customer service ethic and outcomes focus

Strong Team Player

Accuracy & attention to detail is a must

Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Can build good relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Can prioritise work and manage clients’ expectations

Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities and meet deadlines

For more information what we do check out our website at parsonsandpartners.com.au

We look forward to reviewing your application and discovering how your skills and passion align with our mission.