Lawyer - Restructuring & Insolvency

1 month ago

Melbourne, Australia K&L Gates Australia Full time

DISCOVER more opportunities toDEVELOP your talents and THRIVE in a dynamic legal landscape.

About the team

Our Restructuring and Insolvency team act for major Australian Banks and Financiers, along with insolvency practitioners and corporate clients across all industry sectors. This highly experienced team provides advice on all forms of loan recovery, restructuring and securities enforcement matters, together with corporate insolvency. They also act in commercial dispute matters for corporate clients and handle commercial litigation matters of all sizes in Australian state and federal jurisdictions.

About the Partner

The Partner in charge of this practice, Stephen Hume has 20 years' experience acting for Australia's largest banks and financial institutions. Stephen was recognised by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a Recommended Lawyer for Restructuring & Insolvency in Australia, 2024. He advises on all aspects of restructuring and securities enforcement (reconstructions, work-outs and formal appointments), banking and finance litigation, insolvency and commercial litigation. Stephen has extensive experience leading teams and developing strategic partnerships with institutional clients.

What does the role involve?

We can offer you the opportunity to work as part of a collaborative and energetic team on large and complex, often high profile matters.  On a day to day basis you will have the chance to: 

  • Act for Australia’s leading banks on complex restructuring and securities enforcement matters
  • Act for receivers and managers as well as administrators and liquidators on the external administration of insolvent entities
  • Advise on various complex domestic and international restructuring, insolvency and litigation matters
  • Contribute knowledge and learning resources, including precedents
  • Participate in business development and client relationship activities

About you

We value our culture at K&L Gates and are proud of our friendly and respectful reputation. We are looking for a likeminded individual who in addition to possessing technical excellence and fantastic client service skills is able to work collaboratively in a team to get things done.

We are seeking Lawyer (2 - 5 years  PQE) with strong restructuring, insolvency and litigation experience who has ideally worked in a similar firm on similar matters, or who has been working in-house.

You will ideally have previous exposure to large banking litigation matters, insolvency matters, general commercial litigation, managed investment scheme litigation, loan recovery and securities enforcement. You should be practical and proactive in your approach in addition to demonstrating strong leadership and problem solving skills. A high level of client service is expected, as are excellent organisation, written and oral communication skills.

The extras

K&L Gates promotes equal opportunities for women and men to progress in their careers.

Initiatives include:

  • Structured mentoring program
  • Professional development programs
  • Strategic planning program for business development
  • Momentum Program for women and men who are taking a period of parental leave
  • 26 weeks paid parental leave
  • Flexible working options
  • Salary continuance insurance

About Us

The firm’s Australian operations provide vast knowledge of the Australian legal marketplace across a wide spectrum of industries.  With lawyers located in four established offices in Australia’s leading financial and commercial centres and possessing substantial experience.

At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our people to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. We marry process with vision, success with dedication, method with passion, and innovation with creativity. The outcome: The K&L Gates Experience.

Located across five continents, we represent a broad array of leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies. We also serve public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organisations, and individuals. Our lawyers counsel clients on their most sophisticated legal challenges in all areas of corporate and regulatory law as well as litigation.

We are leaders in legal issues relating to industries critical to the economies of both the developed and developing worlds—technology, manufacturing, energy, transportation, telecommunications, financial services, and life sciences, among others.

Do you like what you see?

Please apply via our Careers page at www.klgates.com

For more information please contact Tania Brierley, Recruitment Consultant at tania.brierley@klgates.com

For more information about K&L Gates please see our website www.klgates.com

K&L Gates reserve the right to close advertising earlier at our discretion.

K&L Gates is an equal opportunity employer and promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of those with a disability. We welcome applications from people who have an indigenous and/or culturally and linguistically diverse background.

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