A well-regarded commercial law practice is looking to add an Associate to its growing Restructuring & Insolvency team in Sydney.
This is a strong opportunity for a lawyer looking to build depth in complex restructuring, special situations and insolvency matters, working closely with experienced practitioners in a collaborative national team.
You will be involved in a broad mix of restructuring and insolvency work, advising a diverse client base including financial institutions, corporates, funds, investors and insolvency practitioners.
The role offers exposure to both advisory and transactional matters, with opportunities to work across restructures, workouts, complex financings and distressed scenarios.
You will work closely with senior lawyers while also taking ownership of discrete workstreams, developing both your technical capability and client-facing skills.
Your work will include:
- Advising on restructures, workouts and distressed situations
- Supporting complex financing and special situations matters
- Acting across formal insolvency processes and related advisory work
- Assisting on matters involving lenders, corporates, funds and directors
- Working on multi-stakeholder engagements requiring commercial solutions
- 3–5 years’ experience in restructuring & insolvency, banking & finance, or a related practice
- Exposure to financing or lending work, with an interest in distressed scenarios
- Strong drafting skills and attention to detail
- Commercially minded with a proactive approach to problem-solving
- Confident communicator with the ability to build internal and external relationships
- Strong time management and ability to work across multiple matters
This team works across a broad range of restructuring and insolvency matters, often involving complex and high-value engagements.
You will be part of a collaborative and well-supported group, with access to quality mentoring and the opportunity to work alongside practitioners across multiple disciplines.
- Exposure to high-quality restructuring and insolvency work
- Opportunity to develop across both advisory and transactional matters
- Strong mentoring and hands-on development
- Diverse client base across financial services and corporate sectors
- Clear pathway for progression as you build technical depth
Skills Required
- 3-5 years' experience in restructuring & insolvency, banking & finance, or a related practice
- Exposure to financing or lending work with interest in distressed scenarios
- Strong drafting skills and attention to detail
- Commercially minded with a proactive approach to problem-solving
- Confident communicator with ability to build internal and external relationships
- Strong time management and ability to work across multiple matters
What We Do
JLegal is a specialist legal recruitment and executive search consultancy serving the legal profession across the Asia-Pacific region, with partners worldwide. It offers opportunities for lawyers, company-secretarial, and governance professionals, and provides career coaching while helping employers access legal talent across diverse markets and professional settings. Its recruitment work spans both in-house and private-practice roles, supporting candidates and organizations with specialized legal hiring needs.
