Seeking a remarkable Senior Lawyer/Senior Associate to join our Commercial Litigation and Restructuring & Insolvency (R&I) practice in Brisbane Join the largest top tier, marketing leading Commercial Litigation and R&I Practice in Brisbane Collaborate and contribute to a successful and impactful team Work with a variety of clients on significant, high-profile matters The role Working with Scott Sharry and Brett Cook, this role is a joint resource between our Commercial Litigation and R&I practice groups.
You will join a collaborative team who act for a variety of blue chip clients including major financial services entities, mining and energy companies, State and Federal Government, ASX listed companies, large private organisations and insolvency practitioners.
In this role you will work across a range of major complex commercial disputes, regulatory investigations and contentious insolvency matters.
Specifically, your key matters will involve significant litigation involving major energy and resources clients.
You will be involved in all aspects of conducting high profile litigious matters including preparing complex advice, drafting and settling pleadings, complex statements, instructing Counsel in interlocutory and final hearings for major contested matters, and play a pivotal part in every aspect of contentious matters including court proceedings.
On a day-to-day basis you will engage with our litigation Partners as well as being exposed to our corporate teams and our prominent clients.
You will also be exposed to disputes and issues that might arise in restructures and workouts, voluntary administrations, liquidations and receiverships, in addition to a wide range of litigious and other contentious corporate and commercial law matters.
Skills & Experience To be successful in this role, you will have: At least 5 years PQE within a commercial litigation or contentious restructuring and insolvency practice Familiarity with Supreme/Federal Court litigation Strong drafting experience including court documents, affidavits, briefs, and the preparation of evidence Experience in providing advice in relation to insolvency practice and procedure Thrive in an environment that values autonomy, independence and a strong work ethic A strong focus on delivering exceptional client service Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills to build client relationships and maintain a positive team environment A team player with strong time and project management skills An appetite to mentor junior team members In addition to this, we're looking for a resilient, self-starter.
Someone who can work autonomously and is focused on attention to detail and providing an outstanding service to their clients.
Our Commercial Litigation and R&I Practice Group Clayton Utz's Litigation and Dispute Resolution lawyers form the largest top-tier commercial litigation practice in Australia.
Our reputation for undertaking the most complex, significant and high-profile matters, and delivering excellent results for our clients, is second to none.
Clayton Utz's Restructuring and Insolvency team advises on all aspects of restructurings and insolvencies and has been retained in lead roles in many of the most significant R&I matters in Australia.
The co-operative and multi-skilled nature of our group enables us to provide advice not just on the full spectrum of insolvency and recovery issues, but also on pre-insolvency complex restructurings that preserve the long-term value of businesses for creditors and stakeholders.
For further information, please visit our on our website to read more about the Commercial Litigation Practice Group and the Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group.
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