Current Opportunities

The role

Are you a strong Senior Associate with a passion for commercial litigation and insolvency? Are you a strong commercial litigator with a desire to develop your insolvency knowledge? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Working directly with the partner and supported by a close-knit team of junior lawyers and frequently briefed Counsel, this is a truly varied opportunity to work across both general commercial litigation and insolvency matters. This role will see you refining your existing commercial litigation and analytical skills working on a raft of matters to truly develop your insolvency skillset. Not stopping at technical skills, you will also be involved in aspects of business development and client management.  

In the insolvency space you will provide advice and representation to company boards, liquidators, receivers, administrators and bankruptcy trustees. The work is varied and offers the opportunity to develop expertise across voidable transaction claims, remuneration and priority issues, statutory compliance & stakeholder negotiations and restructuring & turnaround.  As to the commercial litigation aspect of the role, you will be exposed to matters generally in the Supreme and Federal Courts relating to contractual disputes, property disputes, misleading and deceptive conduct claims, derivative actions and general commercial disputes.

Your teammates will be like-minded high-performing individuals who thrive on the complex, quality matters.  This role is rare and we are confident it will offer the right candidate the chance to springboard their existing technical expertise to more complex and challenging work with some laughs and celebrations along the way.

About you 

• 5+ years legal experience with demonstrable experience in general commercial litigation
• Experience taking carriage of matters,  working directly with clients, delegating, mentoring and supervising junior lawyers whilst managing up  
• Ability to work collaboratively within a high performing team environment whilst also autonomously at times
• A commitment to excellence and delivery of high quality outcomes to our clients including working within tight timeframes
• A self-motivated and “can-do” attitude with an eagerness to learn and grow your career with Piper Alderman 

About Us

Piper Alderman is a premier commercial law firm with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne. We work with clients across Australia and internationally to achieve practical commercial outcomes, innovation in service delivery and deep engagement across multiple industries.

Piper Alderman prides itself on being a collaborative law firm where high achieving ambitious team members can succeed in achieving their career goals whilst performing challenging and rewarding tasks.

At Piper Alderman we promote a culture of excellence, collaboration and teamwork. We recognise and support individuals and invest in their continued professional development.

Our perks

We have a variety of employee benefits aimed at supporting our people including, but not limited to:

• A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives including our Thrive@PiperAlderman Wellbeing Program.
• Learning and development opportunities to support career growth including generous study support options.
• Bespoke Leadership Development Program. 
• An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
• Purchased annual leave options.
• A range of fun office and team events all year round so we make sure we are connecting socially as often as possible!
• A range of corporate discounts.
• Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees and the opportunity to participate in pro-bono work.

Apply today

Piper Alderman is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain the best people and provide an environment where those people can be their authentic selves.  We value diversity of thought and experience and aim to ensure all our people are valued and respected.  People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Please submit an application by clicking the relevant link in this job advertisement. Please note, no applications will be accepted directly via email.