Job Description

The role

Working directly under the supervision of industry recognised Restructuring & Insolvency partners, Michael Lhuede and Joanne Hardwick, and supported by a close knit team, this is an outstanding opportunity to work across a broad range of insolvency and restructuring matters and general commercial litigation. This role will see you refining your existing commercial litigation and analytical skills, working on a wide range of matters to truly develop your restructuring and insolvency skillset.

The team is hard-working and high-performing, but collegiate, with a strong and unique pipeline of upcoming work. This role offers you many opportunities to apply your technical expertise to complex and challenging work, learn from a variety of highly experienced litigators, and supervise and develop junior lawyers.

About you

• You’ll have 3+ years experience in a similar position, ideally supporting a team in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Experience working both autonomously and collaboratively on matters, with the aptitude to manage direct client contact and the capability to effectively manage up and down where required.
• Initiative to take on the day to day conduct of litigation under the supervision of partners.
• A willingness to grow your advocacy and examination skills before a Court.
• You have high attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You’re a team player with a collaborative approach.
• You have exceptional time management skills, the ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities.
• You’re highly proficient and experienced in performing critical analysis and solving problems.
• You’re experienced in dealing with highly confidential information and you have the ability to operate with discretion where required.
• You’re enthusiastic and personally motivated to perform continuous learning and self-improvement.
• You’re highly competent in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Filesite/Work 10 and Expert Aderant experience is desirable, but not required.

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.
• An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
• Automatic acceptance into the group Salary Continuance insurance plan
• 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.

If you have questions or would like further information about this opportunity, please contact careers@piperalderman.com.au