October 23, 2024

Baker McKenzie

Sydney

Associate - Dispute Resolution & Restructuring & Insolvency

Are you a 3-6 year PQE disputes lawyer with some restructuring and insolvency experience? We want to hear from you!

Join our national Dispute Resolution team. You will work with one of our largest practice groups in Australia on a range of general commercial disputes as well as high profile restructuring and insolvency matters.

About Baker Mc Kenzie

At Baker Mc Kenzie, we are different in the way we think, work and behave. The first local, truly global law firm in Australia, we commenced operations in Sydney in 1964, in Melbourne in 1982 and in Brisbane in 2014. Our lawyers work seamlessly with our global colleagues, collectively providing a capacity of more than 13,000 people, including over 6,500 lawyers who work alongside our clients to drive growth that is both sustainable–and inclusive.

Baker Mc Kenzie Australia can offer you access to complex, market leading matters working with some of the world's best legal minds–people who know the law and who understand business. We have an unrivalled ability to provide training and secondment opportunities across our global network. Locally, we have an inclusive culture of learning, coaching and opportunity where you will work in small teams on matters that often cross borders. We value people who think ahead and get noticed.

About the role and team

Baker Mc Kenzie's Dispute Resolution Group is one of the Australian office's largest practice groups and has the depth of experience and accomplishment to advise and represent clients in all matters associated with complex commercial disputes.

Our specialist Restructuring & Insolvency team has an impressive track record and market reputation in many of Australia's largest and most complex restructuring transactions, formal insolvencies and adjacent litigation on a local, regional and international level.

Our commercially pragmatic approach means we focus on the issues that matter to clients rather than simply managing the litigation process to a conclusion. We always take a strategic approach to disputes, identifying and guiding the client's legal team on all available options to promote early resolution but never losing sight of the need to resolutely promote our clients' best interests.

Our team includes some of Australia's leading litigation lawyers, each of whom is able to draw on the resources, combined knowledge and experience of the global firm's world class dispute resolution and litigation practice. This means that we have the privilege of being instructed by major national and international organisations in large-scale, complex litigation and dispute resolution across a range of industries and disciplines, including in relation to:

administrative law
advertising and marketing
arbitration and mediation
class actions
compliance
corporate disputes
financial transactions
hostile takeovers
information technology & communications
inquiries/investigations (including white collar crime)
insolvency and restructuring

About You

3-6 years' experience in general commercial litigation with some restructuring and insolvency experience
preferably have undertaken the ARITA Advanced Certification course;
a strong client service orientation and business development aptitude
strong technical, drafting and commercial skills;
excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills;
proactive and collaborative approach to work.

Our Benefits

Financial benefits: competitive remuneration package, generous bonus scheme, salary continuance insurance, life insurance, salary sacrifice options, employee discounts, referral rewards, and travel insurance for you and your family
Learning & development opportunities: client and international office secondments and regional and global development programs
Flexibility: Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to balance your work and lifestyle
Leave: 26 weeks paid parental leave for all parents with no minimum service, ability to purchase additional annual leave and flexible public holidays
Health & wellbeing programs: Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling and wellbeing and financial coaching for you and your immediate family, flu vaccinations and discounted health insurance.

Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

Baker Mc Kenzie is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive culture for all its employees, with equal opportunity for all to progress and have a meaningful career with our Firm. Our mission is to foster an environment where individuals of every ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, disability, carer status and working style may succeed professionally and fully contribute to the goals of the Firm. Our b Agile program encourages a range of flexible work opportunities for all. We invite you to let us know of any reasonable adjustments you require to equitably participate in the recruitment process or in performing the requirements of this role.

Apply today!

If you are interested, we would love to hear from you! Please click "apply now".

If you would like to find out more or have a confidential chat please reach out to me on email apolonia.mendel@bakermckenzie.com or give me a call on +61 481 462 750.

As part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive we encourage applications from all genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.