Corporate & Financial Litigation & Insolvency Lawyer: 2 - 4 years

Minter Ellison's Corporate & Financial Litigation and Insolvency (CFLI) team is consistently recognised by independent, international surveys as among the leading practices in Australia.  We work with major corporations, tier 1 banks and other leading lenders on high profile disputes.

You will enjoy an interesting mix of litigation matters, as you assist our lawyers, senior associates and partners on a wide range of corporate and financial disputes involving:

• the Corporations Act;
• enforceability of securities, priorities, mortgages and loan agreements;
• contracts, joint venture agreements, share scheme arrangement disputes;
• banker/customer duties, trusts and fiduciary duties, breaches of directors' duties;
• corporate fraud, cheques, mistake/restitution;
• leasing, property transactions, retirement villages, debt recovery;
• trade practices, particularly misleading and deceptive and unconscionable conduct.

The successful applicant will be involved in all stages of litigation and dispute resolution as the need arises including:

• drafting court documents, briefing counsel, taking statements and preparation of affidavits;
• applications and trials, particularly applications for summary judgment, security for costs and mareva orders;
• enforcement of judgments, including orders for possession, contested bankruptcy hearings and cost assessments;
• settlement of disputes, including mediations, negotiations and arbitration, drafting settlement agreements and considering and advising on the GST consequences of out-of-court settlements; and
• appointment of receivers and windings up.

This friendly and collegiate team of 11 professional staff is headed up by three highly experienced and approachable partners, David O'Brien, Garry Hamilton and David O'Farrell, who are strongly committed to ensuring that you get the best out of your career. This is a truly fantastic opportunity to take your career to new heights as you receive first class training and mentoring from a great group of people.

To be successful you will have between 2 - 4 years of solid commercial litigation experience with a working knowledge of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules and the Corporations Act and a keen interest to work with the corporate and financial services sector. You will have a confident, personable approach towards your clients and colleagues, and be happy to assist where needed.

To find out more, please contact our recruitment consultant Andrew Robertson on (07) 3119 6521 for a confidential & informed discussion.  Alternatively, to submit your CV for consideration, please click on the "Apply" button below.

Please note that no applications will be considered from agencies at this time. 

To be eligible to apply for this role you must be an Australian Citizen or Australian Permanent Resident.