Senior Lawyer/ Special Counsel - Debt Recovery & Insolvency

Senior Lawyer/ Special Counsel - Debt Recovery & Insolvency

• Role:Senior Lawyer/ Special Counsel - Debt Recovery & Insolvency
• Location:Melbourne, Australia
• Work arrangement:Full-time
• Compensation:AUD 200,000 + Super

This is a Melbourne-based legal practice with a well-established and consistent client base, focused on commercially pragmatic, results-driven work across loan and mortgage origination, insolvency, debt recovery, litigation, and conveyancing. You will need Australian work rights for this role.

What You'll Do

• You’ll lead complex, high-value matters across litigation, insolvency, commercial advisory, or lending, with real autonomy and accountability for strategy, quality, and outcomes.
• You’ll run significant files end to end, including matters that are novel, sensitive, contested, or commercially high-risk.
• You’ll draft, review, and negotiate complex legal documents such as pleadings, deeds of settlement, loan and security documents, and commercial agreements.
• You’ll represent clients in negotiations, hearings, court proceedings, tribunals, and other dispute resolution forums.
• You’ll act as a technical authority within your practice area, helping guide other lawyers on difficult issues and lifting capability across the team.
• You’ll contribute beyond your own matters through precedents, technical guidance, training, compliance, client continuity, and practice growth discussions.

Who We're Looking For

You’ll likely suit this role if you’re a senior specialist who still enjoys leading complex matters hands‑on.

Must-Haves

• Around 8-10+ years PQE, with strong experience in litigation and dispute resolution, insolvency, commercial advisory, lending, or a closely aligned practice area
• Deep specialist capability in at least one of those areas, with clear evidence of leading complex, high-value, or novel matters end to end
• Advanced drafting, negotiation, and advocacy skills across high-risk legal work
• The judgement to run significant matters with minimal oversight, while knowing when to test a view, seek input, or elevate risk
• Experience mentoring other lawyers and operating as a trusted technical authority within a practice
• We want to be transparent: debt recovery and security enforcement form a meaningful part of the practice mix. For someone comfortable and experienced in lender‑side litigation and enforcement work, the trade‑off is a reliable, well‑resourced practice with genuine stability.

Nice‑To‑Haves

• Particular depth in debt recovery, insolvency and recovery, or lending and security matters
• Strong commercial judgement and an ability to balance technical legal positions with practical client outcomes
• Experience contributing to precedents, internal training, or broader practice standards
• An established professional profile or network within your specialist area

About The Company

Melbourne-based legal practice with a well‑established and consistent client base, focused on delivering commercially pragmatic and results-driven outcomes. The firm’s core areas of expertise include loan and mortgage origination, insolvency, debt recovery, litigation, and conveyancing.

This is a role for a senior lawyer who wants to lead complex, technical matters with real autonomy - without the billable hours pressure or partnership treadmill of a larger firm. You’ll stay close to client relationships in a way that isn’t always possible at a bigger shop, in a focused boutique with a stable, long‑standing client base.

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