Recovery & Restructuring / Commercial Litigation Solicitor (Melbourne) - 1-3 yrs PQE

Recovery & Restructuring / Commercial Litigation Solicitor (Melbourne) - 1-3 yrs PQE Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Salary: A$75,022.00-A$81,775.00

We are looking for a Recovery & Restructuring / Commercial Litigation Solicitor to work within our Melbourne office. This role offers a mix of work for a range of highly experienced and supportive Partners in our practice.

About the role This role involves working for major corporate clients, major banks, other lenders and insolvency practitioners to provide advice in relation to:

Business debt recovery and enforcement of security

Restructuring & insolvency

Commercial litigation and dispute resolution

About you Our Partners are seeking your energy, your passion for law and your insolvency and/or litigation experience. You will ideally have the following attributes:

A strong academic background

1‑3 years of post‑admission experience in disputes and/or insolvency gained in a law firm

The desire and ability to learn from the leaders around you

Strong verbal and written communication skills

A good team member, someone who understands the ebb and flow of work in a busy practice and is willing to chip in where needed

Why Dentons Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development. We offer:

Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards

Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6‑month or more maximum term contract basis)

Salary sacrificing and novated leases

5 days bonus leave per year after 12 months of service

Additional leave options

Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)

Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance

Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land

Generous health and wellbeing programs

Agile and flexible working for all

Social and diversity networks providing year‑round events

Opportunities to undertake pro‑bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.

Application Please apply online with your CV, Cover Letter, and academic transcripts. If you have questions beforehand, please email our recruitment team at recruitment.au@dentons.com. Enquiries only please; applications will not be accepted by email.

Agency Submissions Dentons does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees—this will not constitute an introduction to the firm and Dentons will not be liable for a fee.

Office closure period Dentons’ Australian offices will be closed from

24 December 2025

and will reopen on

7 January 2026 . Applications submitted during this period will be reviewed upon our return.

Seniority level Entry level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Legal

Industries Law Practice and Legal Services

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