Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer
3 days ago
Russell McVeagh is New Zealand's premier law firm committed to operating at the cutting edge of legal practice. Our award-winning team of lawyers are internationally recognised for their thought leadership, depth of experience and ability to translate complex legal issues into client success stories. We have established offices in Auckland | Tāmaki Makaurau and Wellington | Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and a new office in Queenstown | Tāhuna.
Our values of Respect | Manaaki, Curiosity | Māhirahira, Excellence | Whai hiranga and Tenacity | Whakapau kaha reflect who we are and how we work together.
About the role
Our Auckland litigation team has an exciting opportunity for a lawyer with 1-4 years' experience to join a team with a focus on a wide variety of complex domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters. Candidates could have a background in either litigation, banking or corporate advisory, with some experience in restructuring and insolvency matters.
Our dedicated national restructuring and insolvency practice, led by Matthew Kersey and Alex MacDuff, advise on a full range of restructuring and insolvency matters (both domestic and cross-border), including workouts and turnarounds, formal insolvencies, enforcement, distressed refinancings and M&A, and claims against directors, auditors and other stakeholders. The team also handles a wide range of commercial disputes.
You will get exposure to interesting work for our domestic and international client base of financial institutions (banks and credit funds), insolvency practitioners, corporate borrowers, sponsors, directors and international law firms. You will engage with the court and work alongside a range of practice groups within Russell McVeagh. You will learn from the best in a high-achieving team and a firm that is committed to developing your career and fostering a positive work environment.
Our team is ranked as a tier 1 restructuring and insolvency practice in all major legal directories, and our senior lawyers are ranked across those directories.
Clients say:
"The Russell McVeagh team are exceptional and our preferred in the market for restructuring work - they are all extremely responsive and results orientated."
- The Legal 500 (Asia-Pacific 2025 guide), client feedback
About you
If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a supportive, ambitious and energetic team and would like to join an award-winning full-service firm, we would like to hear from you.
The successful candidate will have:
- A legal qualification with 1-4 years of experience with a desire to focus on restructuring and insolvency.
- A high quality CV and academic transcript.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently and think critically.
- Ability to build connections and work collaboratively.
Benefits
We offer many employee benefits focused on supporting our people to succeed and thrive.
Some of these include:
- Competitive remuneration package;
- Support, coaching, and targeted training and development programmes;
- Annual wellness allowance, phone allowance, and talent referral bonus incentives; and
- Team charity days, sports days, and regular firm and team events.
How to apply
To apply, please submit your CV an d academic transcript.
We believe in enabling a supportive and inclusive workplace for everyone. Please click here for further information about Russell McVeagh's diversity and inclusion vision and commitment.
Our firm is invested in achieving transformational change and having a positive impact – our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Report captures our firm's progress on our commitment to helping to shape a sustainable and thriving Aotearoa New Zealand. You can read our 2025 report, 'Contributing to Aotearoa New Zealand | Te Whai Koha ki Aotearoa' here.
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