Finance & Restructuring Law Graduate (Feb 2026)

A unique opportunity exists in ABL's Melbourne office. The role would suit either a graduate or someone who has recently commenced their career and is looking to join private practice. The successful candidate will work closely with an experienced team that advises our clients on a wide range of financing and restructuring matters. You will have the opportunity to assist on high-profile financing transactions, including corporate and acquisition finance, property and construction finance, and distressed debt-investments and corporate turnarounds and restructures. It is not necessary to have studied commerce or insolvency to be considered for this role. Under the guidance of experienced lawyers, you will support the team in preparing legal documents, conducting research, attending client meetings and learning about the structuring and negotiation of complex financial and corporate transactions. This graduate role forms part of a graduate cohort across our Melbourne and Sydney offices. PLT (practical legal training) will be provided as part of the traineeship, along with our exceptional in-house graduate training program. A bit about us Arnold Bloch Leibler is renowned as the commercial law firm that clients turn to for advice and support on their most complex legal matters, high stakes transactions, disputes and commercial decisions. We are best known for our work with highly entrepreneurial businesses (ASX listed, and family owned) and high-wealth private clients, and our unparalleled public interest law practice. We also advise international enterprises and individuals from the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East with interests in Australia and enjoy long-standing relationships with leading hedge funds, private equity firms, insolvency practitioners, accountants, private bankers and law firms across the globe. The firm is at the cutting edge of law and its implications for businesses, individuals and Australian society as a whole. From our decades of leadership in native title and public interest matters, to advising on complex and high-profile commercial transactions and disputes, ABL drives innovation. Our internal structure is different from our competitors. Our lawyers are trained to be ‘generalist specialists’ and are able to straddle a range of different legal problems, as opposed to simply specialising in a narrow field. This approach requires the ability to think differently – you need to cover more ground and be attuned to a broader range of issues, regularly working with different teams and practitioners across the firm. The feedback from our lawyers is that, whilst more challenging, the satisfaction that comes from achieving outstanding outcomes on our clients’ most complex matters is rewarding. They say this approach propels their career development beyond what they imagined possible. The Team Our lawyers understand how to manage the legal and commercial risks inherent in all financial transactions and offer smart, effective solutions to both borrowers and lenders. We advise across the full spectrum of financing transactions, ranging from corporate and property finance to complex structured and project financing matters. We also advise in relation to solvent and insolvent restructurings and recapitalisations. Our clients include a number of major domestic and international financiers. We also advise substantial private family groups, corporates, property developers, private equity, hedge and special situation funds, fund managers, institutional investors, project sponsors and underwriters in domestic and cross-border transactions. We understand that for many of our clients, financing is just one aspect of the deal, and so our teams are resourced to provide legal services across all disciplines required and to seamlessly integrate advice with our property, construction, commercial, litigation and tax teams. Working as part of a team, you will enjoy a unique dynamic range of work that will cover our core services including: Property finance Corporate finance Corporate restructuring Capital raisings Project financing The role We're looking for an outstanding graduate who is a self-starter with highly developed analytical skills, an eye for detail and strong interpersonal skills. You have an exceptional legal mind, as well as commercial and strategic nous. You enjoy feeling challenged, and to be given opportunities to take on additional responsibility with autonomy. You want to feel like you are an important member of, and making a meaningful and valued contribution to, a team that is consistently outperforming its competitors. You are ambitious, enjoy success and are ready to perform at your own high standard. You will have: completed your law degree and achieved excellent academic results; achieved strong academic results with a genuine passion for commercial law; an ability to communicate, both in writing and orally, clearly and concisely; strong interpersonal skills; excellent attention to detail; strong business acumen; an ability to understand and identify the key issues in a legal matter; good judgement and common sense; the ability to work both independently and as part of a team; a passion for a career in commercial law. The Law Graduate program We are proud to offer a unique approach to graduate development, combining both a carefully curated in-house graduate program delivered by our partners which dovetails with our Practical Legal Training (PLT). Introduced in 2025, our program is both contemporary and integrated. It has been designed to ensure that as a law graduate, you will gain an exceptional foundation with hands‑on experience and practical skills tailored to launch your legal career. Our in-house graduate training program will see you work with each practice area with the learning plan curated to complement and strengthen the foundations of our generalist specialist approach. All training is conducted on-site at ABL. Our specialised approach sets us apart and is something our graduates truly value to equip them for their legal careers. A supervising Partner will invest in your development and get you involved in a wide variety of matters throughout your graduate year. You will benefit from real work experience and direct client contact that sets you apart from your peers in the profession. For more information about our graduate ethos, please visit Law Graduates | Arnold Bloch Leibler (abl.com.au). Benefits The salary package offered for this position is competitive and also includes a range of benefits, including: dedicated in-house Supervised Legal Training Program delivered by Partners on‑going training through the firm's professional development program a fully subsidised corporate gym membership and wellness program in‑house fully subsidised café prime CBD location free legal advice for wills, estate planning and conveyancing discounted corporate health insurance through a leading Australian health fund discounted mortgage, credit card and other financial services through a major Australian bank If you are interested in working at a dynamic firm that has built its success on legal innovation and outstanding career opportunities, please address your covering letter, CV and full academic transcript to Radhika Peri, Human Resources Manager, via the Apply button or through our Arnold Bloch Leibler Careers site. #J-18808-Ljbffr