Senior Associate, Corporate Transactions & Advisory

Role Overview

Core Responsibilities

• Advise on M&A, disposals, private equity investments, joint ventures, restructures, and general corporate advisory matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents including sale, shareholders', subscription, and implementation agreements.
• Conduct and supervise legal due diligence, manage junior lawyers, and prepare due diligence reports.
• Advise on corporate governance, directors' duties, regulatory compliance, and general corporate law.
• Manage transaction workstreams, timelines, deliverables, and client communications.
• Liaise with clients, counterparties, counsel, regulators, and other advisers.
• Support business development, client relationship management, pitches, tenders, and thought leadership materials.
• Mentor junior lawyers, graduates, and paralegals and contribute to knowledge management, training, and practice development.

Required Qualifications

• Admission as a lawyer in Australia or a Commonwealth jurisdiction is required.
• Approximately five or more years of post-admission corporate law experience is required.
• Strong experience in corporate transactions, including public or private M&A, private equity, corporate advisory, or capital markets, is required.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, transaction management, communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills are required.
• Knowledge of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rules, foreign investment regulation, and Australian corporate regulatory frameworks is required.
• Candidates must manage complex matters and competing deadlines accurately and demonstrate commercial judgment and a client-focused approach.
• The role requires the ability to supervise and mentor junior team members, a strong academic record, and commitment to professional development.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience acting for listed entities, private equity sponsors, financial institutions, multinational corporations, or high-growth private companies is preferred.
• Exposure to cross-border transactions and the ability to build trusted client relationships and contribute to business development are preferred.
• A collaborative, proactive, and resilient working style and interest in team culture, training, and knowledge-sharing are preferred.

Practice Group

What the Firm Offers

• The firm offers high-quality transactional and advisory work, a collaborative and inclusive environment, career progression, partner access, and ongoing mentoring and training.
• Flexible working arrangements and a focus on wellbeing are offered.