Associate/Senior Associate - Corporate/M&A

Corrs; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Bonus leave

Parental leave

Wellbeing program

Diversity & Inclusion

Pro bono & community engagement

Learning & development

Job summary

Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia’s leading independent law firm, seeks an Associate or Senior Associate for its Corporate/M&A Team in Sydney. You will work directly with partners on top-tier transactions, including public company M&A, private capital raises and governance matters.

Ideal candidates will have 4+ years’ post-qualification experience, strong drafting and negotiating skills, and the ability to lead deals in a collaborative, high-performing environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ PQE in corporate law with a leading practice
• Experience on top-tier corporate transactions
• Ability to lead a deal and work autonomously in a high-performing team

Responsibilities

• Work on public company M&A, private capital transactions and equity raisings.
• Advise clients and boards on governance and securities laws, FIRB, ASX, ASIC and Takeovers Panel matters.
• Collaborate with partners and cross-functional teams to deliver complex transactions.

Skills

M&A experience

Drafting

Negotiation

Deal leadership

Job description

Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

An exciting opportunity now exists for an experienced Associate or a Senior Associate to join our market-leading Corrs Corporate/M&A Team in Sydney. The role would involve working directly with corporate partners Sandy Mak, Adam Foreman, Shabarika Ajitkumar and Tim Gordon and their team.

This is an ideal role for a lawyer with 4+ PQE experience in a leading corporate practice with a national or international firm who is looking to act for top tier corporate and financial sponsor clients in a collaborative and diverse team. The role represents a unique opportunity to work on some of the most significant, complex and interesting transactions in the Australian market.You would work with this team across a broad range of transactions including public company M&A, private capital transactions and equity raisings.You would also help advise clients and boards on governance and securities laws and regulatory matters involving FIRB, ASX, ASIC and the Takeovers Panel.Deals that the team are currently or have recently worked on include CoStar’s proposed takeover of Domain, DAZN’s acquisition of Foxtel, L1 Capital’s proposed merger with Platinum Asset Management, Dollarama Inc’s takeover of The Reject Shop, and Macquarie Asset Management’s acquisition of Linen Services Australia.

This exciting and dynamic team environment requires you to be commercially minded, have the potential/capability to lead a deal, with a high attention to detail, strong drafting and negotiating skills and the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a high performing environment.

If you see yourself working alongside this award-winning team, then this is the role for you.

About us:

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Corrs’ culture is characterised by our values of excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a supportive and inclusive workplace, and we are focused on creating opportunities for our people and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard- we have established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave- we provide an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
• Parental leave- we offer 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
• Wellbeing program- we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion- we set meaningful goals and take action to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach- we have an active pro bono and community engagement program and we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
• Learning and development opportunities- including our Australian-first international study scholarship, a national training program and mentoring initiative.

For more information, see our website

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