Junior Associate - Corporate ADL

A&O Shearman; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A&O Shearman in Australia is seeking a qualified solicitor with 1–3 years PQE to join its Corporate team, focusing on M&A, private equity, and transactional work across our global network.

You will handle due diligence, draft and review documentation, manage client relationships, and collaborate with partners and associates across offices to deliver high-stakes matters.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with Australian practising certificate.
• Experience in Corporate, M&A, or transactional law.
• 1–3 years PQE in private practice, in-house, or commercial environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong working relationships with Partners and Associates across offices.
• Provide legal expertise including issue spotting, drafting, reviewing and amending documents.
• Support Legal Process Improvement and Legal Tech teams to integrate technology into work.
• Manage and liaise with clients, address concerns and report progress.
• Represent and promote ADL across the global network in meetings and discussions.
• Collaborate with colleagues across jurisdictions to drive team development.

Skills

Corporate law

M&A

Due diligence

Contract negotiation

Legal research

Client management

Job description

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with 48 offices in 28 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world's most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world's leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to an inclusive environment, and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

About Advance Delivery Legal (ADL)

ADL has built a reputation for cost-effectively resourcing elements of large matters while guaranteeing the standards that clients expect from A&O Shearman as well as developing expertise in a wide range of smaller matters and activities. ADL also drives efficiencies by prioritising the use of legal technology on matters and to streamline processes.

Our Corporate team is comprised of high-quality, tech-optimised associates and legal professionals. We work on a range of corporate matters, with a particular focus on M&A, private equity, and large-scale reorganisations. The team provides support to offices across our global network, working on high profile transactions with global clients.

What you will do

• Develop strong working relationships with Partners and Associates from other offices, interacting with them daily as an extension to their team to support on current transactions and other corporate or commercial matters.
• Provide legal expertise, including issue spotting, report writing, drafting, reviewing and amending documentation, document management and legal research.
• Work with our Legal Process Improvement and Legal Tech teams to develop new solutions that help our clients (both internal and external) grow, innovate and thrive, and support the integration of technology into the everyday work of the Corporate team.
• Manage and liaise with internal and external clients to address points of relevance or concern, resolve queries and issues and report on progress.
• Represent and promote ADL across the A&O Shearman global network in meetings, instructing team discussions and with internal clients.
• Develop strong working relationships with colleagues across the global network and contribute positively to team development and collaboration.

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor, with the ability to hold an Australian practising certificate.
• Ideally 1 - 3 years post qualification experience gained in private practice, an in-house legal team or a commercial legal environment.
• Experience in a Corporate, M&A, commercial or transactional legal environment. Experience in due diligence, corporate transactions, private equity, reorganisations, company law advisory work, NDAs or commercial contract negotiation will be highly regarded.
• Experienced at managing competing priorities and coordinating complex matters.
• Are commercially minded, adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic and evolving environment.
• Enjoy building relationships and collaborating with colleagues across teams, offices and jurisdictions.
• Have a genuine interest in legal technology, innovation and improving the way legal services are delivered.
• Flexible, resourceful, and prepared to take a hands-on-approach, comfortable operating in a rapidly evolving business and interested in identifying and shaping that evolution.

A&O Shearman are committed to supporting a culture that drives diversity, equity, and inclusion. Every day, we're working hard to create an environment where everyone feels that they can bring their authentic selves to work. To be comfortable and confident to be who they are in the workplace. To feel like they belong.

We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders (including if you identify as transgender or gender diverse), sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, family or caring responsibilities, and people living with a disability. If you need any support to fully participate in the application process, please contact Australian Recruitment for guidance.