LawyerAssociate Competition

Piper Alderman; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier commercial law firm is seeking a motivated Lawyer / Associate in Brisbane. The role involves assisting in mergers and acquisitions and supporting partners. Ideal candidates should have over 3 years competition law experience, strong communication skills, and a collaborative working style. The firm offers diverse health initiatives, generous parental leave, and career development opportunities. Join a dynamic team dedicated to client success and team collaboration.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Learning and development opportunities

Attractive parental leave policy

Salary continuance insurance plan

Purchased annual leave options

Fun office and team events

Corporate discounts

Diversity & Inclusion opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 3 years post-admission competition law experience.
• Experience in a range of competition and consumer law matters.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in mergers and acquisitions including due diligence and regulatory approvals.
• Draft and review commercial contracts and corporate agreements.
• Conduct legal research and prepare client advice on corporate and competition law issues.

Skills

Competition law experience

Verbal and written communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Collaborative working style

Job description

The role

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Lawyer / Associate to join us. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a successful candidate to work on significant and exciting competition law matters and build a successful career in this area of law.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in mergers and acquisitions including due diligence and regulatory approvals
• Support partners in structuring capital raisings takeovers schemes of arrangement and cross-border deals
• Assist in drafting and reviewing commercial contracts and corporate agreements
• Conduct legal research and prepare client advice on corporate and competition law issues
• Prepare and manage submissions authorisations and notifications to the ACCC
• Support senior lawyers and partners in client meetings transactions and due diligence exercises
• Work collaboratively across teams to deliver high-quality legal outcomes

About you - to succeed in this role you will ideally have

• At least 3 years post-admission competition law experience
• Experience in a range of competition and consumer law matters
• Commitment to excellence attention to detail and delivering high quality outcomes for clients
• Ability to effectively manage time handle competing tasks and work to tight deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Team player with a supportive and collaborative working style
• Self‑motivated with a can‑do attitude and eagerness to learn and grow your career with Piper Alderman

The team

This rare opportunity reports directly into partner Andrew Rankin. Andrew is a highly experienced corporate and commercial lawyer based in Brisbane with over 25 years in practice. He is widely recognised for his expertise in competition and consumer law regularly advising private and publicly listed companies across sectors such as financial services health and life sciences mining and agribusiness. Andrew has a long standing track record advising on mergers and acquisitions corporate governance and commercial transactions including takeovers cross-border acquisitions joint ventures and capital raisings.

Andrew's deep understanding of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and Australian Consumer Law makes him a trusted advisor to both private and government clients. He is well regarded for his work with the ACCC and is a respected member of the Law Council of Australias Competition and Consumer Law Committee. Recognised by Best Lawyers Australia every year since 2012 and named Brisbanes Lawyer of the Year for Competition Law in 2022 Andrew combines legal excellence with commercial insight clear communication and a strong focus on client outcomes

About Us

Piper Alderman is a premier commercial law firm with offices in Sydney Brisbane Adelaide Perth and Melbourne. We work with clients across Australia and internationally to achieve practical commercial outcomes innovation in service delivery and deep engagement across multiple industries. Piper Alderman prides itself on being a collaborative law firm where high achieving ambitious team members can succeed in achieving their career goals whilst performing challenging and rewarding tasks.

At Piper Alderman we promote a culture of excellence collaboration and teamwork. We recognise and support individuals and invest in their continued professional development.

Our perks

• A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives including our Wellbeing Program.
• Learning and development opportunities to support career growth including generous study support options.
• An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
• Automatic acceptance into the group Salary Continuance insurance plan.
• Purchased annual leave options.
• A range of fun office and team events all year round so we make sure we are connecting socially as often as possible!
• A range of corporate discounts.
• Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees and the opportunity to participate in pro‑bono work.

Apply today

Piper Alderman is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain the best people and provide an environment where those people can be their authentic selves. We value diversity of thought and experience and aim to ensure all our people are valued and respected. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Please submit an application by clicking the relevant link in this job note no applications will be accepted directly via email.

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