Senior Associate - Corporate

Thomson Geer; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomsons in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Associate with 4+ years PAE to join our Corporate team. You will work closely with an experienced Partner on a broad range of mid-market M&A, equity/debt capital markets, joint ventures, and general corporate contracts.

This role emphasizes client-focused, hands-on approach, autonomous transaction management, and collaboration with junior lawyers and other practice areas.

Qualifications

• 4+ years PAE in corporate/M&A work.
• Experience with drafting due diligence reports.
• Experience reviewing and drafting contracts.
• Strong relationship-building and client-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support M&A transactions for corporate clients.
• Provide corporate advisory guidance and structuring advice.
• Prepare due diligence reports and contract documents.
• Collaborate with partners and junior lawyers across practice areas.

Skills

M&A transactions

Corporate advisory

Due diligence reports

Contract drafting

Team collaboration

Job description

We are currently looking for a Senior Associate with 4+ years PAE to join our Corporate team in Melbourne.

Thomsons is a leading national law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra. The firm has approximately 900 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients - their success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success. At Thomsons, we are looking for candidates who are client focused, commercially minded, and who work well in a team environment.

We are currently looking for a Senior Associate with 4+ years PAE to join our Corporate team in Melbourne. This position will work closely with an experienced and respected Partner, who specialise in:

• M&A transactions;
• Equity & debt capital markets;
• Corporate advisory;
• Joint ventures;
• Commercial arrangements;
• Corporate governance;
• Restructures; and
• General commercial and corporate contracts.

Our ideal candidate will need to

• Have solid experience and exposure to M&A transactions as well as a strong background in Corporate Advisory / Mergers & Acquisitions with a mid-market focus preferably, through experience gained in mid to top-tier firms;
• Have the ability and desire to pro-actively manage M&A transactions with a high level of autonomy;
• Be able to work collaboratively in a team, including delegating to and assisting with the development of junior lawyers in the team and engaging with other specialist practice areas within the firm;
• Have solid experience with legal due diligence including drafting due diligence reports;
• Experience with reviewing and drafting contracts;
• Possess a willingness to have a hands-on approach as a client-focused practitioner, with great relationship-building and communication skills;
• Possess a willingness and ability to understand clients' commercial needs and objectives and provide solutions to achieve these;
• Provide sound, pragmatic and innovative legal advice to the firm's corporate clients;
• Good contract drafting skills, legal analysis and problem solving skills to varied situations;
• Have excellent attention to detail, analytical skills which will be backed up by strong academics; and
• A thirst to develop as this is a role that offers genuine career development.

Life at Thomsons

As a leading national firm, we offer an opportunity to work with a strong and established client base, genuine growth trajectories, and a variety of benefits including: interesting and challenging pro bono opportunities, flexible working, generous parental leave, flu vaccinations and skin checks annually, study assistance, sophisticated employee assistance program, corporate discounts, variety of social activities including EOFY and end of year functions, sporting teams and much more.

We have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability, so that our team is taken care and we get the best outcomes for our clients.