Senior Associate - Corporate/M&A

Corrs; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working as standard

Bonus leave – 5 weeks annual leave

Wellbeing program

Diversity and Inclusion

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is seeking an experienced Senior Associate to join our market-leading Corporate/M&A Team in Sydney. The role involves working directly with corporate partners on high-profile, complex transactions for top-tier clients, including public company M&A, private capital deals and equity raisings.

The successful candidate will have 4+ PQE in corporate practice, strong drafting and negotiating skills, and the ability to lead deals while working collaboratively in a busy team.

Qualifications

• 4+ PQE in corporate practice at a leading firm.
• Experience advising on governance, securities laws, and regulatory matters.
• Ability to manage complex transactions with strong drafting and negotiation.
• Capable of leading deals with a commercial mindset.

Responsibilities

• Work with corporate partners on high-profile M&A and capital transactions.
• Draft, negotiate and finalise transaction documents with precision.
• Advise clients and boards on governance and regulatory issues including FIRB, ASX, ASIC and Takeovers Panel.
• Collaborate effectively within a high-performing, diverse team.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Drafting & negotiation

Deal leadership

Autonomous & collaborative

Education

4+ PQE in corporate law

Job description

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

An exciting opportunity now exists for an experienced 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 and Shabarika Ajitkumar 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 Warburg Pincus’ proposed acquisition of Ingenia, Danone’s acquisition of Made Group, Warburg Pincus’ acquisition of CreditorWatch, 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.

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

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.

Why Corrs?

We pride ourselves on meeting our clients’ needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard - we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
• Wellbeing program - we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion - this is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach - we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. 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, our national training program and our mentoring program

We will be accepting applications from 11/11/2026 to 11/12/2026.

For more information about Corrs, please visit our website