Senior Associate, Private Funds & Investments

Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Bonus leave

Parental leave

Wellbeing program

Diversity & Inclusion

Training & mentoring

Job summary

Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm, invites a Senior Associate to join our Melbourne private funds team, working on high-value fund formations and investments with fund managers, investors and other participants.

Reporting to partner Anton Bobenko, you'll gain exposure to market-leading transactions, build client relationships, and benefit from mentoring within a premier funds practice.

Qualifications

• Approximately 4–7 years' post-qualification experience.
• Experience across private fund formation and investments and/or capital transactions.
• Experience managing aspects of complex transactions and working directly with clients.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with partner and broader team on private funds matters.
• Work on fund formations, investments and related transactions.
• Develop client relationships and contribute to high-value deals.

Skills

Private funds experience

Client engagement

Financial transactions

Legal drafting

Job description

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

We are growing our Melbourne Corporate and Financial Sponsors Group and are seeking a Senior Associate to join our private funds team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on some of Australia's most significant private funds and investment transactions. You will advise leading fund managers, investors and other participants on complex, high-value and strategically important transactions across a range of asset classes.

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

The Opportunity

Our private funds team advises clients on fund formations, investments in private funds, co-investments, continuation funds and private fund secondaries.It also advises clients on direct equity and venture capital investments as well as co-investment, consortium, club and joint venture arrangements and investment management and governance.

As a Senior Associate, you will work closely with partner, Anton Bobenko, as well as the broader national Corporate and Financial Sponsors Group team. You will gain exposure to complex and market-leading transactions while developing strong client relationships and building deep expertise. The team is collaborative and growing, with clear progression pathways.

This role offers exposure to some of the most significant private funds and investment transactions in the Australian market, direct client engagement, exceptional mentoring and the opportunity to build your career within one of Australia's premier funds practices

What We're Looking For

We are seeking talented lawyers who combine strong technical capability with commercial judgement, intellectual curiosity and a genuine interest in private funds and investments work.

Ideally, you will have:

• Approximately 4–7 years' post-qualification experience
• Experience across private fund formation and investments and/or capital transactions
• Experience managing aspects of complex transactions and working directly with clients

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.