Senior Corporate & Commercial Lawyer

HarperLloyd Recruitment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

HarperLloyd Recruitment is partnering with a national commercial law firm to appoint a Senior Special Counsel into its Brisbane Corporate & Commercial practice. This role offers a genuine progression pathway toward Principal, with broad commercial advisory and transactional work on sophisticated clients.

The successful candidate will embed with clients, advise on governance and structuring, and lead relationships within a national platform across Brisbane and other key markets.

Qualifications

• Senior Corporate & Commercial lawyer with Special Counsel level experience expected.
• Strong experience across commercial advisory and transactional matters.
• Commercially pragmatic and relationship-focused approach.
• Ability to engage directly with sophisticated clients and stakeholders.
• Interest in leadership and long-term practice growth.
• Strong technical drafting and advisory capability.

Responsibilities

• Advise on commercial and strategic business matters.
• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Advise on governance, risk and commercial structuring.
• Handle business acquisitions and sale transactions.
• Advise on share sale and purchase agreements.
• Assist on banking and finance matters, including loan and facility agreements.
• Work closely with business owners and decision-makers.
• Build and strengthen long-term client relationships.

Skills

Commercial advisory

Transactional matters

Client relationships

Drafting

Job description

HarperLloyd Recruitment is currently partnered with a national commercial law firm to appoint a Special Counsel into its Brisbane Corporate & Commercial practice.

This is a rare opportunity for a senior corporate lawyer seeking genuine progression toward Principal within a commercially focused and relationship-driven practice.

The firm operates nationally across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Hobart, with an established client base and consistent workflow across commercial advisory, finance and transactional matters.

Why this role stands out:

• Genuine pathway toward Principal
• Broad commercial advisory and transactional practice
• Strong existing client relationships and workflow
• Opportunity to become commercially embedded with clients
• National platform with sophisticated private and corporate clients

The role:

• Advising on commercial and strategic business matters
• Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
• Advising on governance, risk and commercial structuring
• Handling business acquisitions and sale transactions
• Advising on share sale and purchase agreements
• Assisting on banking and finance matters, including loan and facility agreements
• Working closely with business owners and decision-makers
• Building and strengthening long-term client relationships

This role is highly relationship-driven. The successful lawyer will spend significant time becoming embedded with clients and operating as a trusted commercial adviser, rather than purely delivering isolated transactional work.

About you:

• Senior Corporate & Commercial lawyer (typically Special Counsel level or equivalent)
• Strong experience across commercial advisory and transactional matters
• Commercially pragmatic and relationship-focused approach
• Ability to engage directly with sophisticated clients and stakeholders
• Interest in leadership and long-term practice growth
• Strong technical drafting and advisory capability

What you can expect:

• Genuine Principal pathway opportunity
• Sophisticated commercial and transactional work
• Direct client engagement and autonomy
• Established national platform and referral network
• Broad mix of advisory and transaction work
• Collaborative and commercially focused culture
• Opportunity to help shape and grow the Brisbane practice