Senior Expertise Counsel — Corporate Transactions & Global

Ashurst Perkins Coie Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Health and wellbeing benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie is seeking a Senior Expertise Counsel to join our Corporate Transactions team in Sydney. This role targets a technical, client-focused Lawyer dedicated to advancing our expertise practice.

The candidate will support partners and lawyers to drive productivity, quality and client satisfaction while helping coordinate business development efforts and develop standard documents and know-how.

Qualifications

• 7–8 years experience in a knowledge function or transitioning from a fee-earning, in-house or academic position into an Expertise Counsel role.
• Experience across corporate law including public and private M&A, capital raisings, the Corporations Act and the ASX listing rules.
• Genuinely interested in corporate law, with a commercial mindset, monitoring regulatory and market updates and coordinating business development initiatives.
• Strong drafting skills and interest in developing and maintaining standard documents, guidance and know-how.
• Focus on team orientation, with the drive to mentor and support junior colleagues - eager to share knowledge and develop learning platforms.

Responsibilities

• Support partners and lawyers to achieve exceptional productivity, quality and client satisfaction.
• Be part of a team at the forefront of legal innovation and excellence.
• Contribute to the development of standard documents, guidance and know-how to support the practice.

Skills

Drafting skills

Commercial mindset

Mentoring

Client-focused

Corporate law knowledge

Job description

Ashurst Perkins Coie is seeking a Senior Expertise Counsel to join our Corporate Transactions team in Sydney. This role targets a technical, client-focused Lawyer dedicated to advancing our expertise practice.

The candidate will support partners and lawyers to drive productivity, quality and client satisfaction while helping coordinate business development efforts and develop standard documents and know-how.