Corporate Lawyer – Associate/Senior Associate

Key Responsibilities

• Taking day-to-day responsibility for transactions, with appropriate partner supervision and direct client contact.
• Managing and progressing complex matters efficiently and proactively.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of corporate transaction documents.
• Communicating clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Identifying inconsistencies and quality issues in transaction documents and related work.
• Participating in negotiations with clients, counterparties and other advisers.
• Understanding clients’ commercial objectives and helping to deliver practical, cost-effective solutions.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across different practice areas and jurisdictions.
• Supporting business development initiatives and contributing to the continued growth of the corporate practice.
• Providing commercially focused and technically sound legal advice with integrity and professionalism.

About You

The successful candidate is likely to be an Associate or Senior Associate with strong post-qualification experience in corporate transactions within a private practice environment.

You should have:

• Experience across a broad range of corporate matters, including private M&A, private equity and infrastructure transactions.
• Strong drafting, analytical and negotiation skills.
• Experience preparing and negotiating key transaction documents, including share purchase agreements, disclosure letters, shareholder agreements and joint venture agreements.
• Experience leading transactions or managing significant transaction workstreams with direct client involvement.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional teams.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high standard of written work.
• A commercial and pragmatic approach to advising clients.
• Confidence in negotiations and client interactions.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues at all levels.
• A proactive, self-starting and collaborative mindset.
• An interest in developing new skills and broadening technical knowledge beyond core transactional work.
• A genuine focus on delivering excellent outcomes for clients.

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