Location: Brisbane
Discipline: Lawyer, Associate & Senior Associate
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Bianca Davies

Contact email: bianca@lawstaff.com.au
Job ref: CO280525
Published: about 1 month ago
This is a standout opportunity for a mid-level lawyer to join a premier commercial law firm in Brisbane. 

The role is to work across diverse corporate and commercial advisory matters, without being too M&A-heavy so is perfect for lawyers who want variety without being pigeonholed into pure transactions.

Your responsibilities will include:
  • Facilitating commercial transactions
  • Managing small to medium business mergers and acquisitions
  • Reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
  • Assisting with capital raising efforts
  • Drafting and reviewing shareholders' agreements
  • Developing superannuation and succession plans
  • Handling dissolutions and restructures of companies, trusts, and other entities
  • Assessing in franchising operations
  • Providing corporate advisory and governance advice
You'll collaborate closely with partners, serving as trusted advisors to business owners who have a personal investment in the outcomes of your decisions. Your role will involve finding tailored solutions to help these clients achieve success and meet their business goals.

To excel in this role, you should have:
  • 2 to 8 years of PAE with a strong foundation in front-end corporate matters; and 
  • An understanding of the Corporations Act, contract drafting, M&A and general corporate compliance
This firm offers a comprehensive employee benefits package designed to support wellbeing, professional development, and work-life balance. They provide  provides catered breakfast onsite, wellness facilities including yoga classes, and discounted private health insurance with free counselling services.
lawyers enjoy genuine flexibility with hybrid working arrangements and receive firm-issued mobile devices and laptops.

The benefits package includes generous leave provisions, offering up to 20 weeks paid parental leave, 20 days study leave with financial support, plus an additional annual day off for personal rest or hobbies.

The firm also fosters social responsibility by actively encouraging pro bono work and charitable initiatives, demonstrating its commitment to both employee welfare and community engagement.

APPLY NOW

Interested? This is a rare and exciting opportunity, so don't hold back - it won't last!
  
Take control of your career and click "Apply" NOW or send your details in confidence to Bianca Davies - bianca@lawstaff.com.au for a confidential chat quoting CO280525.
  
Need to talk to us out of hours? No problem, drop us an email and we can call you either after work, in your lunch break or even on the weekend.
  
Not what you are looking for? If this role is not entirely suitable then we would still enjoy the opportunity of hearing from you. We often work on roles that are not advertised, with a range of positions across private practice and in-house.

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