Corporate Agribusiness Senior Associate/Special Counsel

The McCullough Robertson Corporate team are entrenched in the industries our clients are in and take great pride in what can be achieved when you combine deep sector knowledge with technical excellence. Food and agribusiness is a key industry focus for McCullough Robertson, being part of our heritage and long-standing history. We are passionate champions of our clients as we work together to create innovative solutions and outcomes worth celebrating. Our solutions driven approach and depth of experience ensures our clients are provided with innovative and commercially focused outcomes.

Our Corporate team provides advice on various corporate and commercial arrangements, as well as transaction management and implementation, and prides itself on having experts in each major industry sector. We are looking for a Senior Associate/ Special Counsel to join the Brisbane Corporate team, with a focus in the food and agribusiness space.

You will be responsible for:

• regulated and unregulated transaction work, from takeover bid or scheme of arrangement, to share and business sale transactions for both domestic and international clients;
• advising on both incorporated and unincorporated joint venture structures, shareholder and unitholder arrangements, cooperatives, and corporate restructures;
• capital raisings, both regulated and unregulated (from early stage financing to IPO, and beyond);
• dealing directly with clients on corporate and commercial matters largely in the food and agribusiness space, with responsibility for client management and engagement;
• project managing complex transactions (including coordinating due diligence and deal implementation);
• drafting, advising and negotiating documents from large multi faceted supply chain arrangements to operational and management contracts; and
• proactively identifying new business opportunities, focusing in food and agribusiness;

You will be exposed to a number of engaging matters and projects, with direct client interaction and mentoring opportunities from industry professionals.

As a firm founded on the land to support farmers and graziers, we understand the issues and concerns of the sector better than any other. Many of our clients are industry leaders and we act for some of Australia's largest listed and unlisted public companies, and private companies, cooperatives and family-based operators as well as many international conglomerates.

Experience

You will be a Senior Associate / Special Counsel, with corporate and commercial experience preferably in the food and agribusiness sector. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience working in a mid, top-tier or boutique firm (although we will also consider relevant in-house experience), be proactive, have a drive to learn and develop and have a demonstrated interest in business.

In addition, you will have strong drafting skills, attention to detail and enthusiasm to play a part in the continued growth of our practice. An excellent client service ethic, desire to learn and to provide technically excellent advice is essential. You will be a strong communicator and must be able to work well both autonomously and as a part of our close-knit team.

Benefits

Your sense of fulfilment at work is important to us and in return for your expertise and enthusiasm, we offer:

• Charity leave and a robust community partnership program;
• Attractive further education program, Senior Leaders program and supportive learning and development opportunities to meet your whole career;
• Mentoring and sponsorship opportunities as well coaching and leadership support;
• Holistic Health and Well-being program including subsidised gym membership, active social and sporting committees;
• Dedicated Diversity committee with an innovated program focusing on all areas of diversity and inclusiveness; and
• Onsite Barista, kids room within a newly refurbished building in a central CBD location.

Join a team with a drive to achieve quality results for clients; a commitment to each other; and a strong community contribution.
With over 300 staff across offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Newcastle, McCullough Robertson is a big firm without the attitude.

We work on big matters but work in small teams, giving each of our employees' hands-on experience and the ability to develop their own interests and areas of expertise. Our goal is for each and every one of our employees to build a rewarding career which is full of opportunities, satisfying relationships and a sense of achievement.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are a leader in diversity and inclusion, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
An award winning law firm, we have received the prestigious Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation for the tenth consecutive year and have recently been awarded by Lawyers Weekly - Diversity Law Firm of the Year.

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply for Job" button, and submit your application on-line. Alternatively please contact Tara Gandy on 3233 8684 for a confidential discussion.

We're an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

It is a condition of employment for all McCullough Robertson Employees to have obtained their vaccination against COVID-19. This helps us make our workplace safe and enables us to sustain normal arrangements for work at our offices. We also want to work with our clients to ensure a safe environment for them when they visit and the safety of our staff when we visit them.