Special Counsel - Corporate/Commercial

• Clear progression path; build your profile
• Walk into a busy practice
• Top of market salary +hybrid working week

The Firm

Our client is a long established and successful commercial law firm. Due to new clients and an increase in instructions, the partners are looking to recruit an experienced Corporate/Commercial lawyer at the Senior Lawyer or Senior Associate or Special Counsel level.

This law firm has been attracting high profile clients in various industries e.g. property, construction, retail, media, technology, financial services and fintech, FMG, fashion and entertainment, advertising, health, venture capitalists, manufacturing, private equity funds. Clients are both local and international.

The Role

The work will be varied and no day is the same. You will work on private M&A transactions, JVs and other complex commercial arrangements. You will be working on a deal from start to finish and you will be involved in, for example, drafting complex share-holder agreements, drafting company constitutions, be involved in capital raisings, drafting joint venture agreements, advise on restructurings and work-outs, due diligences, drafting partnership agreements, drafting commercial arrangements.

From time to time there will be property work e.g. sales and acquisitions, major projects.

This is the perfect opportunity for the experienced Corporate/Commercial lawyer who is feels stuck in their current role and feels there is no room to progress.

About You

You will currently be working in a well-respected law firm in their Corporate/Commercial team and you are the type of lawyer who enjoys turning their hand to all types of Corporate/Commercial matters. Candidates coming out of an in-house environment will also be considered. You thrive on complex work.

It is important you can hit the ground running but also enjoy working in collaborative team environment. Commercial nous and getting results for your clients is important.

Other important attributes are:

• strong drafting and advisory skills
• problem solving skills and the ability to think outside the box
• excellent attention to detail
• ability to work under pressure and manage competing deadlines
• strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence
• ability to deal with corporate clients
• enjoys mentoring more junior members of the team
• drive, ambition and enthusiasm for practising law differently

Benefits & Culture

Our client's working culture is friendly, collaborative and supportive.

On offer is a market leading salary as well as flexibility.

Other benefits include assistance with post graduate studies, corporate discounts, social and sporting activities, structured learning programmes, wellness programmes, payment to attend industry conferences, mental health support, salary sacrifice, ability to purchase extra annual leave,

Join a firm that has a down to earth environment and where you can push forward your career.

Apply

For a confidential discussion regarding this role or to explore other career opportunities please contact:

Marianna Tuccia BA, LLB
Ref No: MT25680
Email: ***************@empiregroup.com.au
Phone: 0422 671 ***

Please send your CV in Microsoft Word format.

Marianna Tuccia is a former lawyer and is passionate about helping lawyers in their next career move. If the above role isn't what you are looking for, reach out to her so she can assist you in finding the right one!