Corporate Transactions Associate/Senior Associate

7 days ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Ashurst Full time
Overview

Ashurst Advance is a global leader in the delivery of innovative and digitally enabled legal services. Leveraging experience across delivery, managed services, digital, legal operations and flexible resourcing, we work with our legal advisory and risk consulting teams to provide integrated solutions addressing complex legal challenges.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Lawyer/Associate or Senior Associate to join our growing Corporate Transactions team for a 12 month fixed term contract. The role involves managing and supervising a range of Corporate M&A and commercial contracting matters, including due diligence, local counsel outreach, contract review, and helping develop innovative M&A solutions for valued clients. This role provides the opportunity to rethink how we deliver legal advice by leveraging global teams, legal technology, and generative AI. Strong communication and people skills are essential as you will manage junior lawyers and legal analysts and build commercial relationships with practice groups, consulting divisions and clients locally and globally.

Review the full job description on our careers page for more details.

What makes Ashurst Advance a great place to work

  • Hybrid working
  • Market leading parental leave of 26 weeks paid leave irrespective of gender
  • Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and corporate health plans
  • Opportunities to grow your career through secondments or global opportunities
  • Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including tailored professional development, coaching, mentoring and study support
  • Strong commitment to social impact with volunteering, pro-bono opportunities and social inclusion programs
  • Commitment to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

Requirements / Qualifications

  • A minimum of 4 years' legal experience in corporate M&A transactions within a respected firm, government or in-house role
  • Experience with contracts across commercial activities such as sales, procurement, franchising, distribution, reseller, joint ventures, IT
  • Experience in (or exposure to) real estate and banking transactions is desirable
  • Desire to be part of a growing team that seeks to change how advice is provided; curiosity and willingness to challenge, innovate and think differently
  • Well-developed legal skills, including drafting, negotiating, analysis, and project management
  • Ability to communicate complex matters clearly in plain English (verbal and written)
  • Interest in utilising legal technology, including generative AI, and openness to technological change to deliver legal advice

We value diverse perspectives, so even if you don't meet all requirements, we encourage you to apply.

For more information or to request adjustments to participate equitably in recruitment or the workplace, please contact for a confidential conversation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

Seniority level

  • Not Applicable

Employment type

  • Full-time

Job function

  • Business Development and Sales
  • Industries: Legal Services

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