Lawyer, Corporate Advisory

About Gilbert + Tobin

Gilbert + Tobin is built on enduring values of excellence, trust, respect, integrity and good corporate citizenship. These values have underscored our growth, enabling us to become a leading firm of over 500 lawyers, trusted by our clients to navigate today's increasingly complex world.

We are purpose built for our clients' most complex and critical work - across transactions, disputes and regulation. Our partners are plain-speaking leaders in their fields, delivering the highest quality of legal advice and providing an exceptional edge for our clients. We are innovators in the use of technology, redefining value and service in the legal industry.

Our open, merit-based culture attracts and inspires the best legal talent. Founded in 1988, Gilbert + Tobin's journey has been one of relentless ambition and rapid progress, achieving extraordinary success in just over three decades.

We remain as determined as ever to be the best it's possible to be.

Our Corporate Advisory Group

Gilbert + Tobin's Corporate Advisory Group advises clients on equity capital markets transactions, private and regulated mergers and acquisitions, reconstructions and capital management.

Our Corporate Advisory Group's recent transactions include advising:

• NYSE and ASX-listed MAC Copper Limited as lead global counsel on its $1.6 billion acquisition by NYSE and JSE-listed Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited by way of an all-cash scheme of arrangement.
• DPM Metals Inc. on Australian law aspects of the proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of Adriatic Metals Plc by way of a UK scheme of arrangement.
• Genesis Minerals Limited on its $250 million purchase of the Laverton Gold Project from Focus Minerals Limited.
• Develop Global Limited on its $180 million capital raising to fund accelerated growth and project development.
• Santana Minerals Limited on its placement to raise up to $60 million to professional and sophisticated investors, and it's $3 million share purchase plan.
• West African Resources Limited on its placement to institutional and sophisticated investors to raise up to $150 million to fund pre-production activities at its Kiaka Gold Project.

You will be joining a team of highly motivated and ambitious individuals, including partners

• Justin Mannolini
• Sarah Turner  
• Simon Rear

The role

As a valued member of the Corporate Advisory Group you will work on various matters relating to:

• mergers, acquisitions and disposals, and related due diligence,
• IPOs, placements, and rights issues; and
• Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rule compliance issues, including continuous disclosure and corporate governance.

About you

As our successful candidate you will demonstrate a desire, and the capacity, to work on high profile and technically challenging transactions. You should be an ambitious high performer, looking to work in an environment where your performance will be duly recognised and rewarded accordingly. In addition, you will have:

• Four years PQE
• Broad experience in listed takeover bids, schemes of arrangement, private and public M&A and capital raising
• Strong knowledge of the Corporations Act and Listing Rules
• Exceptional analytical and drafting skills
• Strong mentoring and matter management skills

What we offer

We offer a friendly, professional environment with top-of-market remuneration. Benefits include up to 26 weeks' paid parental leave, additional annual leave, end-of-trip facilities, retail discounts, social events and more (see: ). Our Perth office is in Brookfield Place. We also provide complimentary breakfast on Mondays, and lunches on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There are many opportunities to contribute to our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and to collaborate across practice areas.

Please submit your interest via our career's website with a resume.

We are committed to providing and maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment and a culture where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute.