Associate M&A

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm providing theworlds pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with afull business law service. We have more than 4000 lawyers operatingfrom 50 offices worldwide in Europe Asia Pacific Canada Africathe Middle East Latin America and the Americas.

Our Corporate/M&A team is a full service practice advisingon cross-border and domestic M&A private equity venturecapital joint ventures disposals W&I insurance generalcommercial and corporate advisory matters. Working across 2specialist M&A partners in Brisbane and as a member of anintegrated APAC corporate practice this is an exciting opportunityfor a dynamic Associate to join a close knit and highlycollaborative team. You will work on a broad variety of complexmatters with an enviable list of high profile clients.

Examples of some of the matters the group has worked on recentlyinclude:

• Acting for Stanmore Resources on multiple M&A matters including acquisition of the BHP Mitsui coal business and disposal of mining assets to Peabody.
• Advising global engineering consultancy business AtkinsRéalis with a number of regional acquisitions of complementary businesses.
• Acting for Tokyo Gas on the disposal of its minority interests in four Australian LNG projects (deal value USD 2.15bn)
• Advising UK-listed Volution Group on the acquisition of AC Industries following the earlier acquisition of Elta Fans
• Acting for InfoTrust in relation to the sale of Nexgen to Aussie Broadband and subsequent strategic acquisitions
• Advising Sandvik on multiple acquisitions including Deswik and Polymathian Industrial Mathematics

Responsibilities

• Advise a variety of clients across a broad range of sectors including consumer markets technology financial services mining oil and gas renewables and power
• Advise clients on mergers and acquisitions joint ventures capital raisings W&I insurance and commercial law
• Due diligence and drafting/negotiating documents for complex commercial transactions
• Actively participate in business development and marketing initiatives

Requirements

• 2 years PQE gained within a corporate and commercial practice in an international or top tier law firm
• A strong desire to work on high profile complex transactions.
• Excellent analytical drafting and communication skills
• Exceptional client liaison skills and acute commercial acumen are considered essential

The successful candidate will need to be an energetic drivenand focused individual with a strong work ethic a collaborativeattitude and a desire to be involved in a global business. AtNorton Rose Fulbright you will be rewarded with genuine careerprospects and an excellent team environment renowned for itscollaborative culture passion for client service and professionaldevelopment opportunities. Remuneration will be commensurate withrelevant experience.

Norton RoseFulbright values diversity and strives to create an inclusiveenvironment. We are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright in Australiahas been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality bythe Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well as a gold tieremployer for LGBTI Inclusion through the Australian WorkplaceEquality 2025 we were re-accredited as a Family InclusiveWorkplace and always encourage people to discuss flexible andhybrid work options with us.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islandercandidates to apply.

To apply online click the Apply button below. Ifyou require any adjustments to the recruitment process or if theapplication portal is inaccessible to you please dont hesitate tocontact Scott Baker via (02)for a confidentialdiscussion.

If you are trans or gender diverse and would like aconfidential discussion before applying please contact YvetteBorradale (03)or Scott Baker (02) .

Please be aware in the course of routine work someof our lawyers and teams can be exposed to details of trauma. Thefirm has controls in place including educational and psychologicalsupport. Our talent team can provide furtherdetails.