Junior Corporate Lawyer

Job Title: Corporate Lawyer

Role Type: Permanent Full-time

Location:Melbourne Sydney Brisbane or Perth

Team: Corporate

Reports To: Head of Corporate

About Law Squared

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Law Squared is a leading human-centred law firm founded in 2016 to provide a true alternative to traditional law firms for clients and lawyers alike.

We work exclusively on an upfront fixed-fee model prioritising our clients success over billable hours and ensuring transparency and strategic control over their legal spend. By focusing on outcomes and value rather than time and task-based inputs Law Squared seamlessly bridges the gap between legal expertise and commercial impact.

Trusted by ASX-listed entities multinational clients General Counsels in-house teams and business leaders across a broad range of industries Law Squared focuses on those areas crucial to business success including Corporate Commercial Employment Workplace Relations Disputes Litigation Privacy Cyber and Digital Innovation.

Law Squared has offices in Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Perth Auckland and London.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivated and commercially minded Corporate Lawyer (3 years PQE) to join our growing Corporate team.

This role is ideal for someone who is ambitious enjoys working directly with clients and is genuinely excited by the opportunity to accelerate their career within a modern high-performing law firm.

Working closely with our expert Corporate Team you will be exposed to a broad range of sophisticated corporate and commercial matters take meaningful ownership of work from an early stage and play an important role in supporting the continued growth of the Corporate practice.

This is not a traditional law firm role. We are looking for someone who is proactive solutions-focused and eager to build something alongside us.

Role Responsibilities

While not exhaustive your work will span four key areas:

Delivery of Legal Work

• Draft and review transaction documents across a broad range of corporate matters
• Support and progressively lead private acquisitions including share and asset sale transactions
• Assist with all stages of transactions due diligence transaction documents disclosure completion and post-completion matters
• Prepare shareholder agreements constitutions and related governance documents
• Assist clients with employee equity arrangements including ESOPs option plans and implementation documentation
• Support corporate restructures business acquisitions and divestments
• Project manage transactions to ensure matters progress efficiently and deadlines are met

Client Experience and Relationship Management

• Deliver legal services in the Law Squared way providing an exceptional and consistent client experience
• Develop trusted relationships with founders executives in-house teams and other key stakeholders
• Understand clients broader commercial objectives and identify practical solutions that create value
• Support the preparation of proposals pitches and scope documents for new and existing clients
• Identify opportunities to deepen existing client relationships and contribute to client retention

Practice Growth and Business Development

• Work closely with the Head of Corporate to support the continued growth of the Corporate team
• Contribute to achieving agreed team revenue and utilisation objectives
• Participate in networking opportunities client events webinars and thought leadership initiatives
• Collaborate with the Brand Engagement team to create content and drive engagement across the Law Squared community

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve precedents workflows and ways of working
• Embrace technology and AI tools to enhance efficiency consistency and client outcomes
• Support knowledge sharing and contribute to the development of the teams intellectual capital

About You

At Law Squared we hire for mindset as much as skillset. Were looking for commercially minded client-focused people who take ownership communicate well and genuinely care about doing great work. The ideal candidate will be:

• Experienced You have at least 3 years post-qualification experience in corporate law gained within a reputable private practice environment with exposure to private M&A capital raising corporate governance and shareholder advisory work.
• Ambitious Youre highly motivated and excited by the opportunity to accelerate your career. You actively seek out opportunities to learn develop and increase your exposure to sophisticated matters and clients.
• Commercially Minded You understand that great legal advice is practical strategic and aligned to a clients commercial objectives.
• A High Performer You take ownership of your work demonstrate strong attention to detail and pride yourself on delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Client-centred You genuinely enjoy building relationships and delivering an exceptional client experience. You communicate confidently and effectively with clients and colleagues alike.
• Proactive You anticipate issues solve problems early and look for opportunities to add value beyond the immediate task at hand.
• Growth-oriented You welcome feedback are eager to develop your skills and are committed to continuous improvement.
• Tech and AI proficient You are comfortable using technology and enthusiastic about adopting new tools that enhance efficiency and service delivery in a modern paperless environment.
• Collaborative You are a generous team player who contributes positively to team culture and supports the success of those around you.
• Adaptable You thrive in a fast-paced environment embrace change and are comfortable balancing multiple priorities.

How Youll Benefit

Law Squared is on a mission to create a more innovative collaborative human-centred experience for clients and employees alike. We dont track billable hours nor do we have financial budgets for individuals and weve embraced a work from anywhere policy since day one.

Free from the barriers of time tenure and ego and aligned by team-oriented goals we believe our results deliver the best outcomes for our clients and each other.

Our employee benefits include:

• Competitive salary package
• Tailored team and individual professional development program including support to meet CPD requirements
• Annual Practising Certificate paid for by Law Squared
• Discounted corporate membership via ClassPass
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Referral Incentive
• A recognition-led culture where contribution is celebrated and career milestones are genuinely acknowledged
• Leading-edge legal ops and tech to optimise flexible working and client service outcomes
• Hybrid work environment
• Team-based KPIs no timesheets

Apply Now

To submit an application please apply directly with your CV and cover letter.

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Maybe this is the change you needed. We look forward to hearing from you!