Corporate - Associate - Melbourne

The Opportunity

To support the continued growth of our Corporate practice in Australia we now also have an opportunity for an Associate to join our team in Melbourne.

You will support on domestic and crossborder transactions working for some of the worlds most prominent businesses advising clients on M&A (both private and public) private equity equity capital markets joint ventures corporate restructurings corporate governance and regulatory compliance.

You will be an important contributor to the success of the Corporate team working closely with teams across the global firm on key client mandates and our sector priorities.

The Team

Our Australian Corporate team is a core part of Pinsent Masons global corporate practice with a reputation for being highly clientoriented collaborative and approachable with a one united team ethos at the heart of our success. We support our clients through leveraging our global network and local connections to provide seamless and comprehensive support on complex domestic and crossborder corporate transactions.

Were all driven by the collective purpose to make business work better for people which gives us a clear sense of who we are and what we stand for and it helps us create the kind of inclusive diverse curious and innovative firm clients want to work with.

We regularly work seamlessly with colleagues in other PM offices both within Australia and internationally as well as in sector focussed cross service line teams. We offer a powerful combination of legal expertise allied to an extensive range of professional disciplines providing a seamless fullservice offering and consistent firmwide proposition delivered by partnerled teams across our international network of 28 locations over four continents.

Candidate Profile

At Pinsent Masons we do things a bit differently and look for highperformers who are not afraid to try new things and question the status quo.

You will need to be an Australianqualified lawyer with 24 years postqualification experience gained principally in private practice along with thefollowing skills and attributes:

• Demonstrated experience working on private and/or public M&A transactions
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to assimilate information quickly and handle multiple priorities under pressure or within tight timeframes
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to liaise with clients and diverse stakeholder audiences
• Collegiate and collaborative with the ability to lead mentor and support other team members
• Be commercially aware and enthusiastic about business development
• Enjoy working in a fastpaced highperforming team
• Bring energy and passion to the role!

About Pinsent Masons

Pinsent Masons is one of the worlds leading law firms with a rapidly growing presence in Australia built on a reputation for outstanding work for clients and genuine care for its people.

We focus on five key sectors: Technology Science and Industry (TSI) Energy Infrastructure and Real Estate Retail Sport and Leisure and Financial Services. Our practice teams Transactional Services (of which Corporate is part) Finance & Projects Property and Risk Advisory Services work collaboratively across these sectors.

The result is work for bluechip clients on the full lifecycle of vital projects and transactions that shape markets across the world.

In Australia we are rapidly growing with offices in Melbourne Sydney and Perth. We are well connected into our global network which results in rewarding work and unique career opportunities.

Most importantly we are a purpose and people led law firm.

Our purpose is to make business work better for people. That means constantly questioning how the world works and then being bold with our responses.

Our people are what drive this purpose. We want lawyers who bring their own unique experience to the firm are constantly curious and who meaningfully connect with their colleagues and clients. In return we provide an environment where our lawyers can drive their development work flexibly and learn fast.

What will we offer you

• We have a global reach and a local feel.With 28 offices and 2000 lawyers operating across Asia Pacific Europe Africa and the Middle East youll be exposed to domestic international and multijurisdictional highprofile work yet be in an office where everyone knows your name.
• We do things a bit differently.Legal services are at the core of our business however we have diversified into other areas providing complimentary services to clients through offerings like Vario flexible services.
• We like to be flexible.Our firm is professional and allows you to bring our whole self to work. Dress for your day and in your own style and participate in practices that support your wellbeing mental wellness and work/life balance so that everyone can thrive at work and at home.
• Were lots of fun and very inclusive. Youll also have plenty of opportunities to participate in and even run social activities diversity and inclusion networks and charitable initiatives.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity religion age physical or mental disability/long term condition sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

Contact Details

If youre interested in learning more or discussing this opportunity in further detail please contact Internal Recruitment Manager Ellie Rosenberg via.

Please note we only accept CVs that are logged on the Recruitment portal.