Corporate Lawyer
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Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Axiom is seeking skilled corporate lawyers with experience in mergers and acquisitions real estate transactions and corporate governance to support our clients on full-time interim engagements. Ideal candidates will have experience conducting due diligence drafting deal documentation and negotiating commercial contracts from both an in-house and private practice perspective and will be available to work a hybrid in-office schedule in Sydney or Brisbane.
Responsibilities:
- Provide legal support on M&A transactions including due diligence structuring and drafting/negotiating key transaction documents.
- Draft review and negotiate real estate documentation including leases sale and purchase agreements and related property contracts.
- Prepare review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements (e.g. services supply vendor and confidentiality agreements).
- Provide timely pragmatic legal advice to internal stakeholders on corporate commercial and regulatory matters managing legal risk appropriately.
- Liaise with and manage external counsel and other advisors as required to support transactions and projects.
Requirements:
- 5 years post-qualification experience advising on complex M&A transactions including legal due diligence deal structuring and drafting/negotiating SPAs shareholder agreements and ancillary documentation for corporate and institutional clients.
- Strong background in real estate transactions with a track record of drafting reviewing and negotiating commercial leases sale and purchase agreements and related property contracts across a range of asset classes.
- Broad commercial contracts expertise including preparing reviewing and negotiating services supply vendor and confidentiality agreements and providing pragmatic business-focused advice on associated corporate and regulatory issues.
- Proven ability to partner with internal stakeholders and manage external counsel on cross-functional projects and transactions balancing legal risk with commercial objectives within fast-paced in-house and/or private practice environments.
Compensation Benefits & Location:
This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace that includes health benefits pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely with the exception that some clients require on-site presence.
Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre on-demand legal talent. Covering North America the UK Europe and APAC we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of todays business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.
Axiom is a leader in diversity inclusion and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ Equality earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axioms legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
Learn more about working at Axiom.
Equal Opportunity Employer:Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color nationality national or ethnic origin religious creed or belief political opinion sex gender reassignment pregnancy or maternity age disability alienage or citizenship status marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status genetic predisposition or carrier status sexual orientation military service or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
We understand that many legal professionals have chosen to adopt the consultancy model and we are happy to discuss this option with you. We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster. Contact us in complete confidence to find out more about opportunities to work with Axiom as an employee or consultant.
Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form please contact us at and include Applicant Accommodation in the subject line.
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Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Time Management
- Microsoft Office
- Communication skills
- Computer Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Banking
- Legal Research
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Underwriting
- Phone Etiquette
About Company
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