Senior Corporate Lawyer

Job Title: Senior Corporate Lawyer

Role Type: Full time

Location: Melbourne Sydney Brisbane or Perth

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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 entitles multi-national 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 Property Projects as well as those seeking dual jurisdictional support in Australia the UK and/or NZ.

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

About the role / Key Responsibilities

Law Squared is seeking an experienced senior-level corporate lawyer to join its growing national corporate team. This role is suited to a commercially minded lawyer with strong transactional experience who enjoys working closely with founders boards and investors across a broad range of corporate and growth matters.

The successful candidate will play a key role in leading and delivering complex transactions mentoring junior lawyers and contributing to the continued growth and reputation of the corporate practice.

Key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

• Leading and managing corporate transactions including private capital raisings venture capital investments growth equity and strategic investments
• Advising on mergers and acquisitions including share and asset acquisitions disposals restructures and exits
• Running matters end to end including transaction structuring due diligence negotiation and completion
• Drafting and negotiating transaction documents including share sale agreements investment agreements shareholders agreements and ancillary documents
• Advising clients on broader corporate matters as required including corporate governance board matters shareholders arrangements and general Corporations Act advice
• Supporting founders boards and executive teams with practical commercial legal advice
• Mentoring and supervising junior lawyers within the corporate team
• Contributing to practice development knowledge sharing and internal capability building
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships and supporting business development initiatives

Team targets

At Law Squared we do not have individual targets rather we set targets on a practice group level. A shared team approach to achieving these targets avoids any siloed behaviour encourages the sharing of resources and opportunities and importantly fosters a culture of collaboration.

About you

The ideal candidate:

We are looking for a senior-level corporate lawyer ready to join an innovative and compelling alternative to the traditional law firm. The ideal candidate will:

• Have a bachelors degree in law (LLB) or equivalent qualification
• Be admitted as a solicitor in Australia
• Have minimum 5 to 8 years post admission experience ideally gained within a reputable corporate or commercial practice
• Have strong transactional experience in capital raisings and M&A is essential
• Have experience advising startups scale ups SMEs or mid-market clients is highly regarded
• Have broader corporate experience in shareholders agreements employee share schemes corporate governance and general advisory work is desirable but not a prerequisite
• Have strong drafting negotiation and project management skills
• Have a commercial mindset with the ability to deliver clear pragmatic advice
• Be comfortable working in a technology-enabled legal environment and open to adopting new tools platforms and ways of working
• Have the ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines autonomously
• Be confident working directly with clients and senior stakeholders

Lawyers at Law Squared act in an autonomous yet collaborative way. Our team are expected to be confident in having a first go while always being supported by the team. Our culture fosters collaboration not competition so you can focus on achieving the right outcomes for our clients.

It is important that becoming a partner isnt your main priority and that you are open to working in a collaborative firm that values whole team success over individual accolades.

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 result deliver the best outcomes for our clients and each other.

Our numerous employee benefits include:

• Competitive salary package;
• Tailored team and individual professional development program including support to meet CPD requirements;
• Annual Practicing Certificate paid for by Law Squared;
• Discounted corporate ClassPass membership;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Employee Referral Incentive;
• Leading-edge legal ops tech to optimise flexible working and client service outcomes;
• Hybrid and flexible work environment; and
• Team-based KPIs no timesheets!

If youre ready for a more human centred way of working experience the Law Squared difference for yourself.

Apply Now

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

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