Description of the job
What’s in it for you?
- Flexibility – choose your base city.
- Big-ticket matters with high-profile clients.
- Career growth in a high-performing, supportive team.
- This is a firm where you can do high-end corporate work without losing your nights (or weekends).
- The team is tight-knit, approachable, and genuinely backs each other. You won’t get lost in a massive hierarchy.
- They run big deals with major Australian and international clients, but they do it in a way that’s collaborative and grounded.
- Expect direct client contact, plenty of variety in your matters, and the flexibility to be based in Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane.
You’ll work on a mix of matters, including:
- Major M&A transactions – both negotiated and regulated.
- Equity capital raisings – IPOs and secondary offers.
- Joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, and restructures.
- Corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
- Broader commercial advisory work for top-tier clients.
We’re looking for a driven, commercially minded, and client-focused lawyer with:
- At least 5+ years’ PQE in corporate law, ideally from a top-tier or leading mid-tier firm.
- Strong experience in public and/or private M&A, capital markets or private equity.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex transactions with minimal supervision.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
Why work with us?
- We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.
- You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.
- We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.
- Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year. Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector.
- Please quote reference numberTW/51687.
- Call or text: 0480 042 590
- Email: tward@naimanclarke.com.au
- LinkedIn message: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tianna-ward/
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