At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - working from home and additional leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs

The Opportunity

We are seeking a senior expertise lawyer to join our Corporate Transactions team in Sydney. This role is ideal for someone looking to make a long-term commitment to their career in corporate law within a firm that will back their development and ambitions.

This is an opportunity for a technical and client-focused expertise lawyer to be part of a team at the forefront of legal innovation and excellence, supporting partners and lawyers to achieve exceptional levels of productivity, quality and client satisfaction.

A full job description including a breakdown of responsibilities can be found attached to the role on our careers page http://careers.ashurstperkins.com/

We are interested in hearing from people who have:

• A minimum of 7-8 years' post-qualification experience.
• A range of experience across corporate law including public and private M&A, capital raisings, the Corporations Act and the ASX listing rules.
• A genuine interest in corporate law, coupled with a commercial mindset, experience monitoring regulatory and market updates with the ability to proactively identify and help coordinate business development initiatives.
• Strong drafting skills and an interest in developing and maintaining standard documents, guidance and other know-how.
• A passion for the ongoing development of lawyers, inspiring enthusiasm for learning, and an eagerness to share knowledge.

The role would suit someone with experience working in a knowledge function or who is looking to transition to an expertise lawyer role from a fee earning, in-house or academic position.

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst Perkins Coie, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, please contact: globalresourcing@ashurstperkins.com for a confidential conversation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst Perkins Coie. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

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