The Opportunity
Take your career to the next level and work on impactful and market-shaping transactions as a key team member in one of Australia’s most respected Corporate & Capital Markets practices, led by industry-leading partners Jonathan Algar and Stuart Byrne.
In this role, you will act for domestic and global clients across sectors spanning technology, fin-tech, health, financial services and retail. You will play a lead role on Australian and cross-border corporate transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, and public and private capital raisings including IPOs . You will also advise on strategic corporate matters, governance, shareholder activism and ASX listing rules.
You’ll also have the opportunity to mentor junior lawyers, contribute to their development and help shape the future of the practice.
What We Can Offer
Impactful Work: Stuart and Jonathan are known and trusted by their clients for their leading expertise on bringing domestic and global companies to scale in the Australian market. A core part of Stuart and Jonathan's focus is forming long term partnerships with successful, high-growth companies.
Recent deal highlights include:
Acting for Invocare in respect of TPG Capital's $1.8b take-private
Acting for Salter Brother's led consortium in the acquisition of Prospa Ltd through scheme of arrangement
Acting for Ainsworth Game Technology in respect of Novomatic's $340m buyout through scheme of arrangement
Career Growth: Merit-based promotion pathways, backed and supported by partners who invest in your success.
Culture and Environment: Be part of a truly collegiate workplace that values connection and collaboration. Clayton Utz is known amongst the Australian legal landscape for it's diverse and inclusive culture.
In addition, we offer competitive remuneration with the flexibility to reward high performance.
Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role, you will have:
4-8 years' experience post qualification experience within a distinguished corporate law practice;
Equity capital markets experience would be desirable but not essential;
The ability to play a lead role on transactions and drive matters forward;
Strong client service focus and exceptional work ethic;
Genuine team player with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; and
A passion for mentoring junior lawyers and providing timely feedback to aid their development.
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How to Apply?
We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.
Consultant Contact Details
Nicole St John, (02) 9353 4928Accessibility and Inclusion
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to [email protected].
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Agency submissions
Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee.
