IN-HOUSE – Corporate (M & A)/Commercial Senior – 7-15 PQE

New, exclusive role for a 7-15 year lawyer to join a highly acquisitional dynamic business at the cutting edge and be the company’s primary legal presence in Melbourne, with support. You will be involved in helping acquire, build, and grow great companies worldwide. This is essentially a senior, autonomous role for the APAC region. Combining end-to-end M&A transaction support with GC-style advisory across APAC headquarters and operating companies.

Our client is a premier, dynamic company with international presence. The company operates in the technology space and is substantially involved in aquisition and investment work. It has specifically advised that it is interested in corporate/commercial lawyers who are commercially minded. This is a diverse, interesting and challenging in-house legal role. With a positive outlook the role will appeal to a capable senior corporate lawyer looking for a senior in-house counsel role in which they can enjoy assisting with mergers and acquisition, broad commercial matters, the continuing development and management of legal functions and commercial contracts. 

This role is broad and will provide substantial responsibility and opportunity. The business requires substantial legal/advice work and this role will involve ongoing work on complex M & A, commercial and contracts and agreements. Part of your role will involve supporting mergers, acquisitions and other strategic initiatives of the Corporate Development and Strategy group. You will be involved in managing relationships with stakeholders and suppliers. There will also be the opportunity to utilise other broad legal skill sets. 

Commercial work will include exciting high level contract negotiation and drafting, deals involving importing materials, intellectual property work, and building AI and digital capabilities.  
  
You will enjoy applying your commercial acumen as well as your technical skills in this legal role. With the chance to work on complex and significant deals, contracts and projects, and with excellent support systems on offer this is a rare opportunity in the market. You will possess a minimum of 7 years experience working in the commercial legal field, either in-house or for a strong law firm. Above market base salary and very attractive additional bonus.

This role is exclusive to Burgess Paluch Legal Recruitment. Any direct or third party applications to the company will be forwarded to Burgess Paluch for review. 
  
To discuss this role in confidence or be considered email a CV to [email protected] or call Doron Paluch on 0438 004 445.