IN-HOUSE – Corporate (M & A)/Commercial Lawyer 5-9 PQE

Burgess Paluch has had substantial success recruiting for this leading company over the past few years. We have a new role for a 5-10 year lawyer to join the growing friendly and dynamic team.

Our client is a premier international company with offices in cities around the world and thousands of staff in Australia. The company operates in the commercial, supplies, services, and insurance spaces and assists Australians throughout Australia. The company 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, this role will appeal to a capable commercial lawyer looking for an 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. You will work alongside a highly respected and down to earth ex-top tier Senior General Counsel. 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 dispositions 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 5 years (and no more than about 10 years) experience working in the commercial legal field, either in-house or for a strong law firm.   

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.