The Role An exciting opportunity has arisen for talented Lawyers (2 PQE) or Senior Associates (5 PQE) to join our market-leading Corporate, M&A and Capital Markets team in Melbourne. You will work closely with our highly regarded Corporate Partner, Mark Malinas, Head of Private Equity, and a team of experienced lawyers who are passionate about delivering exceptional outcomes for clients and fostering the professional growth of their team. Mark has a market leading reputation of developing talent. This opportunity offers exposure to a broad range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity buyouts and exits, corporate governance, board advisory matters, and securities law. Working alongside a Partner and team with deep expertise in both domestic and cross-border transactions, you will play a key role in structuring, drafting, and negotiating transactions. This is a hands-on role that will provide you with the opportunity to work on high-profile clients and complex, market-leading deals that shape industries. Skills & Experience To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate: Proven expertise in Corporate M&A, ideally gained within a top-tier firm environment. Exposure to private equity transactions will be looked upon favourably. A strong academic record. The ability to manage multiple competing priorities effectively across a range of complex matters. A client-focused approach, coupled with a strong work ethic and commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling you to build and maintain strong client relationships and foster a collaborative team environment. For Senior Associates: a proven ability to lead matters, negotiations and teams; a willingness to help build client relationships through networking and business development; and a genuine passion for mentoring and developing junior lawyers, including providing constructive and timely feedback to support their growth. The Corporate team Clayton Utz maintains a top-tier multi-disciplinary Corporate M&A practice. Acting for many of Australia's top 100 companies and leading domestic and global funds, Clayton Utz's corporate practice offers a great opportunity to work on some of the front page deals. Our clients' business is our business. Whether its capital raising, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions or commercial contract negotiation, we offer leading edge expertise, second-to-none execution skills and commercial judgment born from years of experience in the Australian corporate environment. For further information, please visit our Corporate page on LinkedIn. LI-AS 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 Alexandra Smith, (02) 9353 4446 Accessibility 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 recruitmentsupport@claytonutz.com . For more information on Clayton Utz, please visit www.claytonutz.com or follow us on LinkedIn here . 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.
