Thomson Geer is a major Australian Corporate law firm with offices in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. The firm has more than 700 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients - their business success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success. At Thomson Geer we are looking for candidates who are client focused, commercially minded, and who work well in a team environment.

REQUIREMENTS:

To be successful in this role, you will need to:

• Have solid experience and exposure to M&A transactions as well as a strong background in Corporate Advisory / Mergers & Acquisitions with a mid-market focus preferably, through experience gained in mid to top-tier firms;
• Have solid experience with legal due diligence including drafting due diligence reports
• Experience with reviewing and drafting contracts
• Possess a willingness to have a hands-on approach as a client-focused practitioner, with great relationship-building and communication skills;
• Possess a willingness and ability to understand clients’ commercial needs and objectives and provide solutions to achieve these;
• Provide sound, pragmatic and innovative legal advice to the firm’s corporate clients;
• Good contract drafting skills, legal analysis and problem solving skills to varied situations;
• Have excellent attention to detail, analytical skills which will be backed up by strong academics; and
• A thirst to develop as this is a role that offers genuine career development.

We are currently looking for an Associate or Senior Associate with 4-7 years PAE to join our corporate team in Brisbane. This position will work closely with experienced and respected Partners, who specialise in:

• M&A transactions;
• Equity & debt capital markets;
• Corporate advisory;
• Joint ventures;
• Commercial arrangements;
• Corporate governance;
• Restructures; and
• General commercial and corporate contracts

THE ROLE:

We are currently looking for an Associate or Senior Associate with 4-7 years PAE to join our corporate team in Brisbane. This position will work closely with experienced and respected Partners, who specialise in:

• M&A transactions;
• Equity & debt capital markets;
• Corporate advisory;
• Joint ventures;
• Commercial arrangements;
• Corporate governance;
• Restructures; and
• General commercial and corporate contracts.

To be successful in this role, you will need to:

• Have solid experience and exposure to M&A transactions as well as a strong background in Corporate Advisory / Mergers & Acquisitions with a mid-market focus preferably, through experience gained in mid to top-tier firms;
• Have solid experience with legal due diligence including drafting due diligence reports
• Experience with reviewing and drafting contracts
• Possess a willingness to have a hands-on approach as a client-focused practitioner, with great relationship-building and communication skills;
• Possess a willingness and ability to understand clients’ commercial needs and objectives and provide solutions to achieve these;
• Provide sound, pragmatic and innovative legal advice to the firm’s corporate clients;
• Good contract drafting skills, legal analysis and problem solving skills to varied situations;
• Have excellent attention to detail, analytical skills which will be backed up by strong academics; and
• A thirst to develop as this is a role that offers genuine career development