The Role:
Cooper Grace Ward is looking for a Corporate/M&A lawyer (2-8PAE) to join our leading Corporate Advisory workgroup. You will have the opportunity to work alongside market-leading partners Charles Sweeney and Andrew Corkhill on high-value M&A transactions, with a significant focus on the energy, mining and renewables sectors.
Our Corporate Advisory group is one of the largest and most successful in the Queensland market, acting for a wide range of premium clients.
The variety of work you will do includes:
- Advising on high-value M&A transactions
- Providing general corporate and commercial advice
- Collaborating with clients to provide solutions and strategic advice on corporate governance
- Advising on merger and acquisition and divestment transactions, including conducting due diligence investigations and drafting key transaction agreements
- Advising on and drafting commercial contracts
- Advising on joint ventures, including drafting shareholder and similar agreements.
Requirements:
- Outstanding technical, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- A keen eye for detail and the ability to consistently produce accurate, high quality work
- Dedication to the excellence and the delivery of outstanding client service
- Desire to strengthen and build client relationships to continually contribute to the growth and success of the firm
- Ability to work autonomously and assist with providing guidance to junior team members.
About Cooper Grace Ward
Cooper Grace Ward is a leading independent law firm based in Brisbane. We are a full-service law firm providing a range of legal services to clients nationally and internationally. We are a vibrant, energetic, growing, and diverse team committed to supporting and developing our people to meet the changing needs of our clients. We take personal responsibility and pride in our work and have fun while we do it. We strive to be leaders in everything we do, and our impressive achievements can be viewed on our website.
Our workplace policies and strong values foster a safe and inclusive work environment. Cooper Grace Ward hires a diverse workforce, including people of all genders, ages, cultures, ethnicities, those who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQ+ and people with disabilities.
If this sounds like a team you would like to be a part of, and you value mutual respect, curiosity and excellence like we do then we would like to talk with you.
To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.
