Company Description

Clifford Chance is one of the world's pre-eminent law firms, with significant depth and range of resources across five continents. As a fully integrated global partnership, we pride ourselves on our approachable, collegial, and team-based way of working, which combines the firm's global standards with in-depth local expertise.

About the Role

We are seeking three experienced Senior Associates to join our Sydney Corporate Transactions & Advisory practice group. The successful candidates will work closely with partners, senior lawyers and clients on a broad range of corporate transactions and advisory matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate governance, capital raisings, joint ventures, restructures and general corporate advisory work.

This is an excellent opportunity for commercially minded lawyers who are looking to take the next step in their careers within a high-performing, team-oriented and client-focused team.

Key Responsibilities

Advising clients on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, private equity investments, joint ventures and corporate restructures.

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating transaction documents, including share sale agreements, asset sale agreements, shareholders’ agreements, subscription agreements, implementation agreements and ancillary documents.

Conducting and supervising legal due diligence processes, including managing junior lawyers and preparing due diligence reports.

Providing strategic and practical advice on corporate governance, directors’ duties, regulatory compliance and general corporate law matters.

Managing transaction workstreams, timelines, deliverables and client communications.

Liaising with clients, counterparties, counsel, regulators and other advisers.

Supporting partners in business development initiatives,



client relationship management and preparation of pitches, tenders and thought leadership materials.

Mentoring and supervising junior lawyers, graduates and paralegals.

Contributing to knowledge management, training and practice development initiatives within the CT&A; team.

Qualifications

Experience in public and private M&A;, ideally with exposure to private equity transactions

Strong technical drafting and transactional skills

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams within tight timeframes

Commercially minded, with a genuine interest in understanding clients’ businesses and objectives

Proactive and solution-oriented, with the ability to anticipate issues and deliver practical outcomes A strong communicator, able to build credibility and confidence with clients and colleagues

Collaborative, with a team-first mindset and a willingness to take ownership of your work

Organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to deliver high-quality work in fast-paced, time-critical environments

Motivated to contribute to client relationship development and long-term growth of the practic

Preferred Attributes

Experience acting for listed entities, private equity sponsors, financial institutions, multinational corporations or high-growth private companies.

Exposure to cross-border transactions.

Ability to build trusted client relationships and contribute to business development.

Collaborative, proactive and resilient working style.

Interest in contributing to team culture,



training and knowledge-sharing.

What We Offer

High-quality corporate transactional and advisory work with leading clients.

A collaborative, supportive and inclusive team workplace.

Opportunities for career progression and leadership within the CT&A; practice group.

Direct access to partners and senior stakeholders.

Ongoing professional development, mentoring and training.

Flexible working arrangements and a focus on wellbeing.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunities

At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. We believe that each and every one of us should experience an equality of opportunity and an equality of experience here. We are always working to develop and deliver the best and most innovative approaches to make that happen. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are therefore committed to treating all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age. This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

The firm will regularly review its procedures and selection criteria to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and otherwise treated according to their relevant individual abilities and merits.

We have a number of initiatives and networks that support our aspiration to be the Global Law Firm of choice. These include our LGBT, Gender Parity, Ethnicity and Disability networks.

Address: Level 24, 10 Carrington Street, Sydney NSW 2000

City: Sydney

📌 Senior Associate, PE M&A (Sydney)
🏢 Clifford Chance
📍 Sydney