We're seeking another excellent Commercial and Corporate Lawyer to join our already amazing team of experienced lawyers.
You will have demonstrated experience in M&As; and business sales, and commercial drafting (even as a junior), whether that be drafting the agreements, negotiating with the counterparty, attending to conditions precedent and pre-completion matters, and completion/settlement itself. We're looking to someone we can mentor to take full carriage of such matters (or who can already), backed by our experienced directors.
Perks
Exposure to M&As; and business sales and commercial matters at an appropriate level and looking to accelerate your skills and experience. Getting you front-facing as soon as you're comfortable.
Director mentorship from experienced senior commercial lawyers and directors (everyone else is 10 years PA or more).
Salary commensurate with experience and skills.
Hybrid working (WFH by default, catch ups in West Perth), with regular in-person catchups.
A better and more flexible approach than larger and older-style firms (9+ hours is a rare anomaly).
Supporting both client facing lawyers who like engaging with clients, advisors and referrers; or the more background engines who thrive on generating the advice and documentation.
Mentorship and training to expand into broader commercial, corporate, property and leasing, and estate planning, to become a well rounded commercial and corporate lawyer.
About you
Demonstrated experience in equity transactions and business sales – principally sales of going concerns and share sales, but also selective share buy backs and shareholder agreements.



(We will ask about some recent matters you've worked on!)
Minimum 5 years post-admission experience.
Practising and located in WA, and Western Australian legal experience.
An interest to expand into additional areas including corporate, commercial, property and estate planning.
Self-sufficient and autonomous, with good computer skills.
Looking for regular collegiate conferrals and mentoring, practical legal/contemporary business skill development, and working with only experienced senior commercial lawyers and directors (everyone else is 10 years PA or more).
About the position
You will be working on and regularly exposed to a large range of various, interesting and often complex/challenging:
M&As; and business sales
, including share (and unit) purchases, sales and issues, partnership transactions, sales and purchases of going concerns and enterprises;
Commercial
, including contract reviews, bespoke drafting of contracts, agreements and deeds, hire arrangements, loans and securitisation/PPSR/mortgages, terms of trade, contractor arrangements, employment, intellectual property, software and IT;
Corporate
, including advisory, due diligence, business/asset/entity structuring and ownership,



business succession (shareholder, partnership and unitholder agreements, insurance-funded buy/sell option agreements), selective share buyback, financial assistance white washing;
Property and Leasing
, including reviews & bespoke drafting, conveyancing and settlements, loans and securitisation, property development, acting for property sales agencies, complex BRP-into-SMSF and other trust transactions; and
Estate planning
, including complex Wills including testamentary trusts, advising high net-wealth family groups, international assets, family and discretionary trust succession arrangements, company and business succession arrangements, SMSFs and BDBNs, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Guardianship.
About us and your role in our team
Hybrid workplace, with WFH by default. We will help with a full home-office setup with a laptop, printer/scanner, etc.
Commitment to excellence in service, documentation and advice.
Active mentoring and a genuine desire for you to expand your skills and experience.
Expect daily contact, plus regular in-person catchups as individuals, small groups and whole team meetings. Paid-for office parking. Off-site client and referral partner meetings.
Modern laptops, technologies, software and documentation.
Regular and wide-ranging in-house CPD training, plus additional elective CPDs in your preferred area.
Collaborative and collegiate workplace.
Excellent, continuous range of interesting new and regular clients, as well as a massive, longstanding referral network.
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📌 Commercial And Corporate Lawyer (Perth)
🏢 Balfour Meagher
📍 Perth