Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position

Job Description

Tiger & Bear Partners Legal Advisory Pty Ltd Tiger & Bear Legal Advisory is expanding in Melbourne. We’ve recently acquired a great Melbourne practice serving startups and growth businesses, and now we’re adding capacity for the work we love most: complex M&A;, projects and other strategic transactions where the stakes are real. We are seeking an experienced corporate lawyer who:

- enjoys running deals end-to-end (not just turning documents),
- brings sharp judgement and calm execution under pressure,
- cares about legal excellence, diligence, honesty and integrity, and
- wants to help lead a team that’s commercial, collaborative and straight-talking.

Benefits

This is a chance to do genuinely meaningful work, with real client proximity (whether founders, corporates or the funds that support them) and the opportunity to help shape what we’re building in Melbourne

- Multiple Locations – We love working together in the flesh
- With offices in Melbourne and Sydney in prime locations.
- Parental leave – We’re committed to supporting growing families.
- All parents receive 12 weeks of fully paid leave on top of the standard government program.
- Extra leave – Enjoy 5 additional days off throughout the year to extend your weekends.
- Work from anywhere – Take advantage of our 2 week remote work program.
- Annual team offsite – Two all company-wide gatherings to connect, reflect, and plan for the future.
- Bonus and Rights Program – All employees benefit in the upside of the business, we all win together.
- Massages and Meditation – Provided at all our hubs.

Task & responsibilities

You will be led and taught by our principals and senior lawyers who have many years’ experience at top-tier Australian and international firms, and have also acted in senior in-house legal, strategy and operations roles at public and private companies. Your key activities will include:





- Negotiating key transaction documents (share sale agreements and asset sale agreements etc) and coordinating due diligence on private M&A; transactions and capital raisings
- Providing general corporate advice (including advice on the Corporations Act), corporate governance and strategy advice to a wide variety of clients (including listed companies)
- Advising on shareholder issues and shareholder documents (i.e. shareholders’ agreements, constitutions and corporate governance documents)
- Reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
- Providing general commercial law advice
- Assisting with business development activities

What you will learn

- Technical skills: Improve precision and clarity in drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements and other legal documents.
- Transactional experience: Gain experience in mergers & acquisitions, capital raising and other commercial transactions, as well as other legal matters including corporate structuring and governance.
- Cross-disciplinary insight: Learn how legal advice supports strategic and investment outcomes in real-world business contexts.
- Client interaction: Develop confidence engaging with clients and external stakeholders in a professional advisory setting.
- Problem-solving under pressure: Build resilience and efficiency working in a quick-paced, deal-driven environment.

Qualification & experience

Who should apply:

- Bachelor’s degree or post graduate qualification in law
- 2-5 years PQE in a top or mid-tier law firm
- Significant M&A; and corporate legal experience
- You will:
- Be able to lead projects, create momentum and supervise more junior legal staff
- Bring a detailed knowledge of the legal issues relevant to the practice of a corporate/transactional lawyer
- Demonstrate sound technical legal knowledge, particularly in corporations and contract law, and an ability to identify and solve both legal and commercial issues
- Have excellent attention to detail and communicate clearly and concisely in plain English
- Be driven, curious, and ready to learn, especially about clients and their businesses
- Have a strong

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