Owing to the Balfour Meagher's continued growth and highly regarded reputation, we’re seeking an excellent Commercial and/or Corporate Lawyer to join our already amazing team of experienced lawyers.

Whether you are:

a)a front-facing lawyer, who enjoys engaging directly with clients, referrers and business partners; and/or

b)a support lawyer who more prefers to work in the background, assisting team lawyers and clients, reviewing & drafting documents, providing advice & the like,

we have the role for you!

You will have demonstrated experience in reviewing, drafting and advising on various matters across general commercial and contracting matters, M&As;, all types of corporate structuring, property law matters and/or estate + business succession planning areas (yet Balfour Meagher is a true, full-service contemporary, commercial & corporate law firm).

About you:

- You seek a modern workplace which puts Courtesy, Manners & Respect foremost for yourself, colleagues, clients as wells as our wonderful network of business partners.
- Minimum 5 years+ post-admission’s experience in either commercial, corporate, M&As;, property, estate planning, business or several of those areas.
- Current Western Australian legal experience and are also practising/located in WA.
- Self-sufficient and semi-autonomous (e.g. at least computer-literate with Microsoft Office365 and modern electronic legal practice management systems).
- You strive for excellence in client service; including in any face-to-face meetings, online, telephone as well as contemporary, written communication skills.




- Relishes regular collegiate conferrals & mentoring as well as practical legal/contemporary business skills’ development - working with only experienced, senior lawyers and directors.
- Perhaps looking for a different yet more fulfilling professional pace; including a much better & more flexible approach than larger and older-style firms allow (require…).

About the position:

You will be working on and regularly exposed to a large range of various, compelling and often complex/ intricate /fascinating/ challenging:

>Commercial matters (letters of advice and contract reviews, bespoke drafting of contracts, agreements & deeds, employment and subcontracting, hire arrangements, loans and securitisation/PPSR/mortgages etc etc);

>Corporate (advisory & due diligence, substantial business and asset sales/purchases, large scale M&As; (company & equity (shares & units sales)) transactions, business/asset/entity structuring and ownership, business succession e.g. shareholder, partnership and unitholder agreements, insurance-funded buy/sell option agreements etc);

> Estate planning of all types - from individuals through to to complex high-net worth family groups with multiple trusts, companies and/or international aspects;





> Property matters of all types including sales and purchases, options, leases/licensing, settlements and conveyancing, mortgages, caveats etc; and

>Niche advices and documentation on IP commercialisation & technology law; specialist healthcare and allied services; complex business real property-into-SMSF transactions, legal training & seminar providers etc.

About us and your role in our team:

- Commitment to excellence in service, documentation and advice.
- Enjoys being supported in developing your legal, interpersonal, marketing and technology skills.
- State-of-the-art computers/laptops, technologies, documentation as well as phenomenal office administration support.
- Regular and wide-ranging in-house, as well as external, CPD training (+ additional elective CPDs and other well exceeding the professional development training minimum LPBWA requirements).
- Hybrid workplace - with WFH by default (with full home-office set-up; including laptop and home printer/scanner etc) yet also with daily contact and regular in-person, individual as well as team catch-ups, plus off-site client and referral partner meetings; includes also paid-for office parking.
- Collaborative and collegiate workplace, where true work/life balance - manners, courtesy & mutual respect are all paramount!
- Excellent, continuous range of interesting new and regular clients as well as a massive, longstanding referral network.
- Direct, client-facing work with autonomy, while being fully supported by the directors and colleagues.

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📌 Commercial & Corporate Lawyer (Western Australia)
🏢 Balfour Meagher | Commercialrporate Lawyers
📍 Western Australia