At a Glance
- Tasks: Draft legal documents, manage transactions, and lead negotiations with clients.
- Company: Join a leading law firm with a focus on diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, gym memberships, and wellness programs.
- Other info: Opportunities for international secondments and a transparent career development path.
- Why this job: Work on complex transactions and develop your legal career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in law with strong client relationship skills and a desire to grow.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
Your Role
We're looking for up to 10 lawyers to join our Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, or Sydney offices.
You'll work closely with our Partners and the wider team, and will gain exposure to the most complex and interesting transactions in the market.
Allens’ structure allows you to work with multiple Partners within your practice group and across a variety of work, encouraging each lawyer to find a niche while building a strong foundation across the field.
Responsibilities
- Draft legal documents and agreements.
- Manage matters and transactions.
- Review legal documents.
- Lead negotiations with clients.
- Perform due diligence.
- Provide complex legal advice.
- Engage in business development and pick up new work.
- Manage junior lawyers.
- Handle discovery and e‑discovery management.
Qualifications
• Experience in one or more of the following practice areas
- Disputes and Litigation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Banking & Finance
- Technology, Media & Telecommunications
- Funds / Pensions / Super / Wealth
- Employment and Projects & Development
- Competition, Tax, Intellectual Property & Trademarks
- Experience working in a highly regarded law firm (private practice or in‑house experience) where you:
- Drafted legal documents and agreements directly with clients.
- Reviewed and amended the work of junior lawyers.
- Managed matters.
- Built relationships with clients and led negotiations.
- Delegated work to junior lawyers.
- Engaged in internal and external business development.
- Wrote pitch documents or legal articles.
- Hosted seminars.
- Desire to learn, grow, network, and mentor others.
- Possesses a personal story that highlights unique background and life experience.
- Diversity & Inclusion
We strongly encourage applications from First Nations peoples.
Our firm values diversity across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural and social diversity, age, ability and family and caring arrangements and believes it strengthens our work.
Benefits
- Financial
- Market‑competitive fixed remuneration.
- Generous incentive plan recognising billable and broader contribution.
- Employee recruitment referral program.
- Discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
- Health and Wellbeing
- Fully subsidised gym memberships.
- Annual flu vaccinations and skin checks.
- In‑house snacks and catered meals.
- Subsidised sporting and social activities.
- Employee Assistance Programme with confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching.
- Regular wellbeing sessions with an in‑house consulting psychologist.
- Flexibility
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
- Equipment support for working from home.
- Leave
- Ability to purchase additional annual leave.
- Enhanced inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees.
- Executive coaching to support transition.
- Recognition
- Team‑based recognition including social activities and contribution‑based recognition.
- Annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise contributions.
- Work Model
This is a permanent, full‑time opportunity with support for flexibility. We promote a hybrid working model that balances working from home and office.
Your Development
In addition to exceptional training that develops you professionally and personally, the firm offers a transparent career development approach, international secondments through its alliance with Linklaters, and support for learning on complex matters.
Our unique Career Deal gives you control over your career path.
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Senior Associate / Associate, Qualified Lawyers employer: Allens Corporate Services
Allens is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture, offering its employees the chance to lead innovative client events in a hybrid environment. With a strong focus on professional development and collaboration, team members are encouraged to grow their skills while contributing to high-impact national programs. Located in Sydney, Allens provides a vibrant workplace that values creativity and client engagement, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers.
