Associate Lawyer – Corporate and Commercial

Job Description

Due to significant growth, our expert commercial and corporate team are looking to recruit a star Associate to join their close-knit and successful team. Some of the work the team currently undertakes includes:

• mergers and acquisitions;
• corporate advisory;
• complex property transactions (including development management agreements, project delivery agreements, joint venture agreements, shopping
• centre acquisitions and office building acquisitions);
• banking and finance (both corporate and property);
• capital raising (both debt and equity);
• shareholder and unit holder agreements (and other advisory work with start-ups);
• intellectual property protection and associated agreements;
• corporate structuring and asset protection advisory;
• nationwide retail and commercial leasing;
• employee share plans and option agreements;
• general commercial drafting and negotiation of various agreements (including management agreements, service agreements, employment agreements, contractor agreements, sponsorship agreements, agency agreements, release and indemnity agreements, share subscription agreements, convertible note agreements, supply, distribution and manufacturing agreements, referral agreements, licence agreements and terms and conditions).
  Reporting to the Divisional Leader who is also a Director of the Firm and recognised by his peers as the Lawyers Weekly – Commercial Partner of the Year for 2022, the position is based in our new state-of-the-art Sydney CBD office and offers enormous potential for personal and professional growth, and access to an abundance of support and expertise within our organisation.

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will have:

• 2 to 6 years’ legal experience PQE;
• commercial and corporate experience;
• excellent drafting skills;
• strong research and analysis skills with an ability to apply critical thinking;
• dedication to providing excellence in client services;
• excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• flexible approach to clients and colleagues;
• capacity to be self-managed and be self-motivated;
• capacity to work as part of a team;
• willingness to mentor and lead junior staff;
• ideally experience from a reputable law firm; and
• real property experience.

Benefits and Culture

Our mission is to protect and empower both clients and employees.

We don’t isolate or pigeonhole like big firms by management processes and layers of red tape and politics. Here at Madison Marcus Law Firm, we are entrepreneurial and forward thinking by nature. We thrive on new ideas and innovation. We proactively invest in new technologies to be a firm where law and business meet with technology. We are new age.

We offer work anniversary loyalty bonuses, fortnightly drinks and regular team bonding activities, volunteer days credited to your budget, paid parental leave, new business and staff referral incentives, wellness initiatives, fantastic social activities, 1:1 marketing coaching and assistance and flexible working options.

About Us

Madison Marcus is a leading boutique law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Parramatta.  We have been consistently recognised by the legal and business communities for excellence in our legal work, innovation, corporate citizenship, and our employee health and well-being initiatives, along with individual team members for their success and leadership.

If you possess the skills and the enthusiasm to see this role as your next opportunity, please forward your resume by email to clicking ‘Apply Now’. A covering letter demonstrating how you meet the key selection criteria would be welcomed. Enquiries can be made to Verdiana Riolo on 02 8022 1222 or to [email protected].

All discussions and emails will be treated as highly confidential to protect your privacy.