Associate / Senior Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets en Allens

Your role

Our Brisbane office has an opportunity for an Associate or Senior Associate to join our Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team. The successful candidate will be a key member of the team, getting the opportunity to work on complex and challenging deals for a broad range of clients.

With an emphasis on quality, innovation and timeliness, our Brisbane Corporate practice delivers highly successful outcomes in mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions for our dedicated client base which includes many Queensland headquartered ASX listed companies, multinational companies and fund managers.

Working closely with the Partners and other legal experts in the Group, you'll get the opportunity to be involved in a range of work including:

• Public and Private M&A (takeovers and schemes, business and share sales and acquisitions)

• Equity Capital Markets (IPOs and secondary capital raisings)

• Head Office & Governance (ASX Listing Rules, Corporations Act and directors' duties advice for our key clients).

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity. Hybrid working (60% in the office) is how we work however flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

About you

You will have:

• Demonstrated experience from a leading Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions / M&A and Capital Markets practice, ideally from a leading top tier, national or international firm.

• An ability to effectively manage smaller matters and elements of larger matters.

• A willingness to participate in business development activities, such as pitch documents, firm-wide pursuits, article writing, attending industry events and hosting seminars.

• A desire and ability to grow, both as a Corporate lawyer and as a leader.

• A willingness to build an understanding of clients and develop effective working relationships.

• An ability to establish a professional profile and internal networks.

• A willingness to develop others through mentoring and sharing experiences and networks. 

Your development

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

Our perks

Our benefits include:

• Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration; generous incentive plan that recognises both 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, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families.

• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.

• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.

• International opportunities: our alliance with Linklaters ensures possible secondments to many of their overseas offices.

• Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

How to apply?

We'd love to hear from you so please click "apply now"! If you would like to find out more, please visit "This is Allens" or listen to our Allens Confidential podcast to hear real stories from real people about life at Allens. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Ena Pita (she/her), Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant on [email protected]

At Allens, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people's differences across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, and family and caring arrangements. If you require adjustments to fully participate in our application process, please contact us at [email protected]. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align, please express your interest by emailing us at [email protected]. The right role for you might be just around the corner!