Current Opportunities

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Junior Corporate Lawyer to join our Corporate group. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a successful candidate to receive comprehensive training and development to build a successful career in this area of law. 

You’ll be exposed to a range of interesting projects and clients and, in addition to working with Josh, you will have the opportunity to work closely with other reputable practitioners within our National Corporate team.

This role will afford you with a high degree of autonomy and ownership, whilst providing plenty of opportunities to work closely with partners and to mentor junior members of the team.

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborating with partners and senior lawyers on commercial contracts and agreements
• Conduct legal research and analysis on corporate matters
• Support the group in client consultations and preparation for meetings
• Participate in due diligence and other transactional activities

To succeed in this role, you will ideally have:

• 1-3 years of post-admission corporate experience
• Experience with joint ventures, asset and company acquisitions and disposals, capital raisings for both listed and unlisted clients and a firm understanding of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rules and general corporate compliance
• Experience in the energy and resources sectors will be advantageous
• Commitment to excellence, attention to detail, and delivering high-quality outcomes for clients
• Ability to effectively manage time, handle competing tasks, and work to tight deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Team player with a supportive and collaborative working style
• Self-motivated with a "can-do" attitude and eagerness to learn and grow your career with Piper Alderman

About the team

This practice group has been described in Legal 500 Asia Pacific Australia for their experience in Corporate and M&A. Their reputation and growth in this area have been built on our proven ability to resolve complex transactions with innovative solutions, delivering exceptional results for our clients while navigating the intricacies of the market with expertise and integrity. 

This role will report into Josh Steele, Partner. Josh is a corporate and commercial lawyer, working with medium size growth companies, focussing on the Energy & Resources and Technology sectors. Josh has been consistently recognised by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific across a number of categories in the areas of energy and natural resources.

Josh is a corporate and commercial lawyer, working with medium size growth companies, focussing on the Energy & Resources and Technology sectors. He regularly assists clients with capital raisings, share and asset acquisitions and disposals throughout Australia, directors' duties, farm-in and joint ventures, shareholder and boardroom disputes, as-well as providing general contract and commercial advice. Josh was recommended in The Legal 500 for his expertise in Energy (transactions and regulatory) and Natural resources (transactions and regulatory) in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

About us

Piper Alderman is a premier commercial law firm with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne. We work with clients across Australia and internationally to achieve practical commercial outcomes, innovation in service delivery and deep engagement across multiple industries.  Piper Alderman prides itself on being a collaborative law firm where high achieving ambitious team members can succeed in achieving their career goals whilst performing challenging and rewarding tasks.

At Piper Alderman we promote a culture of excellence, collaboration and teamwork. We recognise and support individuals and invest in their continued professional development.

Our perks

We have a variety of employee benefits aimed at supporting our people including, but not limited to:

• A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives including our Thrive@PiperAlderman Wellbeing Program.
• A 'Solicitor Incentive Program' with realistic targets
• Learning and development opportunities to support career growth including generous study support options.
• An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
• Purchased annual leave options.
• A range of fun office and team events all year round so we make sure we are connecting socially as often as possible!
• A range of corporate discounts.
• Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees and the opportunity to participate in pro-bono work.

Apply today

Piper Alderman is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain the best people and provide an environment where those people can be their authentic selves.  We value diversity of thought and experience and aim to ensure all our people are valued and respected.

Please submit an application by clicking the relevant link in this job advertisement. Please note, no applications will be accepted directly via email.

If you have questions or would like further information about this opportunity, please careers@piperalderman.com.au