Associate – Corporate and M&A

At HopgoodGanim, you’re not just a small piece of a big machine; you’re a valued, integral member of the team. We are committed to delivering exceptional service and our distinctive culture is widely recognised as one that supports its people and fosters a genuine love for the work we do.

About the role

This is a role for an experienced corporate or commercial lawyer who wants breadth and variety. Working closely with Partners on complex, high-profile transactions, you’ll take increasing ownership of matters across M&A, equity capital markets and corporate advisory, while acting as a go-to for junior practitioners in the team. You’ll run your own files, lead junior practitioners within larger deals, and play a genuine role in the growth of the practice.

As an Associate in our team, you can expect to regularly:

• Support and advise on equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs and secondary raisings
• Advise on mergers, acquisitions and takeovers, leading due diligence workstreams and preparing and negotiating transaction documents
• Assist listed companies with corporate and regulatory matters, including general meetings, ASX and ASIC liaison, and Listing Rule compliance including continuous disclosure
• Advise on corporate governance for listed, unlisted and private companies
• Mentor and support junior practitioners in the team

About you

You’re an experienced corporate lawyer with a strong foundation in M&A, looking to deepen your deal experience and build your profile working with leading ASX listed companies.

To succeed in this role, you’ll demonstrate:

• Approximately 4–5 years’ post-admission experience in corporate and commercial law, with meaningful M&A experience across the full transaction lifecycle, from due diligence and structuring through to documentation, signing and completion
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to understand a client’s objectives, identify the issues that matter and deliver clear, pragmatic, solutions-focused advice
• The ability to identify material legal and commercial issues, assess risk and communicate findings with confidence
• A track record of managing files to scope, budget and transaction timelines with increasing independence
• Well-developed client service skills, with the confidence to build trusted relationships with clients and their professional advisers
• Composure and precision during time-sensitive transaction processes
• A collaborative approach with the maturity to know when to run with something and when to seek input

About us

We are a leading independent Australian legal services provider, with our teams striving to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients and community.

What you can expect from us:

• Realistic billable targets for legal practitioners
• New client and practitioner referral incentives
• A dedicated in-house business development team to build your external profile
• Dedicated learning & development programs for all employees
• Pathways to Partnership program for legal practitioners
• Clear annual review and promotion cycle
• State of the art offices and end-of-trip facilities (including a cool-down room)
• Subsidised on-site wellness and workout classes
• Subsidised on-site cafe
• Access to paid parental leave (up to 20 weeks for eligible employees)
• Paid fertility leave
• Paid birthday leave – because your day should be celebrated!
• Fun mid-year and end-of-year team celebrations including our HG Way Awards night

Please note, we are currently not accepting applications via recruitment.