Senior Associate

Job Description

Practice Area

Banking & Financial Services/ Mining Energy & Infrastructure

 Purpose of the role

To provide sound legal advice and other services on a range of issues. Building and maintaining good relationships with clients and other parties.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain working relationships with clients. Provide excellent client service
• Draft and review commercial contracts, opinions, presentations
• Develop work plans and approaches to engagements
• Managing execution of mandates, including managing both simple and complex transactions in the above practice groups
• Ensuring key outcomes of transactions are obtained and that timelines are met and adhered to
• Build knowledge and experience in the above practice areas to the highest standards
• Provide training, support and guidance to and review work prepared by junior members of the team
• Undertake project work as required, undertaking other tasks and initiatives identified and designated from time to time by the Partners.

Competencies

• 3 – 5 years’ experience as a registered legal practitioner
• Significant experience in a leading law firm in one or all of the following environments – (i) Banking & Financial Services, and/or (ii) Mining, Energy and Infrastructure
• Strong Academics (minimum 2:1 Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree). A relevant post-graduate degree in law or business is a definite advantage
• Good interpersonal skills
• Effective communicator
• Strong influencing and leadership skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Candidate must be well-organised, and driven by and able to attain goals and timelines
• Ability to formulate, consider and select the most appropriate solutions
• Strong relationship management skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team
• Excellent legal drafting and review skills

To apply for this role please send your CV to [email protected] and [email protected]