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Corporate Senior Associate 6+ PQE
Location
New Zealand
Posted
18 days ago
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Corporate Senior Associate 6+ PQE
LegalVision
Role Description We are looking for a high performing 6+ PQE lawyer to join our highly successful corporate and commercial team as a Senior Associate. This position is ideal for a well-rounded corporate lawyer with demonstrated capital raising and M&A expertise. - Work alongside a team of exceptional lawyers to deliver quality work and an exceptional experience to every client. - Act for an incredibly diverse client base, helping them with a broad range of needs, including: - Capital raising (Seed, Series A, Series B, and beyond) - Sale and purchase of businesses - Employee incentive schemes - Shareholder agreements - Share buy-backs - Business structuring - Loans and corporate governance - General commercial law matters - Work predominantly on capital raising and M&A matters. - Our NZ team works fully remotely, with offsites and events a few times a year. - Access to a coworking space in Christchurch for those local to the area. - Allowance provided to set up a comfortable home office. Qualifications - 6+ years’ PQE with strong experience in general corporate and commercial law. - Demonstrated experience advising private companies on capital raising transactions (both equity and convertible instruments). - Strong understanding of the legal and commercial challenges facing SMEs, including growth, governance, investor relations, and scaling operations. - Experience drafting and negotiating investment documents, governance documents, and related corporate and commercial documentation. - Ability to explain complex legal issues in a clear, practical, and commercially accessible way to non-legal stakeholders. - Strong project management skills with the ability to run matters autonomously while balancing multiple client priorities in a fast-paced environment. - Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues alike. - Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively within a high-performing team. Benefits - Fully remote role - work from anywhere in NZ! Or, if you’re in Christchurch, work on a hybrid basis at our NZ HQ. - Build strong people management and supervision skills. - Enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and working within an incredible team, all while building a practice and supercharging your career. - Meaningfully contribute to the growth and direction of LegalVision. - Earn additional ‘LV Leave’ days, plus paid birthday leave, volunteering leave, and parental leave. - Annual budget to spend on external learning and development. Apply Today! This is a unique opportunity to work with interesting clients, in a highly flexible and supportive environment, with a competitive salary package! Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will close once the role is filled, so apply early to avoid missing out. A note to recruiters: we’re all over this role, so there’s no need for you to get in touch. LegalVision does not accept unsolicited CVs or responsibility for any fees related to unsolicited CVs. Thanks!
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