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Title:                                 Senior Lawyer, Director - Corporate

Department:              Corporate & Commercial

1. POSITION SUMMARY

As a senior lawyer specialist in Corporate, this role sits within the Corporate & Commercial Group (C&CG) and will assist Senior Lawyer and Group leader Chris Clarke in leading the Corporate team, which provides advice and transactional services predominantly in connection with mergers and acquisition and capital markets, both in the public and private spheres.

The role of the senior lawyer is to provide specialist Corporate advice and services to clients in conjunction with senior lawyers in the C&CG  as well as to assist in management of the Corporate team, including business development, supervision and management of team members and practice administration.

2. Main Responsibilities

• Carrying out high quality legal work including:
  • Day to day carriage of a broad range of Corporate matters, primarily:
    • Mergers and acquisitions (public and private)
    • Public capital markets (IPOs and secondary raisings, both for issuers and lead managers)
    • Private investments / capital raising (both for issuers and investors)
    • Organisational restructures
    • Shareholder activism
    • General corporate (including directors’ duties, corporate governance, listed company compliance, etc.)
  • Working with Commercial team to ensure delivery of commercial aspects of Corporate matters
• Mentoring and supervising lawyers and legal support staff in the C&CG
• Assisting the other Senior Lawyers with attracting and securing legal work for the C&CG
• Assisting with the day to day legal administration of the C&CG

3. KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Corporate intermediaries / referrers
• Clients
• Lawyers and legal support staff
• Business support managers

4. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• High attention to detail and matter management skills
• Able to analyse and solve complex legal problems and commercial issues
• Well-developed analytical, research and communication skills contributing to the delivery of prompt, high quality work
• Supports and actively develops strategic client/referrer relationships and networks
• Initiates business development activities with clients and obtains further work directly from clients
• Able to lead, mentor and coach staff through provision of constructive feedback and ensuring their effective utilisation in the group
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff across all channels
• Strong commitment to client service; develops and manages client relationships and updates clients regarding changes to their matter in a proactive manner
• Shares information and contributes to the dissemination of knowledge across the team
• Contributes to internal processes and Watson Mangioni events (e.g. CPD activities, business development initiatives and staff functions)
• Operates autonomously and works well under pressure, effectively prioritising workload.
• Substantial knowledge in areas of expertise
• Maintains a high level of understanding of the Watson Mangioni systems and procedures.
• Monitors Debtors and assists in collections

5. QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• As a Senior lawyer must:
  • Have at least 10 years post qualification experience (15+ preferred)
  • Be able to deal autonomously with clients and other legal practitioners
  • Have recognised expertise in his/her specialised areas of practice
  • Be entitled to obtain a practising certificate authorising him/her to engage in legal practice as a principal
• Be knowledgeable in Corporations Act, Listing Rules, Takeovers Panel Guidance, and other relevant areas
• Have proven team management skills
• Have exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Have existing strong relationships with Corporate intermediaries / referrers
• Have a portable practice, preferably with a significant weighting to public capital markets work or public mergers and acquisitions.

Title:                       Senior Lawyer - Employment & Industrial Relations

Group:                        Corporate & Commercial

1. POSITION SUMMARY

A senior lawyer specialist in Employment and Industrial Relations, this role sits within the Corporate & Commercial Group (C&CG) and will assist the C&CG which provides advice and transactional services in connection with all types of Corporate and Securities matters and Commercial transactions.

The role of the senior lawyer and any lawyers assisting the senior lawyer is to provide specialist Employment and Industrial Relations advice and services to Watson Mangioni clients and to assist  by providing advice in conjunction with senior lawyers in the C&CG in relation to matters upon which they are engaged including:

• Mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence
• Acquisitions and disposals of all manner of business assets and business ownership interests
• Business and structuring, including pre-IPO structuring and prospectuses and information memoranda, across a diverse range of sectors

2. Main Responsibilities

• Carrying out high quality legal work including:
  • Advising on all aspects of employment law including employee relations, compliance, termination, anti-discrimination as well as industrial relations and WH&S
  • Drafting and reviewing employment contracts and workplace policies
  • Researching and interpreting employment legislation and awards
  • Conducting workplace litigation including appearing in Industrial Tribunals and Courts, including defending prosecutions
  • Conducting workplace investigations and training
  • Supporting the C&CG as outlined above

• Assisting the other senior lawyers with attracting and securing legal work for the C&CG
• Mentoring and supervising lawyers and legal support staff in relation to Employment and Industrial Relations
• Assisting with the day to day legal administration of the C&CG

3. KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Clients
• Senior lawyers
• Lawyers and legal support staff
• Business support

4. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• High attention to detail and matter management skills
• Able to analyse and solve complex legal problems and commercial issues
• Well-developed analytical, research and communication skills contributing to the delivery of prompt, high quality work
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff across all channels
• Strong commitment to client service; develops and manages client relationships and updates clients regarding changes to their matter in a proactive manner
• Supports and actively develops strategic client relationships and networks
• Initiates business development activities with clients and obtains further work directly from clients
• Shares information and contributes to the dissemination of knowledge across the team
• Able to lead, mentor and coach junior staff through provision of constructive feedback and ensuring their effective utilisation in the group
• Contributes to internal processes and Watson Mangioni events (e.g. CPD activities, business development initiatives and staff functions)
• Operates autonomously and works well under pressure, effectively prioritising workload
• Substantial knowledge in areas of expertise
• Maintains a high level of understanding of the Watson Mangioni systems and procedures
• Monitors Debtors and assists in collections

5. QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• As a Senior lawyer must:
  • Have at least 10 years post qualification experience
  • Be able to deal autonomously with clients and other legal practitioners
  • Have recognised expertise in their specialised areas of practice
  • Be entitled to obtain a practising certificate authorising them to engage in legal practice as a principal
• Be knowledgeable in the relevant statutes, awards and regulations
• Have strong team management skills
• Have exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Title:                          Lawyer – Corporate & Commercial

Department:            Corporate & Commercial

1. POSITION SUMMARY

A specialist Commercial and Corporate Lawyer (6-8 years PAE), this role sits within the Corporate & Commercial Group (C&CG) and candidate will work with the lawyers in the C&CG, to provide advice and transactional services in connection with all types of corporate and commercial transactions. The key attributes that the candidate must have include being a team player, attention to detail and a willingness to take on a broad cross section of corporate & commercial work.

2. Main Responsibilities

• Carrying out high quality legal work including:

Corporate (30-40%)

• Business and share sale transactions – mainly unregulated private treaty transactions and insolvent company asset sale transactions
• Transaction due diligence
• Corporate restructure transactions
• Preparing and advising on shareholders agreements and other co-venturing arrangements
• Corporate compliance/company secretarial

Commercial (60-70%)

• Review and preparation of a broad range of commercial agreements including:
  • All kinds of service agreements
  • Licence agreements
  • Distribution, manufacturing and supply agreements
  • Terms and conditions of trade
• Personal Properties Securities Act advice
• Privacy law advice
• Intellectual property advice, including in relation to the protection of intellectual property (e.g. registration of trade marks)
• Review and preparation of security documents, general security deeds, deeds of guarantee, loan agreements
• Business structuring and restructuring – including for the establishment of new businesses, preparation of trusts (discretionary and unit), preparing shareholders and unitholders agreements
• Minor dispute resolution

3. KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Clients
• Senior lawyers
• Lawyers and legal support staff
• Business support managers

4. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• High attention to detail
• Able to analyse and solve complex legal problems and commercial issues
• Well-developed analytical, research and communication skills contributing to the delivery of prompt, high quality work
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff across all channels
• Strong commitment to client service
• As the lawyer progresses, to initiate business development activities with clients and obtain further work directly from clients
• Shares information and contributes to the dissemination of knowledge across the team
• Contributes to internal processes and Watson Mangioni events (e.g. CPD activities, business development initiatives and staff functions)
• Works well under pressure, effectively prioritises workload
• Maintains a high level of understanding of the Watson Mangioni systems and procedures

Title:                           Lawyer – Corporate

Department:              Corporate & Commercial

1. POSITION SUMMARY

A specialist Corporate Lawyer (2-6 years PAE), this role sits within the Corporate & Commercial Group (C&CG) and candidate will work with the lawyers in the C&CG, to provide advice and transactional services predominantly in connection with mergers and acquisition and capital markets, both in the public and private spheres.

2. Main Responsibilities

• Carrying out high quality legal work including:
  • Mergers and acquisitions (public and private)
  • Public capital markets (IPOs and secondary raisings, both for issuers and lead managers / underwriters)
  • Private investments / capital raising (both for issuers and investors)
  • Organisational restructures
  • Shareholder activism
  • General corporate (including directors’ duties, corporate governance, listed company compliance, etc.)

3. KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Clients
• Senior lawyers
• Lawyers and legal support staff
• Business support managers

4. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• High attention to detail
• Able to analyse and solve complex legal problems and commercial issues
• Well-developed analytical, research and communication skills contributing to the delivery of prompt, high quality         work
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff across all channels
• Strong commitment to client service
• Works well under pressure, effectively prioritises workload