Banking & Finance Lawyer 2-5 PAE

Full job description

Thomson Geer is a major Australian Corporate law firm with offices in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. The firm has approximately 700 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients – their business success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success. At Thomson Geer we are looking for candidates who are client focused, commercially minded, and who work well in a team environment.

The role:

We are currently searching for a 2-5 year PAE lawyer to join the Banking & Finance team in our Melbourne office. In this role the successful candidate will work on high profile national matters in a dynamic team environment. You will have direct contact with clients including 4 pillar banks and other major financial institutions who are active in the Australian business and corporate lending markets. The legal work is diverse and challenging with a range of matters involving documenting, negotiating and settling transactions in the areas of property and construction finance, agribusiness finance, trade finance and general corporate funding.

Requirements:

To be successful in this role, you will need to possess:

2-5 years PAE in a reputable front end Banking & Finance focused practice

Experience in documenting, negotiating and settling finance transactions involving banks and financial institutions

Strong commitment to client services and advanced communication and research skills

Ideally, you are able to work both autonomously and in a team environment (in particular one on one with partners). This is a genuine opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and growing firm and practice, and become an integral member of this team.

What we offer

As a major corporate commercial firm we pose an opportunity to work with a strong and established client base, genuine growth trajectories, and a variety of benefits including: interesting and challenging pro-bono opportunities, flexible working, generous parental leave, flu vaccinations and skin checks annually, gym membership, study assistance, sophisticated employee assistance program, daily breakfast, corporate discounts, variety of social activities including EOFY and end of year functions, sporting teams and much more.

We have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability to get the best outcome for our clients and make sure our team are taken care of.

If this sounds like the role for you, please submit your application via the "Apply" link below.