Banking & Finance Senior Associate | Top Tier

Location: Brisbane
Discipline: lawyer (incl associate & senior associate)
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Georgina See

Contact email: georgina@lawstaff.com.au
Job ref: 3876211
Published: 2 days ago
Take Your Banking & Finance Career to the Next Level
Join one of Australia’s premier law firms and work with a team known for handling complex and impactful transactions. This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Associate with up to 3 years post-promotion experience to join a leading Banking & Finance practice in Brisbane.

About the Firm
This prestigious Australian law firm offers top-tier legal services across various industries, including energy, renewables, property, and infrastructure. Known for its collaborative environment, strategic advice, and focus on innovation, this firm provides exceptional opportunities for career progression and professional growth.

The Role
As a Senior Associate, you will work on a diverse range of financing transactions, advising clients such as financiers, borrowers, sponsors, and state governments. Your work will span project finance, asset finance, leveraged finance, syndicated debt, and debt capital markets, across multiple sectors like energy, renewables, property, and infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead and manage complex financing transactions across various sectors
  • Provide high-quality advice on project finance, asset finance, syndicated debt, and debt capital markets
  • Cultivate strong client relationships and contribute to business development
  • Work closely with senior lawyers, clients, and key stakeholders to deliver exceptional outcomes
Qualifications:
  • Up to 3 years post-promotion experience in Banking & Finance law
  • Proven transactional experience from a reputable mid / top-tier law firm
  • Experience in project finance, asset finance, leveraged finance, syndicated debt, or debt capital markets
  • Strong communication skills and ability to manage client relationships
Remuneration & Benefits:
  • Remuneration: Competitive, at or above rival first-tier law firms
  • Bonus Program: A reward system offering a 15% bonus for exceeding performance targets (revenue, technical competence, leadership, mentoring, and client service)
  • No Billable Targets: While you will still record time for client billing, there are no billable targets for lawyers
  • Bonus Leave: An additional week of paid leave (5 weeks total per year)
  • Superannuation Benefits: Superannuation contributions during both paid and unpaid parental leave
  • Flexible Work Practices: Flexibility to purchase additional leave and work in a way that suits your lifestyle
  • Training & Development: Access to leading industry and business training, with opportunities to attend the Ivy League Program, where 20 employees are selected nationally for post-graduate study at Harvard or Oxford Universities
  • Pro Bono Opportunities: Contribute to the broader community through the Pro Bono Program
  • Scholarships: Opportunity to apply for the firm Scholarship for Individual Excellence Program
APPLY NOW
Contact Trudy Reading or Georgina See at Law Staff on (07) 3221 1229, or via email:
  • trudy@lawstaff.com.au
  • georgina@lawstaff.com.au
If this role doesn’t align perfectly with your goals, we’d still love to hear from you. We often work on roles that are not advertised across private practice and in-house.

Law Staff | Level 22 HSBC Bld | 300 Queen St Brisbane | (07) 3221 1229

Please note, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.