Senior Associate - Corporate/M&A

Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.An exciting opportunity now exists for a Senior Associate to join our market-leading Corrs Corporate/M&A Team in Sydney. The role would involve working directly with corporate partner Felicity Saxon and the team.This is an ideal role for a lawyer with 4+ PQE experience in a leading corporate practice with a national or international firm who is looking to act for top tier corporate and financial sponsor clients in a collaborative and diverse team. The role represents a unique opportunity to work on substantial, complex, and interesting transactions in the Australian market. You would work with this team across a broad range of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate advisory. You would also help advise clients and boards on governance and securities laws and regulatory matters involving FIRB, ASX and ASIC.This exciting and dynamic team environment requires you to be commercially minded, have the potential/capability to lead a deal, with a high attention to detail, strong drafting and negotiating skills and the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a high performing environment.About us:Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.Corrs’ culture is characterised by our values of excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a supportive and inclusive workplace, and we are focused on creating opportunities for our people and supporting a diverse workforce.Flexible working as standard - we have established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.Bonus leave - we provide an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)Parental leave - we offer 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)Wellbeing program - we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.Diversity and Inclusion - we set meaningful goals and take action to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.Responsible business approach - we have an active pro bono and community engagement program and we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.Learning and development opportunities - including our Australian-first international study scholarship, a national training program and mentoring initiative.
To apply click on the "apply" button or contact Hannah Bennett on +61 3 9672 3156 or hannah.bennett@corrs.com.au for a confidential discussion. We will be accepting applications from 25/08/2026 to 24/09/2026.For more information, see our website