Corporate Senior Associate 6+ PQE

LegalVision is a commercial law firm built for businesses that want to work differently. Through our fixed-fee legal membership, we provide unlimited legal support to SMEs and in-house teams. Our team uses custom-built technology to deliver fast, high-quality legal support with predictable pricing for clients and rewarding careers for those who work here.

With rapidly scaling operations across New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom, LegalVision offers unique progression pathways, exposure to diverse work at scale, and the opportunity to be part of an innovative law firm recognised as a 5 Star Employer of Choice, a Top 25 Attraction Firm, and Law Firm of the Year.

The Opportunity

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. You will work alongside a team of exceptional lawyers to deliver quality work and an exceptional experience to every client you interact with. We 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, as well as all general commercial law matters. We are looking for an experienced transactional lawyer who will predominantly work on capital raising and M&A matters.

Our NZ team works fully remotely, but we arrange offsites and other events a few times a year to come together. We also have access to a coworking space in Christchurch for those local to the area. The successful candidate will be provided with an allowance to set up a comfortable home office.

The Ideal Candidate

• 6+ years’ PQE with strong experience in general corporate and commercial law, as well as capital raising transactions, ideally acting for SMEs, founder-led businesses, and growth-stage companies.
• 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.

The Perks

• 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!