Excellent Senior Opportunity to join award winning in house legal team Key Commercial Director role - Private Equity 12 month fixed term contract Our Client IFM Investors is a leading provider of global investment services to institutional investors. The firm has more than A$210 billion of funds under management across infrastructure, debt investments, listed equities and private equity. A global business headquartered in Melbourne, our client operates from offices in Sydney, New York, London, Berlin, Zurich, Tokyo and Hong Kong, amongst others. IFM Investors prides itself in promoting an outstanding workplace culture and strong alignment with its clients. Its heritage and philosophy have shaped an innovative, highly successful and growing organisation which aims to deliver market leading investment products to investors and prioritises client outcomes. The Role This fixed term contract role offers a rare opportunity to join a world-class in house legal team and act as the primary point of contact for the Private Equity team. In this transactionally focused role, you will lead legal workstreams for private equity deals, including public and private acquisitions and exits, as well as working on a wide range of asset management matters and corporate actions. You will provide advice, and draft and negotiate legal documents, for a wide range of purposes working alongside collegiate Legal Counsel and a dynamic Private Equity team. This role would suit a senior lawyer with minimum 8 years' plus post admission experience gained in a major law firm or in house. You will have excellent transactional experience, sophisticated negotiation and drafting skills and the ability to hit the ground running in a fast-paced and high-performing team environment. Equally important, you offer a can-do, hands-on attitude. You are able to quickly build trust and confidence, keen to collaborate across the legal team, to pitch in to get things done in a timely fashion and able to successfully manage competing priorities and deadlines and effectively managing external counsel. What's on Offer This role offers excellent remuneration and the opportunity to work with some of the best in the business. Interesting and challenging work in an innovative and progressive business – this opportunity is not to be missed. The role can be based in Melbourne (preferred) or Sydney. Hybrid working is available. To Apply Please apply online using the links in this advertisement. You can also call via our reception team on 61 3 9923 7454 or call; Antonia Ordon – Recruitment Consultant 61 490 832 177 Karen Caroe - Candidate Manager 61 428 298 004 All discussions will be in strict confidence and your CV and details will not be passed to any third party or prospective employer until instructed by you. About Us Ablethorpe Recruitment is a specialist legal recruitment agency operating in Australia and internationally Our team have been awarded Best Agency (Legal) and Best Legal Recruiter (Stuart Ablethorpe) in both the 2022 and 2023 Sourcr Awards Want More? For the best specialist advice in positioning your legal career whether that be getting the right experience to progress to Senior Associate, Partner or General Counsel, obtaining your next in-house legal counsel or private practice role, or simply maximising your review, contact our consultants for a confidential discussion #SCR-antonia-ordon