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Taurus Legal Management is seeking an experienced corporate/commercial/litigation lawyer to join their ever‐growing and busy practice.
About Taurus Legal Management
Taurus Legal Management is a well‐established, highly regarded boutique law firm with a reputation for excellence, strategy, and outstanding client outcomes.
As a firm that acts for business owners and their families, we combine top‐tier quality with the personal service of a boutique firm.
We have been recognised as Australasian Lawyer Top Specialist Firm (2025) and one of Australia's fastest‐growing law firms.
You will join a successful, supportive team that values shared knowledge and professional growth. We meet regularly to collaborate, review files, share insights, and ensure top‐tier client outcomes.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced corporate/commercial/litigation lawyer (minimum 3+ years PQE) to join our team at either Associate or Senior Associate level. Whilst the position is remote, the successful candidate must reside in or around Melbourne.
Responsibilities include:
* Autonomously run litigation matters (with appropriate supervision depending on complexity and risk profile).
* Draft court documents, including pleadings, affidavits, outlines of submissions, and proposed orders.
* Provide strategic advice to clients, including conducting research and litigation‐focused legal due diligence.
* Attend court appearances, mediations and trials, and monitor and comply with court timetables.
* Brief and liaise with counsel and expert witnesses, including preparing briefs and coordinating evidence.
* Advising on a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, asset and share sales, joint ventures, investments, and capital raisings (including equity, debt and convertible instruments).
* Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating transactional and investment documentation, including sale agreements, shareholders' agreements, subscription agreements, and related ancillary documents.
* Providing advice on corporate governance and compliance, including board and shareholder matters, directors' duties, and regulatory obligations.
* Advising on commercial arrangements such as supply, distribution, services, licensing, and strategic partnership agreements.
* Supporting legal due diligence processes, including managing data rooms, identifying key legal risks, and preparing clear risk summaries.
* Supporting regulatory and compliance aspects of corporate transactions, including ACCC notifications, ASIC notifications, and disclosure obligations.
* Working closely with internal client stakeholders, including internal counsel, executives, and external advisers to deliver practical, commercially focused advice.
* Manage cost disclosure obligations and ongoing cost communications with clients.
* Contributing to the development and improvement of internal precedents and processes.
Key Highlights
* Autonomy with strong mentorship and support
* Diverse, high‐value files
* Fully remote with office space in the Paris End of Town for meetings
* Mentoring to support career growth
* Clear pathway to partnership
* Annual performance reviews
* Competitive market salary commensurate with experience
About You
* Practising certificate with minimum 3+ years PQE in corporate/commercial/litigation
* Open, honest, accountable, and professional
* Someone who seeks feedback, shares knowledge generously, and contributes to team culture
* Someone genuinely concerned for the wellbeing of clients, colleagues, and the firm they work with
* Strong client service and legal skills
* Commercially minded with financial and practice management experience
* Excellent communication, leadership and collaborative skills
* Provide accurate, timely advice and clear client communication
* Use initiative to progress files, prioritise effectively and run matters autonomously
* Strong legal knowledge
* Accurately time record, manage cost estimates, handle WIP, disbursements, billing and debtors
* Meet financial targets and support firm‐wide financial objectives
* Build strong client and referrer relationships, identify new work opportunities, and cross‐sell services
* Contribute to marketing, client engagement and broader business development activities
Apply Now
Please email your resume and a brief cover letter to our General Manager, Jodie Engerer, at jodie@tauruslawyers.com.au, outlining your experience, key competencies, and why a role with Taurus Legal Management appeals to you.
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* How many years' experience do you have as a Commercial Litigation Lawyer?
* How many years' experience do you have in corporate & commercial law?
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