Associate, Qualified Lawyers

Allens is hiring up to 10 Associate, Qualified Lawyers for their offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, or Sydney. Associates will work with Partners on complex transactions, drafting legal documents, managing matters, and providing legal advice. The role supports flexibility and a hybrid working model. Candidates should have relevant experience in various practice areas and a desire for professional growth. Allens offers competitive remuneration and benefits.
Your role

We're looking for up to 10 lawyers to join our Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, or Sydney offices.

As an Associate, you'll work closely with our Partners and the wider team, and will gain exposure to the most complex and interesting transactions in the market.

At Allens, our structure means you'll get exposure to a number of different Partners within your practice group and a wide variety of work. We encourage our lawyers to find their niche and specialise in areas they're interested in, while building a strong foundation across their field.

Responsibilities might include:
• Drafting legal documents and agreements
• Managing, or assisting on, matters and transactions
• Legal document review
• Facilitating negotiations
• Performing due diligence
• Providing legal advice
• Business development
• Mentoring and delegating work to graduate lawyers
• Discovery and E-discovery management

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity however we support flexibility, and would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you. We also support a hybrid working model, where working from home, and the office, is part of our norm.

About You

You will have:
• Experience in one or more of the following practice areas:
• Disputes and Litigation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Banking & Finance
• Technology, Media, Telecommunications
• Funds/Pensions, Super, Wealth
• Employment
• Projects & Development
• Competition
• Tax
• Intellectual Property & Trademarks
• Experience working in a well-regarded a law firm (we are also open to a combination of private practice and in-house experience) where you have been responsible for tasks such as:
• Drafting legal documents and agreements
• Document review
• Matter management
• Liaising with clients and facilitating negotiations
• Managing, and delegating work to, graduate lawyers
• Business development
• Writing pitch documents or legal articles
• Hosting seminars
• A desire to learn, grow, network, mentor others
• A story to tell - there is enormous strength in the unique backgrounds and life experiences our people bring to the firm. Our people's differences across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural and social diversity, age, ability, and family and caring arrangements enrich our firm. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations peoples.

Your development

In joining Allens, you will become an integral part of a high-performing firm and work with people and leaders who help you become the best you can be. You will gain exceptional training that develops you professionally and personally. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you work on the most complex matters in the market.

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

Our perks

Our benefits include:
• Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration; generous incentive plan that recognises both billable and broader contribution, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
• Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.
• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.
• Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

About Allens

Allens is a leading international law firm with a proud 200-year heritage of shaping the future for our clients, our people and the communities in which we work. From playing a pioneering role in the development of legislation and regulatory frameworks in the Asian region, to acting on numerous 'firsts' across a range of industry and community issues, it is in our DNA to make a difference and help shape what our world looks like. Our alliance with Linklaters connects our clients and teams with an international network of legal leaders that spans 41 offices in 26 countries.

We value personal growth and career progression equally. Through our in-depth career coaching, focus on innovation, and international secondment program, we aim to create future leaders in the legal industry.

How To Apply

We'd love to hear from you so please click "apply now"! If you would like to find out more, please visit "This is Allens" or listen to our podcast Allens Confidential to hear real stories from real people about life at Allens. If you require adjustments to fully participate in our application process, please contact us at careers@allens.com.au.