We’re hiring: Associate – Corporate & Commercial Lawyer

Lowndes Jordan is looking for an exceptional associate with strong technical skills, initiative and detail orientation who enjoys advising clients on a range of commercial and corporate law matters.  You will enjoy working at a senior level with a reasonable amount of autonomy, thrive on client contact and benefit from being well supported by your supervising Partners.  The role will advise on a wide variety of legal matters, including a mix of M&A structuring and transactional work, as well as a range of usual commercial advisory work for regular clients.  Your clients will range from tech start-ups to SME’s and large corporates – the work is high quality, varied and exciting!

About You

You may currently be at a large law firm but now seek a more relaxed work environment.  Ideally you will have:

• at least 3 years’ PQE perhaps gained working in a top tier or boutique law firm, who holds (or is entitled to hold) a current NZ practising certificate;
• strong experience in corporate and commercial law, including M&A experience;
• the ability to build strong relationships and client focussed;
• maturity and a flexible approach;
• excellent contract drafting, writing and negotiation skills.

About Us

Lowndes Jordan is well-established and is recognised as an elite provider of legal services to a variety of companies, multinationals, entrepreneurs, and business innovators.  We enjoy complex and challenging work and our focus is on delivering elegant solutions, often in a bespoke manner, achieved through our core values of integrity, respect, excellence, service and commitment both for our clients and for each other.  We have a highly collaborative culture, and all staff strive to achieve the goal of practice excellence.

Lowndes Jordan has a modern team culture that genuinely encourages having a life outside of work.  We offer flexible working conditions and actively foster a collaborative and social environment, with support from partners, other associates, and experienced secretarial and trust accounting staff.  You will have access to up to the minute precedent bases, with modern AML, document and practice management, communications and trust accounting systems and a work environment that makes your workflow as smooth, efficient and enjoyable as we can make it.

Additional information

Lowndes Jordan values diversity in all respects and is a signatory to the NZL Gender Equality Charters.