Senior Legal Counsel – Investment Banking (M&A, ECM and Capital Markets)
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LocationSydney, Australia
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
Experience4–8 yrs
DepartmentLegal
Company size10,000+ people
First seenOct 30, 2026 · 4d ago
Verified live16h ago
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Approximately 4-8 years PQE or equivalent experience in a leading international law firm or financial institution
Australian qualified
Recent capital markets experience, including public and private M&A and equities capital markets transactions
Solid understanding and working knowledge of Australian securities laws and equity capital markets practice
Initiative and flexibility to learn and provide legal support and manage external counsel for investment banking teams
Confident and self-motivated with excellent communication skills
Ability to hit the ground running
Comfortable dealing at a senior corporate level with a variety of investment banking transactions (public and private M&A, private equity, equity capital markets)
Working knowledge of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ASX listing rules, and market practice for documenting capital markets transactions (IPOs and secondary raisings)
Working knowledge of current Australian regulatory regimes, including financial services and the AFSL regime
Excellent drafting, negotiating and communication skills
Prepared to be responsible for a wide variety of corporate advisory matters and able to juggle and prioritise work tasks
Sound commercial head and an instinctive ability to get to the heart of issues
Willing to learn to provide advice in a variety of practice areas across the Australian business
Experience and understanding of the workings of a financial institution
Confident in providing training and advice to the business on best practice and current issues
Experience in a stock broking and/or funds management firm (beneficial)
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About the role
Legal, as part of the Legal Team in APAC to be based in Sydney, Australia.
Role
Jefferies is looking to hire a senior corporate lawyer to be the Assistant General Counsel in Australia and to be part of its Legal team in APAC with approximately 4-8 years PQE or equivalent experience in the practice of a leading international law firm or financial institution.
The candidate will be Australian qualified and have recent capital markets experience, including in public and private M&A and equities capital markets transactions. Experience in a stock broking and/or funds management firm will also be beneficial.
Reporting to Head of Legal, Australia, this is a diverse role requiring a solid understanding and working knowledge of Australian securities laws and equity capital markets practice, as well as the initiative and flexibility to learn and provide legal support and manage external counsel for the investment banking teams for Jefferies Australia primarily as well as other Jefferies offices across APAC.
We are looking for a confident and self-motivated candidate with excellent communication skills and the ability to hit the ground running. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, high-paced business with exposure to a variety of corporate, transactional and regulatory matters across various markets in APAC.
The candidate should:
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Be comfortable dealing at a senior corporate level with a variety of investment banking transactions (including public and private M&A, private equity and equity capital markets);
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Have a working knowledge of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ASX listing rules, and market practice for documenting capital markets transactions, including IPOs and secondary raisings;
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Have a working knowledge of current Australian regulatory regimes, including financial services and the AFSL regime;
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Have excellent drafting, negotiating and communication skills;
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Be prepared to be responsible for a wide variety of corporate advisory matters and be able to juggle and prioritise work tasks;
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Have a sound commercial head and an instinctive ability to get to the heart of issues as they present themselves;
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Be willing to learn to provide advice in a variety of practice areas across the Australian business;
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Have experience and understand the workings of a financial institution; and
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Be confident in providing training and advice to the business on best practice and current issues.
About the company
Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.
At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.
Legal
Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.
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