Visiting Lawyer

The role

White & Case is seeking an experienced Visiting Lawyer with 8+ years of PQE to join its Energy, Finance, Infrastructure, Projects, Public Sector, Real Estate, and Transportation practice in Melbourne, Australia. This role involves leading complex transactions and advising clients on various project development and finance matters.

What you'll do

• Lead and manage often complex transactions, ensuring effective legal strategy and execution
• Lead the drafting and negotiation of critical transaction documents, such as purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, and financing documents
• Work closely with clients to understand their needs and deliver strategic legal solutions and favorable outcomes on transactions
• Represent clients (under the supervision of partners) in negotiations, assisting in areas like structuring of transactions to optimize legal, tax and business outcomes
• Lead comprehensive due diligence processes, identifying potential risks for client, and ensuring thorough review and analysis of relevant documents
• Advise clients on post-transaction integration issues, handling or referring within the Firm any arising legal matters, and ensuring ongoing compliance with transaction terms
• Assist more senior colleagues on complex transactions in developing transaction and deal strategies, preparing for negotiations
• Stay updated on legal developments in the area of specialization
• Help coach and develop more junior lawyers in a specialized area within a larger practice
• Set the technical and professional direction of a specialism or area of expertise within the practice

What we're looking for