Corporate Lawyer

Axiom is seeking expereinced corporate transactional lawyers interested in partnering with sophisticated healthcare and life sciences organizations across Australia on complex mergers and acquisitions, property acqusitions, leasing, and commercial contracting. Responsibilities: Lead and manage legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions, including due diligence, transaction structuring, drafting and negotiating deal documentation, and coordinating with external counsel and advisors. Provide legal support on real estate and property matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, leases, facility development projects, landlord/tenant issues, and related regulatory and zoning considerations. Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, such as vendor and supply agreements, service and management agreements, technology and licensing agreements, distribution arrangements, and other key commercial relationships. Advise on corporate governance and entity structure in connection with new ventures, acquisitions, and property holdings, ensuring alignment with healthcare regulatory requirements. Identify and mitigate legal risks in transactions and contracts, and develop standard templates, playbooks, and processes to drive efficiency and consistency across the business. Manage relationships with external counsel on transactional, property, and specialty matters, ensuring high‑quality, cost‑effective legal support. Stay current on legal and regulatory developments impacting healthcare M&A, real estate, and commercial arrangements, and advise leadership on their implications for the company’s strategy and operations. Requirements: Qualified lawyer with 5+ years of experience and a current, active practising certificate in Australia. Strong experience in M&A, real estate/property law, and commercial contracts (ideally within or heavily involving the healthcare sector). Excellent negotiation and drafting skills, and the ability to provide clear, practical, business‑focused legal advice in a fast‑paced environment. Pragmatic, commercial and solutions-focused, with excellent stakeholder management skills. Compensation, Benefits & Location: This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely, with the exception that some clients require on-site presence. Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services. Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation. Learn more about working at Axiom . Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discri