DLA Piper Looking for Associate/Senior Associate, Corporate M&A at Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

DLA Piper New Zealand is the only truly global business law firm operating in New Zealand. With lawyers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we provide a seamless service, advising international clients doing business in New Zealand and New Zealand organisations doing business elsewhere. Being the only truly global business law firm in New Zealand says a lot about the work and projects we get involved with.

Joining our New Zealand offices means you become part of a strong, capable group of people recognised for their unmatched client service and down-to-earth, pragmatic manner. We have a truly international presence, award-winning reputation and a proven track record of exceptional growth.

About The Role

At DLA Piper New Zealand, our success depends upon our most important asset – our people.

We have an opportunity available for an Associate/Senior Associate to join our Corporate team in Auckland. We are looking for someone with experience in general corporate with a focus on M&A transactions, including in particular private equity and venture capital deals.

Our Corporate team is recognised for its cross-border expertise and workflows, its strong client base, and its pragmatic, commercial approach. For the 12th consecutive year, DLA Piper was the highest-ranked legal advisor in the world for M&A deal volume, according to Mergermarket. Internationally, the firm was involved in 1,104 transactions worldwide in 2021, valued at approximately US$242 billion. As well, DLA Piper New Zealand won M&A Deal of the Year at the 2022 NZ Law Awards.

The team has an outstanding reputation. We advise on complex corporate structuring, investment and transactions, and capital raising. The team has a diverse and interesting client base including some of New Zealand’s and the World’s biggest names and brands. This role will provide the opportunity to undertake challenging work in a supportive and collaborative workplace, which offers both career and professional development.

We are looking for a practical and personable team player, who will continue to offer the high levels of service that our clients have come to expect. This means that you will be required to have outstanding organisation skills and the ability to manage your own workload. You will be highly motivated, with a mature approach to your work, and an excellent role model to more junior members of the team.

At DLA Piper we invest in our people. We offer an environment where personal leadership is strong and encouragement is the norm. Our supportive and collaborative teams are solutions focused and determined to provide an outstanding service to our clients.

A career with DLA Piper New Zealand means being an integral part of an exciting team. We can offer you the opportunity to work with quality clients, talented lawyers, and provide stimulating work. If you think you have what it takes and this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for, we want to hear from you.

Diversity and inclusion at DLA Piper

With offices worldwide, our efforts to understand, value and incorporate differences are woven into our culture.

We are defined by our people and are committed to recruiting, developing and retaining the highest calibre of professionals. We believe that fostering diversity and inclusion allows us to acquire the most talented people, to build the most effective teams for our clients, and deliver the highest level of service.

Giving something back

DLA Piper is deeply committed to pro bono. Our pro bono efforts focus on three areas: the rights of children, access to justice and the rule of law, and assisting asylum seekers, refugees, and stateless people. Our work is both global and local. We are committed to helping to build a pro bono culture in the legal profession around the world.

In 2021, our global network devoted nearly 200,000 hours to pro bono initiatives. This alone make us one of the world’s largest providers of pro bono legal services.

Keen to find out more?

You can learn more about DLA Piper here: https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/aboutus/