Legal Engineer - Corporate M&A Lawyer Sydney

The role requires a deep understanding of legal practice in M&A and will focus on identifying and eliminating inefficiencies. Working within the inaugural team, you will be the Product Specialist/ SME in M&A. The solution will encompass share purchase agreements, asset sales, due diligence coordination, completion mechanics, and post-completion obligations, all automated and tracked in one place.

We need someone who has run M&A transactions as a practitioner and wants to turn that expertise into software. You will define the workflows, checklists, condition tracking, and document logic that power M&A automation. You will work with the development team to build features, and with the GTM team and Marketing to ensure the product resonates with corporate and M&A teams at Australian law firms.

About the Role

* Define end-to-end M&A transaction workflows: engagement, due diligence, SPA/APA negotiation, conditions precedent, completion, and post-completion

* Map condition precedent and condition subsequent tracking, including regulatory approvals (FIRB, ACCC, ASX), third-party consents, and completion deliverables

* Design automation rules for due diligence management, document request lists, data room coordination, and checklist tracking

* Work with the development team to translate M&A processes into product features, data models, and automation logic

* Design templates for SPAs, disclosure letters, completion checklists, and ancillary documents

* Identify where M&A teams waste the most time — CP tracking, completion mechanics, post-completion undertakings — and prioritise for automation

* Support the GTM team with domain expertise for M&A-focused sales conversations, demos, and client onboarding

* Validate product features with practising corporate/M&A lawyers

About You

* 6+ years of experience in corporate M&A at an Australian law firm (buy-side, sell-side, or both)

* Deep understanding of share purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, due diligence processes, and completion mechanics

* Experience with condition precedent tracking and regulatory approval workflows (FIRB, ACCC, ASX as applicable)

* Ability to articulate complex transaction workflows as structured, step-by-step processes

* Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams

* Genuine interest in technology and willingness to learn how software is built

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to Have

* Experience across both private M&A and public company transactions

* Exposure to joint ventures, schemes of arrangement, or takeovers

* Understanding of post-completion integration, warranty & indemnity claims, or earn-out mechanics

* Experience with virtual data rooms (Ansarada, Intralinks, Datasite)

* Familiarity with legal technology products or practice management systems

Work hybrid from fantastic office near Circular Quay. This role comes with a great salary, bonus and generous share options post probation.