Clarendon Lawyers

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About the firm

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Corporate firm specialising in mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets.

• Private equity and venture capital
• Dispute resolution
• Property law
• General commercial

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Mergers and acquisitions

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• private acquisitions and disposal of companies
• public company takeovers
• schemes of arrangement
• private equity and venture capital investments and exists
• legal due diligence

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Equity capital markets

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• initial public offers
• equity incentive plans
• secondary capital raising
• entitlement offers
• dividend reinvestment plans
• private market and venture capital investment
• backdoor listings and reverse takeovers

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Corporate

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• joint venture
• partnerships
• shareholder agreements
• business structuring and finance
• corporate governance, ASX, Corporations Act
• corporate restructure
• Company incorporation, trust development

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Dispute resolution

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• ASAP outcome
• commercially sensible outcome
• dynamic and innovative

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Property

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Acquisition and disposal of property
Commercial, industrial and retail lease
Lease and contracts
Property developments and due diligence
Foreign investment
Easement, covenant etc.

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Excellence

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Standards, depth, high performance

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Bench size

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Comparable to other large firm sectors

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Service delivery

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highly responsive, always available, go the extra mile

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Commercial

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understand business drivers, assertive w/ client interests

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Hands on

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Focussed and efficient teams

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Communication

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clear, user friendly advice, contemporary approach

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Down to earth

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Approachable, get to know clients, personal service

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Equity Capital Market

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Arena where financial institutions help companies raise equity capital and where stocks are traded. Raised by issuing shares in company publicly and is used to fund expansion of business. Company sells percentage of ownership of itself in exchange for cash - opposed to raising debt

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Debt

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Ownership maintained but interest is expanded

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Initial public offering

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Process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. Raise capital from public investors. Floats share to company for first time.

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Private equity

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Investors buy shares of private companies or gain control of public companies with intention of removing them from the ASX.

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Venture capital

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Financing to startups and small businesses that have potential for high growth - investing capital to startups

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Merger

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An agreement that unties two existing companies into one new company - voluntary fusion - one new legal entity

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Acquisition

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Where one company purchases most or all shares of another company to gain control of that company with or without approval - involuntary.

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PLT

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Completing practical legal training with Leo Cussen - endeavour to have finished by end of this year and admitted to court in February 2022

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Bachelor Law/Arts

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Swinburne University, in my final semester. Endeavour to graduate at the end of this semester.

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Boroondara City Council

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Worked as a Paralegal from the start of 2020. Legal research, drafting advice, drafting legal documents including deeds, agreements and leases and licences, drafting formal correspondence.

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Keating Avery Solicitors

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Placement then employed as a legal assistant casually for 2 months whilst on uni break - drafting contracts for the sale of land, section 32 statements, wills, powers of attorney and correspondence to clients.

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CFA

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completed my minimum skills in the CFA in 2016 so am an active bush-firefighter. Leadership, problem solving and effective communication during high pressure situations.

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Working at Clarendon Lawyers

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• passionate about commercial and property law including commercial leasing and licensing.
• great opportunity to be involved in the dispute resolution team as I have enjoyed being involved in mediations and settlements with parties particularly involving the rent relief scheme and negotiating the recovering of debt with tenants.
• I am interested in broadening my knowledge about other areas of corporate law including mergers and acquisitions and other commercial transactions
• believe my major in international relations also provides transferable knowledge to foreign transactions
• I strongly agree with the values of Clarendon Lawyers including your hands on and down to earth approach towards legal advice whereby clients can be provided with personal service rather than merely being a number in the que.

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Communication and Problem Solving:

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I strongly believe in the importance of effective communication and leadership when working in a team.
Through my time at Council and through my volunteering, I have developed my skills as a problem solver and effective communicator during high pressure situations and would be able to transfer these qualities to a role as a graduate lawyer.

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Self-Development and Self-Management:

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I am always open to learning new skills and pride myself on performing to the best of my ability.
I am a conscientious and dedicated person who is committed to achieving goals through determination and persistence.
I am also well organised with planning my time and setting priorities for work, university, sports, volunteering, and personal life.

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Commitment and Teamwork:

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I am a committed and reliable person who also aims to give 110% to everything I do and I possess a strong work ethic.
I am supportive of others, open to listening to new ideas with a focus on communicating efficiently.
I am a considerate person who prides myself in helping others which is the reason why I joined the CFA.