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Director, Legal

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Founded in 1988, Morrison is a leading global infrastructure manager, investing across the risk spectrum in both private and listed markets. Its purpose is toinvestwisely in ideas that matter. It believes the best investments serve an enduring societal need and has a firm commitment to sustainability. Morrison manages approximately USD$30billion(asatMarch 31, 2026)in consolidated assets on behalf of its clients.

Morrison hasone of the largest specialist infrastructure teams, with over 200 professionalsoperatingacrosseightglobal offices inNew York, London,Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland,Abu Dhabi,Wellingtonand Singapore.

Morrison is a thematic-based investor focused on the global, long-duration verticals of energy transition, digitization & connectivity, global mobility, aging population, and circular economy & resource constraints.

About the Role

In this newly created positionofDirector, Legal, youwilljoin ateam of senior legal professionals, providing and arranging legal advice for the Morrison group, with a particular focus onadvising oninvestmentorigination, assetmanagementand divestment activities.Your responsibilities will include:

  • Acting as a member of the deal team, managing external legal advisers, and advising on legal documents and structures for (primarily) private market transactions.
  • Leading legal workstreams, including managing legal due diligence, negotiating transaction documentation, structuring, shareholder/ consortium arrangements, debt financing and regulatory approvals.
  • Managing external legal advisers and coordinating legal inputs with investment, asset management and operational teams.
  • Advising on early-stage transaction documents, such as NBIOs, term sheets and framework agreements.
  • Supporting portfolio entity and asset management activities, including bolt-on acquisitions, refinancings, disputes, management incentive arrangements and shareholder matters.
  • Providing general legal advice across the Morrison group, contributing to legal precedents and knowledge-sharing, and building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, clients and external providers.

About You

  • Senior corporate/M&A lawyer with 8+ years' post-qualification experience and admission to practise in the relevant jurisdiction.
  • Strong M&A, corporate, commercial and transaction execution experience, ideally across private markets, energy /infrastructure, asset management and/or cross-border transactions.
  • Proven ability to lead complex legal workstreams, work independently, manage external counsel and provide clear, commercial recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Excellent technical legal skills, negotiation capability, legal risk judgment, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Commercial, pragmatic and solutions-oriented, with confidence operating in fast-moving, high-intensity transaction environments.
  • Collaborative and relationship-focused, with strong interpersonal skills and a 'one team' approach.
  • Highly organised and disciplined, with sound judgment on materiality, escalation and risk trade-offs across multiple workstreams and deadlines.
  • Curious, improvement-oriented and motivated by working in a supportive, high-performing environment.

Why Work for Morrison

  • We pride ourselves on our values and our culture of working as whānau (family) and supporting each other.
  • The impact of what we do is important to us. We invest in environmentally sustainable companies and have a strong commitment to ESG.
  • We offer flexibility and hybrid work so you can bring your best self to work each day.
  • We offer competitive salary + incentives to reward your contribution to our success.
  • We have a learning and development program with a focus on building internal capability and supporting your professional and personal development.
  • Attractive paid parental leave and flexible leave options.

Morrison is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require any support or adjustments during the recruitment process.

Morrison works with selected recruitment partners under formal agreements. We do not accept unsolicited resumes, and any such submissions will not be considered or give rise to any fee.

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