Corporate & Commercial Legal Careers
Corporate & Commercial legal jobs at Axiom let you love the law, love your life with meaningful work and the flexibility to shape your career.
The work you’ll do as a corporate & commercial lawyer at Axiom
As an Axiom corporate & commercial lawyer, you'll engage in high-impact work across multiple industries while enjoying the flexibility to shape your career on your own terms, including:
Advising on governance matters and managing board reporting and communications while supporting ESG reporting initiatives. You'll provide counsel on risk management, corporate compliance, and regulatory matters, working directly with in-house legal departments to ensure seamless governance operations. This work includes board and committee meeting administration, policy development, and pragmatic, solutions-oriented advice that integrates with business teams.
Supporting capital markets transactions by preparing SEC filings, managing proxy disclosures, and handling securities filings and investor relations. You'll work on regulatory disclosures and reporting requirements, helping companies navigate complex compliance obligations. Your legal acumen will drive value across the business as you advise on public company obligations and capital markets best practices.
Managing entity formation and rationalization projects while providing corporate secretary services to ensure efficient organizational structures. You'll oversee entity governance, maintain corporate records, and support strategic initiatives around corporate structure optimization. This includes coordinating multi-jurisdictional entity management and leading restructuring efforts that align legal structure with business strategy.
Structuring fund formations and supporting private equity transactions across various investment strategies. You'll advise on fund structuring, regulatory compliance for investment vehicles, and private equity structuring matters. This work spans the full lifecycle of fund operations, from formation through ongoing governance and investor relations, allowing you to grow your legal practice in dynamic, forward-thinking environments.
Managing contract drafting, negotiation, execution, and amendments for commercial agreements. You'll provide practical guidance on contract terms, manage vendor and customer agreements, and support strategic transactions. Your work will integrate legal insight with business objectives, helping companies refine governance processes and commercial relationships while managing risk effectively.
Serving as a trusted advisor on strategic initiatives where legal insight drives business value. You'll work directly with cross-functional teams on corporate strategy, M&A support, and operational matters, offering pragmatic advice that integrates seamlessly with business operations. Join a community of forward-thinking legal professionals who are redefining how corporate legal services are delivered.
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Corporate & Commercial Law Engagements
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Why become an Axiom corporate & commercial lawyer?
- Engage in complex corporate governance, securities filings, fund formation, entity management, and strategic transactions for 75% of the Fortune 100
- Join less than 3% of applicants accepted, collaborating with legal professionals averaging 18-20+ years of experience
- 93% of clients rate Axiom lawyers as good as or better than top law firm attorneys
- Design your career with dedicated 1:1 support from your Talent Success Partner focusing on engagement success and development
- Choose engagements aligned with your goals—capital markets, fund formation, corporate governance—building a dynamic, multifaceted career
- Access legal AI, accredited CLEs from PLI and LexisNexis, and coaching that prepares you for wherever your career takes you
- Choose where, when, and how you work—full-time or part-time, with flexible arrangements including remote, on-site, or hybrid options
- Work as many or as few hours as you'd like, taking time between assignments when it suits you
- Join a culture that invests in your success: over Over 20% of our professionals have been with Axiom for more than four years, building long-term careers with us
Working at Axiom
Frequently Asked Questions
Axiom’s interview process typically takes about two weeks. If your interviews are successful, you'll work on your Axiom for Talent profile while our recruiting team conducts diligence checks. Once complete, you'll be introduced to your Talent Success Partner and join our Waitlist.
After you’ve matched with a client engagement and completed our onboarding process, you become an Axiom employee. Your Talent Success Partner supports you throughout your engagement and helps you find your next role while you're still working—or you can spend time "on the beach" between engagements.

Yes! While offerings vary by region, many of our offices organize social events, discussion groups, guest speakers, and activities. You'll also have access to Axiom's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), including DNA (representing our Disability, Neurodiversity & Allies community), ERA (Equal Rights at Axiom - representing women at Axiom), Apaxiom (representing our AAPI community), Blaxiom (representing our Black community), and Outlaws (representing our LGBTQIA+ community).
Beyond formal events, you'll be part of a vibrant community of high-caliber legal professionals, and we leverage this impressive network through mentoring programs and opportunities to share best practices and collaborate with colleagues across our global platform.
The average engagement lasts approximately eight months globally, though many legal talent stay engaged with their clients for much longer—sometimes years. About 4-6 weeks before your engagement concludes, your Talent Success Partner will begin discussing your next opportunity and works to find your next engagement while you're still engaged.
Between engagements (what we call being “on the beach”), you'll have time to pursue your interests and goals outside of Axiom; you’ll continue to have access to our professional development resources. Our legal talent’s utilization rate is around 70%, meaning legal talent are working as many (or as few) hours as they'd like.