Restructuring, Turnaround and Insolvency

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Herbert Smith Freehills Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION

About Herbert Smith Freehills

As one of the world's leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.

We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Solicitor to join our top-tier Restructuring, Turnaround and Insolvency (RTI) Finance team, based in Sydney.

You will work closely with highly respected partner Paul Apáthy (Future Generation Partner - Legal 500), as well as other leading partners and senior lawyers across the Finance group.

This is an opportunity to work on career-defining transactions with the support and leadership of the best legal minds across the country. You will undertake a diverse range of tasks aimed at supporting and advising corporate debtors, creditors, and special situations investors in navigating distressed scenarios, including debt restructurings, formal insolvencies, corporate turnarounds, distressed investments, security enforcement, special situations lending, and debt trading.

In this role, you will have the chance to be actively involved in matters, fostering significant client exposure. Furthermore, you will become part of a supportive, congenial team, and enjoy unparalleled learning opportunities.

Skills & Experience

Demonstrable experience in restructuring, insolvency, and debt financing matters, or a background in general banking with a keen interest for RTI, from a leading top-tier, national, or international private practice, or an in-house environment. Strong academic record coupled with excellent legal skills and a practical mindset. Impeccable attention to detail, coupled with a proven ability to comprehend complex legal issues. Proactive mindset and a desire to play an integral role within our leading and supportive team. Ability to work collaboratively within tight timeframes, sometimes autonomously.

The Team

Our Restructuring, Turnaround and Insolvency (RTI) team is a global cross-practice team of specialist lawyers, drawing from the finance, disputes and corporate practices of the firm. The RTI team acts for some of the largest and most high profile debtors, creditors, investors and insolvency practitioners globally and are trusted by a wide range of clients across many sectors, including financial services, aviation; telecommunications; energy, oil and gas; mining; marine and shipping; retail; food & beverage; infrastructure and real estate sectors.

Our experience covers the whole spectrum of corporate distress, from early stages through corporate turnarounds and transformations, creditor workouts, debt restructurings, and formal insolvency processes. The team is known for advising on extremely complex distressed situations, often across multiple jurisdictions, and which may also include other elements such as special situations financing or litigation.

What you can expect from us:

We're a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 5,000 professionals. As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation. We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise. We will align your growth with our ambitions. We make your personal and professional growth our business. And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too. Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you. We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you. Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals. We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health. If you need support, you'll have it and we'll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities and effectively manage things within your control. For more benefits on offer, such as our 26 weeks paid parental leave, holistic wellbeing fund or home office allowance please click/ copy this link into your browser - Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia's market leading law firm.

We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to First Nations, LGBTIQA+ and neurodivergent individuals, as well as individuals of all ages, cultures, genders and abilities. We're a safe, inclusive and equitable workplace and celebrate the diversity of our people.

Team

Finance

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

Sydney

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.

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