Restructuring Associate Lawyer Sydney

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia A&O Shearman Full time

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A&O Shearman is a global industry-leading law firm, with 48 offices in 28 countries worldwide. Our fluency in Australian, English, US and the laws of the world's most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world's leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to an inclusive environment, and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

Department purpose
A&O Shearman's global restructuring, insolvency and capital solutions group has handled some of the most complex domestic and cross-border matters of recent years.

We act for stakeholders across the capital structure wherever they encounter distress. Our clients include corporates, boards of directors and management, sponsors, banks, lenders, noteholders, and ad hoc groups.

We also act for contractual counterparties, other creditors, agents, trustees, insolvency officeholders, hedge funds, private equity funds, direct lenders, and CLOs, as well as sovereigns and sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, family offices, and other institutional investors.

Our team acts on a range of matters including liability management exercises, out-of-court and in-court restructurings, new money capital raises, exchange offers and debt exchanges, acquisitions of distressed companies and assets, equity-linked transactions, insolvencies, rescue financings, and litigation risk assessments and mitigation.

We have deep experience of restructuring the full spectrum of financial instruments, from leveraged finance solutions to high yield debt, real estate finance, project finance, structured finance, derivatives, and securitizations.

We deliver practical, innovative, and bespoke solutions to our clients' challenges using the latest restructuring tools and practice, including novel financing and transactional techniques.

We support clients across industries such as energy and natural resources, consumer, retail, financial services, industrials, aviation, and shipping, and our team draws on the firm's unmatched strength in litigation, financial regulation, tax, corporate and M&A, employment, and pensions to deliver end-to-end solutions anywhere in the world.

Our ambition is to deliver positive outcomes that preserve and enhance value for our clients, whether they are in distress or seeking capital solutions.

Role purpose
We are looking for an Australian qualified Lawyer / Associate with 3 to 5 years of post-qualification experience to join our restructuring & bankruptcy team in Sydney, on a full-time permanent basis. We offer:

  • A dynamic work environment and the opportunity to be a part of a leading international law firm.
  • A variety of intellectually exciting work and the opportunity to work with other departments in an interdisciplinary way, in Australia, regionally and globally.
  • Opportunity to be a part of a dynamic, high-performing team with a friendly and supportive culture.
  • National and international secondment programmes to allow our lawyers to work with other departments, other people and to be exposed to the different cultures that the firm encompasses.
  • Dedicated local and global training programmes and professional training on communication, IT skills, management and business development skills.

Key requirements

  • 3 - 5 year PQE (Associate/Lawyer)
  • Training from a top tier law firm with previous restructuring & bankruptcy experience.
  • Outstanding academic credentials.
  • High level drafting and analytic skills.
  • Resilient self-starter with the intellectual curiosity and versatility to continuously acquire, build upon and share knowledge.
  • Highly motivated team player with excellent organisational skills.
  • Clear and concise communicator with outstanding interpersonal skills and a good eye for detail.
  • Entrepreneurial drive and strong commercial acumen.
  • A person of sound judgement and core values, able to establish a high level of credibility

Equal Employment Opportunity
A&O Shearman are committed to supporting a culture that drives inclusion. Every day, we're working hard to create an environment where everyone feels that they can bring their authentic selves to work. To be comfortable and confident to be who they are in the workplace. To feel like they belong.

We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, family or caring responsibilities, and people living with a disability. If you need any support to fully participate in the application process, please contact Australian Recruitment for guidance.

Seniority level
  • Seniority levelMid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Employment typeContract
Job function
  • Job functionLegal
  • IndustriesLaw Practice and Legal Services

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