Global Financial Markets

3 days ago


Sydney, Australia A&O Shearman Full time

**Global Financial Markets (GFM) Associate Lawyer, Sydney**
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**
Our Global Financial Markets (GFM) team covers an exciting and broad area of finance. We work with colleagues across practice groups and jurisdictions on helping the world’s most successful companies fund themselves and manage risk.
Our work shapes market practice and our lawyers are involved in innovative, cutting-edge and high-profile deals. We have advised on many industry ‘firsts’, including some of the most innovative transactions in sustainable finance and digital bonds. In recent years we have also advised clients on complex funding matters as they navigate difficult economic conditions and often act as a client’s first port of call in times of market crisis.

**Role purpose**
We are looking for an Australian qualified Lawyer / Associate with 3 to 5 years of post-qualification experience to join our Global Financial Markets (GFM) 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 Global Financial Markets / International Capital Markets 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.



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