Solicitor / Senior Associate - Finance

Solicitor / Senior Associate - Finance page is loaded Solicitor / Senior Associate - Finance Apply locations Sydney time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R-101244The OpportunityWe are seeking a Solicitor or Senior Associate to join our leading Band 1 Finance team, to be based in Sydney.In this role, you will work with leading Partners Melita Cottrell and Adam Roberts whose practice spans corporate finance, property finance, leveraged and acquisition finance.You will benefit from the premium exposure to large and complex transactions in these areas, acting for major domestic and offshore lenders, borrowers and sponsors.
The team's key clients include major Australian listed companies and wholesale REITS and key financial institutions including the major Australian banks.You will have the opportunity to work with other pre-eminent Partners and senior lawyers across the wider Finance, Real Estate and Corporate practice groups.
You will gain excellent client exposure and opportunities to develop a network of relationships.
You will benefit from exceptional learning opportunities working in a team of highly ambitious and talented professionals.To be successful in this role, you will have:
• Minimum 3 years' legal experience in delivering technical advice on a range of finance matters from a top tier, national or international private practice environment.

• Admission to practise in Australia, or New Zealand.

• An excellent academic record coupled with strong legal skills and a practical mindset.

• A proactive approach and desire to be an integral member of our leading and supportive team.

• An ability to work to tight timeframes, collaboratively and at times autonomously.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to demonstrate collegiality within a team.What you can expect from us:
• We are 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.

• 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 - Kramerkramer-benefits.pdf
• 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 are a safe, inclusive, and equitable workplace and celebrate the diversity of our people.TeamFinance & RestructuringWorking PatternFull timeLocationSydneyContract typePermanent ContractDiversity & InclusionWe are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives.
We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance.
This is a key part of our Values-Human, Bold, and Outstanding.
About Us At Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, we align your growth and ambition with ours.
We invest in your personal and professional growth and support you to achieve your ambitions.
And you share responsibility for playing a part in delivering the firm's growth and ambition too.A leading global law firm, with over 6,000 people, we are in the world's largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.
We're recognised leaders in demanding contentious matters, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private transactions.We're immersed in the many challenges facing our clients.
We're invested and resourceful.
We understand the part technology and digitalisation play in the delivery of legal services.
We want to make a positive impact wherever in the world we operate.
You'll have the opportunity to engage with this with an open mind and curiosity.We are known for our diverse perspectives and renowned for our culture .
Being human, bold and outstanding are more than our values: you'll discover they are our lived experience.
And by being ambitious for your growth and ours, we'll achieve our goals together.Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your growth.
Our ambition.