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About the Role
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is seeking a Senior Associate to join its premier, award-winning, Band 1 Corporate M&A team in Sydney. This role offers exposure to high-profile deals in Australia and close collaboration with leading M&A Partners.
Responsibilities
- Work across a range of corporate transactions including public and private M&A deals, schemes of arrangement, takeovers, and cross-border transactions.
- Act as lead lawyer on M&A transactions, including drafting and negotiating key transaction documents.
- Provide advice on areas of legal risk for clients.
- Project manage transactions to ensure key deadlines are met and deliverables are anticipated.
- Collaborate with other legal teams and offices across the firm to deliver an integrated service.
- Work closely with other advisers on transactions.
- Manage and build external client relationships, including assisting with business development activities.
- Mentor junior solicitors and actively participate in their professional development.
Requirements
- Admission to practice as a lawyer in Australia, New Zealand, or England.
- Strong experience as a Senior Associate on M&A transactions.
- A strong academic record.
- Excellent technical legal and drafting skills.
- A commercial approach.
- Demonstrated ability to comprehend complex legal matters.
- Ability to work effectively within tight timeframes, both collaboratively and autonomously.
- A passion for supervising and mentoring others.
- A hunger to learn and progress your career.
- An innovative mindset, curious about AI and emerging technologies.
Skills
- M&A transactions
- Drafting
- Negotiation
- Legal advice
- Project management
- Client relationship management
- Business development
- Mentoring
- AI
- Emerging technologies
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Full time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- Senior Associate
Education Level
- Admission to practice as a lawyer
Benefits
- Holistic wellbeing fund
- Home office allowance
About the Company
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm with over 6,000 professionals across 26 offices.
- The firm is committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity, and digital innovation.
- They are client-centered, commercially driven, and renowned for solution-focused expertise.
- The firm invests in personal and professional growth and supports employees to achieve their ambitions.
- They are recognized leaders in demanding contentious matters, exacting regulatory work, and complex public and private transactions.
- The firm understands the role of technology and digitalization in legal services delivery.
- They are known for diverse perspectives and a culture that is human, bold, and outstanding.
Equal Opportunity
- Committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives.
- This is essential for success, including the ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance.
- This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.