About the Role
We are seeking a Solicitor to join our leading Tier 1 and award-winning Class Actions team in Sydney. You will work closely with multi-award-winning partners and leading lawyers, undertaking a range of work supporting national and international clients. This role involves contributing to excellent client service, handling files, identifying issues, and proactively providing solutions. You will be a key member of a highly motivated and innovative team, playing an important role in projects to further develop business opportunities with existing and new clients, and collaborating with colleagues in interstate and international offices.
Responsibilities
- Contributing to an excellent client service
- Handling files
- Identifying issues and proactively providing solutions
- Playing an important role in projects to further develop business opportunities with existing and new clients
- Working with colleagues in interstate and international offices
Requirements
- An Australian or New Zealand practising certificate
- 3+ years of post-admission experience
- Demonstrable experience across a range of commercial litigation matters, preferably class actions, from a leading top-tier, national or international private practice or an in-house environment
- A strong 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
- Ability to work to tight timeframes, collaboratively and at times autonomously
- Excellent communication skills and ability to demonstrate collegiality within a team
- A hunger to learn and develop and be part of maintaining a market-leading practice
- An innovative mindset, curious about AI and emerging technologies
Skills
- Class Actions
- Commercial Litigation
- Legal Skills
- Communication Skills
- AI
- Emerging Technologies
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Full time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- 3+ years of post-admission experience
Education Level
- Strong academic record
Benefits
- Holistic wellbeing fund
- Home office allowance
About the Company
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm committed to helping clients achieve their goals through exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence.
- We are a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm with an extensive footprint across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres, and major growth hubs.
- We are recognised as leaders in demanding litigation, regulatory work, and complex public and private market transactions, particularly in energy, infrastructure, and resources.
- We are a world-leading international law firm with a global team of over 6,000 professionals across 26 offices.
- We are the market leader in Australia, committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity, and digital innovation.
- We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise.
- Our Disputes team is a multi-disciplinary global team of world-leading sector specialists and regional experts, described by Chambers and Partners as a 'Dispute Resolution powerhouse that consistently tops the rankings across the world'.
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's Disputes group is ranked as a Tier 1 Dispute Resolution: Class Actions Firm (Legal 500 2025) and ranked a Band 1 Dispute Resolution Firm (Chambers Asia Pacific 2025).
Equal Opportunity
- We 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.
