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About the Role

We are seeking a Solicitor to join our leading Band 1 Finance team based in Sydney. This role offers an exciting time for growth and opportunity within the group, working closely with Partners and other leading finance Partners.

Responsibilities

Advise leading domestic and international clients on a wide range of finance transactions, including acquisition finance, corporate lending and real estate finance.
Draft, negotiate and review finance documentation such as facility agreements, security packages, guarantees, side deeds and intercreditor arrangements.
Play a key role in complex transactions end-to-end, including structuring, due diligence, execution, and post-completion matters.
Act as a trusted advisor to clients, building and maintaining strong relationships with lenders and borrowers.
Collaborate with internal teams across projects, corporate, tax, real estate, and regulatory to deliver integrated legal solutions.
Support partners with business development initiatives, including client pitches, publications, and industry events.
Mentor junior lawyers and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

Requirements

3+ years of post-admission experience
Experience in finance transactions from a leading Australian or international firm.
Sharp attention to detail and a practical, commercial mindset.
An ability to manage competing deadlines and complex matters.
Excellent communication skills and a genuine interest in collaborating with others.
An innovative mindset, curious about AI and emerging technologies.

Location

Sydney

Work Type

Full time
Permanent Contract

Experience Level

3+ years of post-admission experience

Benefits

Holistic wellbeing fund
Home office allowance

About the Company

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.
Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core.
We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding.
We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.
As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be.
Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.
At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions.
We are recognised as leading in these areas.
We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you.
We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources.
And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.
All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition
Our national finance practice acts for leading national and international banks financial firms and private credit providers, as well as major corporates, funds, sponsors and government, providing a rounded perspective and deep understanding of the market.
We have extensive experience in finance transactions at all levels and with varying transaction, security and document structures.
Our practice covers secured and unsecured bilateral and syndicated lending transactions in the corporate, real estate, projects and acquisition space, debt capital markets, securitisation structured finance and asset finance.
Our team regularly acts on the market leading transactions across these areas.
We also advise on the design and documentation of financial products and advise on the regulation of those products.
We’re a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 6,000 professionals across 26 offices.
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.
We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health.
If you need support, you’ll have it and we’ll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.
Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia’s market leading law firm.

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.