Solicitor, Disputes - Financial Services Regulatory

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (Thailand); Sydney; Vor Ort; AUD 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in Sydney seeks a Solicitor to join the Disputes team, handling complex litigation and regulatory matters alongside leading partners. You will gain extensive client exposure and work within a highly ambitious, collaborative fee-earner group.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years post-admission experience with a strong academic record, and a demonstrated focus on commercial litigation and financial services regulation.

Qualifikationen

• Admission as a Lawyer in Australia or New Zealand.
• 2-4 years of post-admission experience in commercial litigation.
• Experience in financial services regulatory matters.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and in teams or autonomously.
• Interest in AI and emerging technologies.

Aufgaben

• Work with partners on complex litigation and regulatory matters.
• Assist with investigations, class actions, and enforcement actions.
• Develop a client-facing network and learn in a collaborative team.
• Contribute to a market-leading disputes practice.

Kenntnisse

Admission to practice

2-4 years post-admission

Commercial litigation

Financial services regulatory

Time management

Collaborative work

Autonomy

Learning mindset

AI curiosity

Ausbildung

Admission as a Lawyer in Australia or New Zealand

Jobbeschreibung

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

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Solicitor to join our leading Band 1 and award-winning Dispute Resolution team to be based in Sydney.

In this role you will work closely with leading partners Luke Hastings and Andrew Eastwood and other senior lawyers across the national group. The team advises major domestic and international clients on complex litigation and high-profile regulatory matters. You will be exposed to matters spanning enforcement actions, investigations, class actions, appeals and commissions of inquiry, often at the cutting edge or regulatory and corporate risk.

We will provide you with extensive 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 collaborative fee-earners.

What you'll bring

• Admission as a Lawyer in Australia or New Zealand.
• 2-4 years of post-admission experience and an excellent academic record.
• Demonstrable experience across a range of commercial litigation matters, with a financial services regulatory focus.
• An ability to work to tight timeframes, collaboratively and at times autonomously.
• A genuine hunger to learn and develop, contributing to a market-leading practice.
• An innovative mindset, curious about AI and emerging technologies.

The Disputes Team

With a multi-disciplinary global disputes team of world-leading sector specialists and regional experts, the Disputes team provides commercial insight and legal advice which is described by Chambers and Partners as a 'Dispute Resolution powerhouse that consistently tops the rankings across the world'.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramers' Disputes group is ranked as a Tier 1 Dispute Resolution Firm (Legal 500, 2025) and ranked a Band 1 Dispute Resolution Firm (Chambers Asia Pacific 2025).

What you can expect from us

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.

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.

Team: Disputes

Working Pattern: Full time

Location: Sydney

Contract type: Permanent Contract

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