Solicitor, Funds M&A

Herbert Smith Freehills; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in Sydney is seeking a talented and commercially minded Solicitor to join Robert Bileckij’s Funds M&A team. This role deepens expertise in funds-related mergers and private capital transactions while working with leading practitioners and high-profile clients.

You’ll help advise on the full funds lifecycle—from capital raising and asset M&A to fund formation, club structures and management agreements—partnering with tax, real estate and debt groups across our

Qualifications

• Admitted to practice as a lawyer in Australia or New Zealand.
• 2–5 years of post-qualification experience in a leading corporate legal team.
• Experience in funds, private equity, corporate M&A and/or investment management.
• Strong understanding of investment structures and M&A processes.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and analytical skills.
• Sound commercial judgment and pragmatic problem-solving.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities with attention to detail.
• Collaborative, high-performing, team-oriented mindset.
• Innovative mindset with curiosity about AI and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Advise on funds life cycle transactions including capital raising, asset and platform M&A, formation of fund, club, joint venture and mandate structures and related management arrangements.
• Coordinate due diligence and negotiate unit and share sale agreements; manage signing and completion processes.
• Collaborate with clients and tax, duty, real estate and debt teams across our global network to implement investment structures.
• Draft and negotiate fund and structured investment documents including unitholder and shareholder agreements and trust deeds.
• Assist with capital raising for real asset funds including memoranda and due diligence materials.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships through responsive and high-quality legal service.

Skills

Australian/NZ solicitor licensure

Funds M&A experience

Private equity & investment management

Drafting & negotiation

Analytical skills

Commercial judgment

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Innovative mindset (AI tech)

Education

Admitted to practice as a lawyer in Australia or New Zealand

Job description

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 talented and commercially minded Solicitor to join Robert Bileckij’s Funds M&A team in Sydney.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a lawyer looking to deepen their expertise in funds-related mergers and acquisitions, private capital transactions and structured investments (with a focus on real assets) while working alongside leading practitioners and high-profile clients.

What you’ll do

You will play a key role in advising clients on a broad range of transactions across the funds life cycle including capital raising, asset and platform M&A, formation of fund, club, joint venture and mandate structures and associated management arrangements.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and supporting the execution of transactions from inception to completion, including coordinating legal due diligence, negotiating unit and share sale agreements and running signing and completion processes.

• Working closely with clients and our broader tax, duty, real estate and debt teams (including collaborating across our global network) to develop and implement a range of investment structures.

• Drafting and negotiating the full spectrum of fund and structured investment documents, including unitholder and shareholder agreements, mandate agreements, trust deeds and related management agreements.

• Assisting with capital raising for real asset funds including preparing information memoranda and due diligence committee materials.

• Building and maintaining strong client relationships through responsive and high-quality legal service.

What you’ll bring

• Admission to practice as a lawyer in Australia or New Zealand.

• 2–5 years’ post-qualification experience gained within a leading corporate legal team.

• Experience in funds, private equity, corporate M&A and/or investment management transactions.

• Strong technical understanding of investment structures and M&A processes.

• Excellent drafting, negotiation and analytical skills.

• Sound commercial judgment and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

• The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

• A collaborative approach and enthusiasm for working in high-performing, team-oriented environments.

• An innovative mindset, curious about AI and emerging technologies.

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.

For further information on this opportunity, please contact Carissa Bartels, Recruitment Manager ([e-mail]).

Team

Corporate

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

Sydney

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

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.