Solicitor, Funds M&A

About Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

The Opportunity

What You’ll Do

• Manage and support transaction execution from inception to completion, including legal due diligence, agreement negotiation, signing, and completion processes.
• Work with clients and tax, duty, real estate, and debt teams to develop and implement investment structures.
• Draft and negotiate fund and structured investment documents, including unitholder and shareholder agreements, mandate agreements, trust deeds, and management agreements.
• Assist with capital raising for real asset funds by preparing information memoranda and due diligence committee materials.
• Build and maintain 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.
• Two to five years of post-qualification experience 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.
• Ability to manage competing priorities with exceptional attention to detail.
• Collaborative approach and enthusiasm for high-performing, team-oriented environments.
• Innovative mindset and curiosity about AI and emerging technologies.

What You Can Expect

• A global team with opportunities to collaborate across offices and practices.
• Learning opportunities, mentoring, structured development, and on-the-job experience.
• Support for professional growth, wellbeing, and mental health.
• A client-centred, commercially driven, collaborative, and digitally innovative culture.

Employment Details

• Team: Corporate.
• Working pattern: Full time.
• Location: Sydney.
• Contract type: Permanent contract.