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THE OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking a mid-level Solicitor to join our award winning Corporate Energy & Infrastructure team. This role can be based from Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne. You will be working with our leading Partners David Ryan and Peter Davis in Sydney as well as other Energy & Infrastructure and Projects Partners across our national practice.
David and Peter are listed as leading lawyers in energy and infrastructure and M&A by various publications, including Chambers, PLC Whichlawyer?, Guide to the World’s Leading Energy Lawyers, Doyle’s Guide and Best Lawyers.
The team is involved at the forefront of some of the biggest transactions and market changes in the Australian energy & renewables and infrastructure sectors.
Our clients include leading energy companies, infrastructure funds and governments (both State and Federal).
Your day could typically involve:
Advising on mergers & acquisitions in the energy and infrastructure sector (including electricity, renewables, hydrogen, gas, road, rail, ports and airports, water and digital infrastructure).
Advising proponents on some of Australia’s largest infrastructure development projects (including renewable energy projects, electricity interconnectors, roads and rail rolling stock).
Advising governments on significant market reforms (including the NSW Government on implementation of its Electricity Roadmap).
A mix of advice, commercial drafting and transaction work.
Working closely with team members in Australia and worldwide on transactions and projects throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Mentoring graduates in the team, and assisting with providing training to juniors both in the team and across the firm.
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
To be successful in this role you will have:
An unrestricted Australian or New Zealand practicing certificate, with at least 2 years' experience with a corporate or projects background. We will consider candidates with more or less experience or experience in other areas;
A keen interest in the energy and infrastructure sectors, and an eagerness to be part of the development of those sectors.
An ability to work on complex and challenging work, often to tight timeframes, collaboratively and at times autonomously.
An excellent 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.
An eagerness to create an exceptional experience for our clients and value empathy, simplicity and commerciality as we do.
GROUP / TEAM
Corporate
GROUP / TEAM DESCRIPTION
The team frequently works with industries that are reshaping, restructuring and expanding into new markets. They advise on many of our clients' most important commercial transactions, including significant cross-border mergers and acquisitions, ground-breaking projects and privatisations.
Herbert Smith Freehills advises many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. Operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is in the centre of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.
Herbert Smith Freehills' Energy and Infrastructure group ranked as a Tier 1 (Legal 500) and ranked Band 1 (Chambers Asia Pacific). The firm's Energy and Infrastructure practice has been awarded Team of the Year by Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards (2000), Energy, Resources and Utilities Team of the Year (2020) by Merger Market Australian Law Awards and Australian Energy Team of the Year 2019 by AFR Best Lawyers.
Herbert Smith Freehills is proud to be awarded Most Innovative International Law Firm, Asia Pacific (Financial Times Awards 2019 & 2020) and Winner of the Minds Count Annual Award for Best Mental Wellbeing Initiative 2019.
What we offer:
At Herbert Smith Freehills we value flexibility. For most roles, we work an average of 60% of the time in the office, taking into consideration individual, team, client and learning needs.
To continue to support our people working remotely, we have extended our home office allowance, which allows for home office furniture as well as IT equipment.
We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. We are dedicated to creating an exceptional experience for our clients and we value empathy, simplicity and commerciality.
We aim to support our people through their career and life milestones and offer 26 weeks paid parental leave, which includes superannuation on both paid and unpaid parental leave up to 52 weeks. Our policy applies to parents regardless of gender, subject to six months of continuous employment at HSF.
At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.
People join us to develop their careers and themselves. To support this we provide contemporary tailored learning programs, regular career conversations and a culture of feedback.
To view our benefits in Australia, please copy this link into your browser - https://sites-herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/20/21553/landing-pages/benefits-in-australia.pdf
For any questions please contact Paula Saxon, Recruitment Manager on paula.saxon@hsf.com
This vacancy is being managed directly by Herbert Smith Freehills Recruitment team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional assistance. Thank you.
ROLE TYPE
Legal professionals/Practice Group
CONTRACT TYPE
Permanent
WORKING PATTERN
Full Time
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.
We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.
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