Senior Lawyer

vor 3 Wochen


Sydney, Österreich Hamilton Locke Vollzeit

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Lawyer / Senior Associate to join our Funds team located in Sydney on a full time basis.

Working closely with Erik Setio, this is a fantastic opportunity for a 5+ PQE Senior Lawyer/Senior Associate. The role is open to those who are keen to undertake funds structuring and advisory work, and keen to join a collaborative, supportive and high-performing team. You will advise on complex regulatory issues affecting the funds and financial services industry. You will also be involved in the development of innovative solutions and complex transactions as well as funds licensing, disclosure, marketing outsourcing, arrangements and distribution issues.

Key responsibilities

The role will see you working with a variety of funds and financial services institutions and advisory firms, including both domestic and foreign industry participants, on a broad range of matters in both a regulatory and transactional context.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

· At least 5 years' post qualification experience.

· Ideally a background in financial services regulatory, investment product and/or fund related matters.

· A proactive approach to your work with a strong client service focus.

· Strong client management and negotiations skills.

· Effective written and verbal communication skills and an ability to communicate with impact to both internal and external clients and staff.

· A team player with strong time and project management skills.

In addition to this, we're looking for a resilient, self-starter. Someone who is able to work effectively in a team and is focused on attention to detail and providing an outstanding service to our clients.

This role will take on a senior role within the structure of the Funds and Financial Practice Group and be one of the go to person working closely with Erik Setio (in the Funds team specifically) and provide guidance and mentoring for his junior team members.

The Funds and Financial Services Practice Group

Our Funds and Financial Services Practice Group is recognised by their ranking in the top tier of service providers in Australia. In particular, the following has been awarded to our Funds and Financial Services Practice Group in 2024:

· Chambers and Partners, Fintech Legal Guide, Ranked Firm – Band 2, 2024

· Legal 500, Asia Pacific Guide, Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory, Ranked Firm – Tier 3, 2024

· Chambers and Partners, Asia-Pacific Guide, Financial Services Regulation, Ranked Firm – Band 4, 2024

· Chambers and Partners, Asia-Pacific Guide, Investment Funds, Ranked Firm – Band 4, 2024

Providing cutting edge advice to great clients, our team has a reputation for its notable financial services regulatory expertise and handling complex fund structuring and compliance issues.

Our Partners are regularly acknowledged as leaders in their field by independent legal directories such as IFLR 1000, Australian Financial Review Best Lawyers, Chambers Global and Asia Pacific Legal 500.

Erik is recognised as a Recommended Lawyer by Legal 500, Asia Pacific Guide (2023 to 2024). He was a finalist in the recent Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards (2024). Erik’s extensive expertise covers financial services law, funds management (including all forms of collective investment vehicles), capital raisings and structuring and provision of financial products and services to wholesale and retail clients. Underpinning this is his deep knowledge of financial services regulatory matters, including financial services licensing, marketing, disclosure, distribution and issuance of financial products.

Clients noted Erik’s “knowledge of the financial services industry and his ability to deliver legal solutions to quite complex deals has been invaluable” and that “Erik’s key strengths are the ability to take a commercial and pragmatic view of legal problems and deliver executable solutions.” Praised by clients for having “very good commercial and legal knowledge” as well as being “timely, cost effective and efficient”, Erik brings a depth of experience to Hamilton Locke’s Funds and Financial Services Practice Group.

What’s in it for you

· Be mentored in a supportive environment, with access to quality work, great clients and professional development opportunities.

· A fun, collaborative and high-performing team environment with regular social events, training days and team retreats.

· Flexible working arrangements.

· A competitive remuneration package.

· A clear and transparent performance bonus scheme.

· An extra week’s leave, as part of our employee personal development program.

· Full-day birthday leave.

· Support in building client relationships and your own practice.

How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information.

For more information on Hamilton Locke, please visit or follow us on LinkedIn here.

Accessibility and Inclusion

At Hamilton Locke, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people's differences across gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, and family and caring arrangements.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at

Agency submissions

Hamilton Locke does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Hamilton Locke will not be liable for a fee.

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