Senior Associate - Environment Sustainable Development
Senior Associate - Environment Sustainable Development
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Job Description
The Role
Our Environment & Sustainable Development (ESD) practice are seeking a Senior Associate to join the team based in Sydney on a permanent fulltime basis.
This is a newly created role primarily working directly with partner Mark Brady. Our shared resourcing model within ESD means you will also have the opportunity to work closely with Partners Brendan Bateman and Nick Thomas on large and visible projects dealing with a broad range of issues relevant to the practice area. In line with Marks practice this position will initially have a particular focus on compulsory acquisition matters including preacquisition advice and LEC Class 3 litigation but will also require expertise in LEC Class 1 matters as well as broader environment and planning issues.
The ESD team are high performing and share a passion for the environment and a solutionsdriven approach to working with our clients. The role will see you working on a diverse range of matters but particularly on major infrastructure projects and the work will include general advice due diligence transactions and litigation.
You will work with clients who include Federal State and local government agencies as well as large Australian and multinational corporations.
Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role you will have:
Minimum 6 years postqualification experience as a lawyer from a leading Australian or international law firm;
Demonstrated experience mentoring and supervising junior lawyers;
Experience across planning environment and land acquisition matters;
Significant experience in Land and Environment Court litigation;
Experience with project transactional regulatory litigation and dispute related work;
Highly developed written and oral communication skills; and
A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively with clients consultants counsel graduate lawyers and other parties.
In addition to this were looking for a resilient selfstarter. Someone who is able to work autonomously and is focused on delivering a high quality work product and an outstanding service to their clients.
The Environment & Sustainable Development Team
Our ESD team is rated as one of only three tier 1 teams in Australia and has been recognised as the leading team in Australia. We specialise in all areas of environment and planning law as well as ESG climate change sustainability water energy resources natural capital and regulated industry laws as well as projectbased land acquisition.
Our diverse work covers large scale development and infrastructure projects major transactions operational compliance strategic and policy advice incident management litigation and inquiries.
Clayton Utzs full service and truly national offering means we work closely with others throughout our firm so our clients have access to the best legal advice wherever they are.
Our clients are domestic and internationally based and they operate in a wide range of sectors including government resources energy water infrastructure urban development construction manufacturing transport and logistics waste management health services education and agribusiness.
For further information please visit our Environment & Sustainable Development showcase page on LinkedIn.
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. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.
Consultant Contact Details
Nicole St JohnAccessibility and Inclusion
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Agency submissions
Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners hiring managers or other employees this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
