Senior Associate - Environment & Sustainable Development

The Opportunity
Our Band-1 Environment & Sustainable Development (ESD) practice has a rewarding opportunity for a talented senior lawyer to join the team based in Sydney.

Working closely with industry leading partners Nick Thomas, Brendan Bateman and Mark Brady and other senior practitioners, you will join a high-performing and well respected team with a shared passion for environment, planning and sustainability.  This role will see you working on a diverse range of matters spanning strategic and policy advice, major projects and transactions, litigation and dispute resolution. You will act for both public and private sector clients including Federal, State and local government agencies, ASX100 listed and multinational corporations.

You will benefit from playing a lead role in challenging and rewarding work that keeps your skills sharp. You will be empowered and supported to build your own brand and practice through dedicated mentorship, leadership development programs and career opportunities.

You will also have the opportunity to undertake client secondments as they arise from time to time, refining your valuable commercial skills.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have a positive attitude and commitment to learning, growing and delivering outstanding service to clients.

You will also have:

• Minimum 6 years PQE gained within a reputable commercial law firm, with demonstrated time spent in a senior associate capacity;

• Excellent academic results;

• Well-rounded experience in a reputable environment and planning practice, with demonstrated exposure across transactional, advisory and litigious P&E matters;

• Refined drafting skills with demonstrated attention to detail;

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills;

• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with clients, consultants, counsel, and peers both internal and external;

• A proactive commitment to continuous professional development to expand skills and meet evolving client and industry needs;

• Capability and willingness to mentor and guide junior team members.

The Environment & Sustainable Development Team

Our ESD team is rated as one of only two Band-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 and regulated industry laws, as well as project-based land acquisition and access. We're also very active in emerging areas of law and policy, such as the delivery of nature positive outcomes.

Our diverse work covers large scale development and infrastructure projects, major transactions, operational compliance, strategic and policy advice, incident management, litigation and inquiries .

Clayton Utz's 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 John, (02) 9353 4928

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to recruitmentsupport@claytonutz.com.

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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.