Senior Associate - Environment & Sustainable Development (6-Month Contract)

Senior Associate - Environment &
Sustainable Development(6-month contract) page is loaded Senior Associate - Environment &
Sustainable Development(6-month contract) Apply locations Sydney time type Full time posted on Posted 19 Days Ago job requisition id JR-101491

The role
Our Environment &
Sustainable Development(ESD) team currently has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Associate to join the team based in Sydney. This role is a 6-month contract opportunity, ideally commencing in June.

Under the leadership of Partner Nick Thomas, you will join a busy and high performing team with a shared passion for the environment and a solutions-driven approach to working with our clients. The role will see you working in a diverse range of situations on strategic and policy advice, major projects and transactions, litigation and dispute resolution.

You will work with clients who include Federal, State and local government agencies, as well as ASX100 listed and multinational corporations.

Skills &
Experience

Tobe successful in this role, you will have:

• Significant experience in a broad range of Environment &
  Sustainable Developmentareas;
  

• Experience acting for government agencies and major corporations;
  

• Experience with project, transactional, litigation and dispute related work;
  

• A sound understanding of regulatory matters and strong client-facing capability;
  

• Strong reasoning capability and highly developed communication skills (written and oral);
  

• A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively with clients, consultants, counsel, junior lawyers and other parties.

In addition to this, we're looking for a resilient, self-starter. 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 DevelopmentTeam

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 and regulated industry laws, as well as project-based land acquisition and access.

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 Developmentshowcase 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

Shibanni Dave,

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