Senior Associate / Special Counsel - Probity

Senior Associate / Special Counsel - Probity

Legal - Public Law Canberra

About us

We are a modern Australian law firm with a leading reputation.We focus on exceptional service, operational excellence and beingat the forefront of employee experience. We work closely withAustralian and international businesses, organisations andgovernments.

About the role

We are currently looking for a Senior Associate / SpecialCounsel to join our high-performing Public Law - Probity team inCanberra (this role can be based out of Melbourne or Canberra). Themajority of the work will involve advising Commonwealth governmentclients on probity and commercial issues arising in major projects,procurement and contracting processes, grants administration, andcorporate and public sector governance matters.

You will be working closely with two pre-eminent Partners in aleading national firm. We are looking for a talented andprofessional self-starter who can help us provide pragmatic andsolutions-focused advice to Commonwealth Government clients(including senior level officials), mentor and supervise otherlawyers, help grow the practice and help foster a strong teamenvironment. You will have the opportunity to work on complex,interesting and high profile projects.

You will need to be able to gain the trust and confidence of ourclients, bring a level-headed and strategic perspective toproblem-solving, and strong legal drafting skills and attention todetail. A positive and facilitative 'can do' attitudeto problem-solving is also a must!

About you

We are looking for someone with the following skills andexperience:

• At least 5 years' experience as a lawyer working withgovernment clients
• General commercial law and contracting experience
• Strong understanding of public sector procurement andgrants frameworks
• Good understanding of public sector ethical and probityprinciples
• Strong emotional intelligence and inter-personalskills
• A collaborative, team-focused attitude
• A keenness to learn and help others learn

Maddocks is simply a great place to do great work. We foster aculture of collaboration, learning and engagement where you willexperience:

A diverse and inclusive workplace:
We have beennamed an employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WorkforceGender Equality Agency (WGEA) every year since 2004 along withbeing named a Bronze Employer at the Australian Workplace EqualityIndex's 2022 LGBTQ Inclusion Awards. We promote diversityinternally through our Maddocks Gender Equality Network, MaddocksCALD and Maddocks Pride groups.

Career Development:
Learn and develop throughstructured learning and development programs at each stage of yourcareer and study support programs.

Community involvement:
give back to thecommunities in which we operate through our thriving pro bono andgrants programs and staff volunteering initiatives.

Work flexibly:
work in a hybrid way with partof your week in the office and support to set up your homeoffice.

Wellbeing &
Benefits:
access to up to 20weeks paid parental leave, discounted gym memberships &
healthinsurance, salarycontinuance insurance, Employee AssistanceProgram and parents and carers wellbeing programs.

Our people are our greatest advocates and we believe this is aresult of our inclusive culture and focus on complex andinteresting work.

To be eligible for this role you must be legally permittedto work in Australia. Please note that unsolicited applicationsfrom agencies will not be considered at this time.

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