Associate/Senior Associate (3-7 PQE)

Dentons; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Leave

Family Leave (26 weeks)

Income Protection Insurance

Dentons Boost

Job summary

Dentons Australia seeks an Associate/Senior Associate (3-7 years PQE) to join the Construction and Major Projects team in Brisbane. You will work with Partners and colleagues across Australia and the region on high-profile energy and infrastructure projects in oil & gas, renewables, mining and carbon markets.

Your role involves advising on contracts, offtake, joint ventures, and related procurement/ services agreements, plus early development and project structuring.

Qualifications

• Experience with major projects in energy/infrastructure.
• Strong academic record and commercial legal approach.
• Ability to liaise with clients and stakeholders across teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver client work on energy and infrastructure projects.
• Assist in negotiations of contracts and arrangements.
• Contribute to business development and client relationships.

Skills

Major projects experience

Energy sector knowledge

Commercial/contractual mindset

Strong communication skills

Job description

Dentons is the world's largest law firm. We're 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries including USA; Europe; India and Asia. We are a global polycentric firm which is expanding rapidly in an increasingly globalised legal industry.

Dentons now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.

About the Role

We seek an energy, infrastructure and major projects Associate / Senior Associate to join our Construction and Major Projects team, based in Brisbane.

As a key member of the Construction and Major Projects team, you will work closely with the practice group Partners and your colleagues (both in Australia and regionally) on high profile energy and infrastructure projects across sectors including oil & gas, renewables, mining and carbon markets.

Our team is strategically positioned to advise project participants on the largest and most complex major projects in the country and regionally. Focusing on the energy sector, our team advises on the preparation and negotiation of construction and O&M contracts, offtake arrangements, joint venture arrangements, supply contracts, connection agreements and other ancillary procurement and services agreements. Our team also provides strategic advice in relation to the early development phases and structuring of projects.

About You

We seek an Associate / Senior Associate (3 - 7 years' PQE) with an innovative and commercial approach, who possesses strong legal skills and a strong work ethic, to play an important role in delivering client work on projects and transactions in the energy and infrastructure sector, and to work with us to identify and convert business development opportunities.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrable experience with major projects;


• A keen interest in and desire to further your career as a legal advisor to the energy and infrastructure sector;


• An excellent academic record, coupled with strong legal skills and a practical, commercial mindset;


• A proactive approach and desire to be an integral member of our growing team and contribute to team culture;


• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to assimilate information quickly and manage multiple priorities within tight timeframes, both collaboratively and autonomously; and


• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to liaise with clients and diverse stakeholder audiences.


• Motivation and energy to participate in and contribute to business development activities and build strong internal and external working relationships.

The role offers a unique opportunity to be part of the growth and development of the energy, infrastructure and major projects practice at Dentons. You will enjoy working in a close-knit, growing team and you will be supported and mentored to help you achieve your career goals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to join a team that champions balancing flexibility, wellbeing and agile working with high performance.

At Dentons our people experience:

• Diverse and Inclusive culture.


• Career growth and development.


• A supportive and flexible working environment.


• Benefits such as Bonus Leave, 26 weeks paid Family Leave, Income Protection Insurance and Dentons Boost which is our employee discount program with a network of over five hundred retailers.

Why Dentons

Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.

We offer:

• Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards


• Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)


• Salary sacrificing and novated leases


• 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service


• Additional leave options


• Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)


• Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance


• Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land


• Generous health and wellbeing programs


• Agile and flexible working for all


• Social and diversity networks providing year-round events


• Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.