Lawyer - Planning & Environment

Maddocks; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 20 weeks paid parental leave

Discounted gym memberships & health保险

Salary continuance insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Parents and carers wellbeing programs

Job summary

Maddocks, a leading Australian law firm, invites applications for a Lawyer in Planning & Environment to join our Public Law team in Sydney. You will work on litigious and advisory environmental, planning and regulatory matters for public and private clients, collaborating closely with partners.

You will draft advice, contracts, and conduct legal research on federal and state regulation, planning approvals, contaminated land, and related contracts, with mentoring and opportunities for

Qualifications

• 1+ years PQE in planning and environment within private practice.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Strong people & analytical skills and excellent communication.
• An enquiring mind with sound judgement and a can-do attitude.
• A commitment to teamwork and achieving challenging objectives.
• Strong academic qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Drafting advice, contracts and legal research.
• Draft advice on Federal and State environmental regulation, planning and approval processes, contaminated land, and related contracts.
• Conduct due diligence on environmental and statutory processes.

Skills

Drafting

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Legal research

Education

Law degree

Job description

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 have an opportunity for a Lawyer in Planning & Environment tojoin our friendly and highly engaged Public Law team. Workingclosely with our partners, you will work on both litigious andadvisory environmental, planning and regulatory matters to ourpublic and private clients.

As a pivotal team member within a supportive and collaborativeenvironment, you will undertake various responsibilities includingdrafting advice, contract drafting, and legal research. Yourprimary duties will involve drafting advice on Federal and Stateenvironmental regulation, planning and approval processes,contaminated land, and statutory processes, and working oncontracts related to similar matters, such as voluntary planningagreements, waste contracts and contracts relating to contaminatedland. Additionally, you will conduct legal research to supportadvisory and transactional work, stay abreast of regulatorydevelopments, and conduct due diligence on environmental andstatutory processes.

The work is interesting, complex and challenging which will seeyou working alongside like-minded professionals in a collaborativeteam environment. You will be recognised for personal achievementsand receive mentoring to ensure your professional skills continueto grow and develop.

About you

In order to be considered for this role you will have thefollowing skills and experience:

• 1+ years PQE in panning and environment within privatepractice or alternatively have a legal background and keen toreturn to private practice;
• Excellent technical and drafting skills;
• Strong people & analytical skills and excellentcommunication;
• An enquiring mind as well as a possessing sound judgementand a can-do attitude;
• A commitment to team work and achieving challengingobjectives; and
• Strong academic qualifications.

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 20 weekspaid parental leave
• discounted gym memberships & health insurance
• salary continuance insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• andparents 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.