Senior Administrative Law Associate — Impactful Hybrid Role

Maddocks; Australia; Hybrid; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 20 weeks paid parental leave

Discounted gym memberships

Health insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A leading law firm in Australia is seeking a Senior Associate with expertise in Administrative law to join their Public Law team. The role emphasizes responsibilities including drafting litigation strategies, attending case conferences, and statutory interpretation. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience, excellent drafting skills, and a commitment to teamwork and achieving challenging objectives. The firm offers a supportive culture, flexible hybrid work arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth, including significant paid parental leave and wellbeing programs.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5+ years post-qualification experience in administrative law or similar.
• Strong interest in government advisory work.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Drafting summaries of evidence and statements of issues.
• Assisting and attending case conferences and hearings.
• Conducting directions hearings.
• Drafting litigation strategies.
• Complex statutory interpretation.

Skills

Litigation experience

Excellent technical and drafting skills

Teamwork

Sound judgement

Administrative law expertise

Statutory interpretation

Education

Strong academic qualifications

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 are actively seeking a Senior Associate with expertise inAdministrative law to join our well regarded Sydney Public Law teamworking alongside Partner Michael Winram and the wider team. Theteam is renowned for its exceptional mentorship and positiveculture, supported by encouraging partners. Day to day you willhave the following responsibilities:

• Drafting summaries of evidence and statements ofissues.
• Assisting and attending case conferences and hearings.
• Conducting directions hearings.
• Drafting litigation strategies.
• Complex statutory interpretation.

This offers an exceptional career opportunity for advancementand growth, working alongside professionals who share similar goalsin a collaborative team environment.

About you

Essential skills include:

• Approximately 5+ years post qualification experience,ideally with experience in government advisory work, and have astrong interest in administrative law and statutoryinterpretation.
• You may have a background of working in government and bekeen to make your move into a law firm. Alternatively, you willbe doing similar work in another firm and looking for a newopportunity.
• Excellent technical and drafting skills
• An enquiring mind as well as a possessing sound judgementand a can-do attitude
• A commitment to team work and achieving challengingobjectives
• Experience in litigation and alternative dispute resolutionincluding appearances at tribunals and/or court.
• 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 Silver Employer at the Australian Workplace EqualityIndex's 2024 LGBTQ Inclusion Awards. We promote diversityinternally through our Maddocks Gender Equality Network, MaddocksCALD, Maddocks Disability Inclusion 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, salary continuance 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 thistime.

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