Baker McKenzie

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We are excited to be recruiting for our Construction & Energy practice! We have an opportunity for a front end associate lawyer with 3 years' PQE to join our national practice, in Sydney
 

You will be working with our leading Partners, including Emanuel Confos and Melanie Harwood. And you will have the opportunity to work on complex, high-profile transactions for prominent clients in the construction and energy sectors – contributing meaningfully to day to day project management and specialised advisory work.

Our practice

Our market-leading Construction & Energy Practice is rapidly growing in response to increased client demand. We continue to see strong investment in major infrastructure and energy projects, and demand for advice across all stages of development and through to delivery.

Our team brings deep industry expertise across energy and renewables, health, transportation, power, water, public infrastructure, property, and commercial developments, and is increasingly called upon to support new investment in highly complex projects. This enables us to act for diverse clients including property developers, government bodies, contractors, and engineering and architectural consultants. With our strong global presence and expertise, we are also able to seamlessly advise our clients on cross-border matters.

Our team prides itself on its collaborative approach and maintains a strong connectivity across our three offices. This enables our lawyers to gain strong access to mentoring and deeper industry experience at an earlier stage of their career. 

About you

You will have:

• 3 years' PQE in a Construction law practice;
• relevant experience in a top tier or leading international law firm (preferred);
• strong technical, drafting and commercial skills; with predominate experience in front-end infrastructure, renewables, solar and wind projects;
• major projects experience such as including but not limited to PPPs, large-scale developments, wind, solar and BESS projects, etc.;
• a commitment to high standards and attention to detail;
• excellent written and oral communication skills;
• an ability to demonstrate initiative and proactivity;
• an ability to develop strong relationships with clients and take responsibility for these relationships;
• business development aptitude, interest and experience;
• a strong academic background and relevant legal qualifications;
• an ability to work well in a team, and a willingness to integrate into our national practice with flexibility and confidence to work across multiple jurisdictions.

At Baker McKenzie, we are different in the way we think, work and behave. The first local, truly global law firm in Australia, we commenced operations in Sydney in 1964, in Melbourne in 1982 and in Brisbane in 2014. With our breadth of experience in the local market and global connectivity, we are the law firm of choice for Australian and multinational companies. We have 6,500 lawyers globally who work seamlessly together – across practice groups, sectors and markets – to provide our clients with the connected perspectives, integrated solutions and seamless guidance they need to succeed in an increasingly interconnected global market.

Baker McKenzie Australia can offer you access to complex, market-leading matters working with some of the world's best legal minds – people who know the law and who understand business. We have an unrivalled ability to provide training and secondment opportunities across our global network. Locally, we have an inclusive culture of learning, coaching and opportunity where you will work as part of teams on matters that often cross borders. We value people who think ahead and get noticed.

At Baker McKenzie, our flat structure means you will have direct exposure to our clients, responsibility for meaningful involvement across a broad range of matters, and opportunities for progression. You will also regularly work with our extensive network of global colleagues and clients.

Our benefits

• Financial: competitive remuneration package, generous bonus scheme, salary continuance insurance, life insurance, salary sacrifice options, employee discounts, referral rewards, and travel insurance for you and your immediate family.
• Learning & development opportunities: client and international office secondments, and regional and global development programs.
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to balance your work and lifestyle.
• Leave: 26 weeks' paid parental leave for parents/carers (with no minimum service) with access to an external coaching service, ability to purchase additional annual leave, flexible public holidays and volunteer leave.
• Health & wellbeing programs: Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling and wellbeing and financial coaching for you and your immediate family, flu vaccinations and discounted health insurance.
  
  

Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

Baker McKenzie is committed to providing a diverse, inclusive and equitable culture for all its employees, with equal opportunity for all to progress and have a meaningful career with our Firm. As part of our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from people of all genders (including if you identify as transgender or gender diverse), sexual orientations, abilities, cultural backgrounds, as well as First Nations peoples and people with caring responsibilities, neurodivergent lived experiences and disabilities. We want all applicants to be given the best possible opportunity to succeed in our recruitment processes, so invite you to let us know of any reasonable adjustments you require to equitably participate in our recruitment processes or in performing the requirements of a role at Baker McKenzie.

We appreciate that everyone's needs are different. Please contact us so that we can work with you to best support you in our recruitment processes. We are happy to share accommodations we've made in the past and are keen to work with you personally, to set you up for success.

Apply today!

If you are interested in the above role, we would love to hear from you! Please click "Apply". 

If you would like to find out more or have a confidential chat, please contact me by email on mitch.barreca@bakermckenzie.com or by phone on +61 412 623 937.