Baker McKenzie

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We have an exciting opportunity for an associate or senior associate lawyer, with 4-5 years' PQE to join our Construction & Energy team in one of our offices nationally, either Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.

Our lawyers work on high-profile transactions for major clients in the construction and energy sector and deliver seamless client service ranging from entire project management to specialised advisory work.

Our practice

Our market-leading Construction 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 delivery.

With a local presence in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, our team of three Partners is led by Emanuel Confos, a renowned construction and projects lawyer with a long career in front and back-end construction law. He is ranked by Chambers AsiaPacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Who's Who and Best Lawyers.

Our team brings deep industry expertise across energy and renewables, health, transportation, power, water, public infrastructure, property, and commercial developments and our team is increasingly called upon to support new investment in, what is often, highly complex projects.

We act for diverse clients including property developers, governments, contractors, engineering and architectural consultants.

Our team prides itself on a collaborative and innovative approach, supported by a national resourcing model that enables our lawyers to gain deeper industry experience at an earlier stage of career than perhaps otherwise would of occurred, and service our clients with local expertise, across international borders.

About you

You will have:

• 4-5 years' PQE experience in construction;
• hands-on experience working predominately on the front-end side of infrastructure, renewables, solar and wind products;
• major projects experience including but not limited to PPP's, large-scale developments, BESS projects etc.;
• strong academic qualifications and relevant legal qualifications;
• relevant experience in a top tier or leading international firm preferred;
• strong technical, drafting and commercial skills;
• strong client service ethic, initiative and drive with excellent communication skills;
• a willingness to integrate into our national practice with flexibility and confidence to work across multiple jurisdictions; and
• ability to work well both in a team and individually.

About Baker McKenzie

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. Our lawyers work seamlessly with our global colleagues, collectively providing a capacity of more than 13,000 people, including over 6,500 lawyers who work alongside our clients to drive growth that is both sustainable and inclusive.

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 in small 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 benefits: 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, we would love to hear from you! Please click "apply now". 

If you would like to find out more or have a confidential chat please reach out to Apolonia Mendel by email on apolonia.mendel@bakermckenzie.com or by phone on +61 481 462 750.