Construction/Environmental Litigation Lawyer (4 yrs-Senior Associate)

Construction/Environmental Litigation Lawyer (4 yrs-Senior Associate)

**TURBO CHARGE+ACCELERATE ** Premier specialist firm. Top mentors. Career growth path. Life friendly/Flex. Delightful team/culture. $100,000-$200,000. Sydney.

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER
Our client is aSTAND-OUT fast-growing specialist law firm with flourishing practices across construction, environment/planning & property/strata law:

• Led by industry-leading specialist partners (ex top-tier law partners);
• Engaging in high-end quality work;
• With an enviable close-knit TEAM dynamics without the politics; &
• With a vibrant, flexible, inclusive culture that values and supports staff fulfilling their potential/ambitions.

YOUR NEW ROLE
As a valued senior member of the firm, reporting to & being mentored 1:1 directly by a top calibre partner (an industry leading specialist construction/environmental/strata lawyer) you will love primarily litigating (in Superior/Land & Environment Courts & NCAT) on a full spectrum of intellectually stimulating +interesting disputes relating to:
 

• All types of building and construction disputes (approx 50%) and claims resolution, including adjudication applications, expert determinations, arbitrations and conventional litigation;
• all types of environmental/planning disputes (approx 40%) eg relating to town planning, rezoning, development applications,  environmental prosecutions/compliance, land access/acquisition, environmental impact assessments/approvals, cultural heritage/vegetation protection/contaminated land issues and climate change/sustainability, environmental risk;
• strata property litigation (approx 10%).

Also opportunity to engage in a little bit of non-litigation (ie advisory front-end) construction/environmental & planning and strata property cases.  
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Highly reputable specialist firm with proven success;
• Variety+Cutting-edge high quality cases;
• Freedom/autonomy to run your own matters+manage your own clients;
• Lead & be supported by an Associate Lawyer+1 law graduate;
• 1:1 mentorship by a top specialist partner;
• Ongoing professional development+ regular pay reviews (subject to performance);
• Potential for partnership (if and when you build your own sizeable client base);
• Non-strict (loose) KPIs;
• Healthy work/life+ flexibility (incl part work from home).  

WHO YOU ARE

We are interested in hearing from you if you:

• are admitted as a solicitor in NSW;
• have minimum 4 years’ post-admission experience (up to Senior Associate level) in construction litigation (essential) + some preferably (not essential) experience in: 1) environmental/planning/local government law litigation; and/or 2) strata litigation;
• have strong communication, research, negotiation, advocacy and client management skills;
• are practical, adaptable, commercial, dead-line driven and results-oriented;
• are hungry to advance your career LONG-TERM as a well-rounded versatile specialist construction/environmental/strata litigator with a top specialist firm.

REFERENCE: MARIA YUN (**********)