Benefits

- Permanent, full‑time position, however flexible working opportunities will be considered
- Hybrid and flexible working; WFH and from modern, open‑plan offices – we will provide you with WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of up to $500 for additional equipment
- Reward and recognition, including competitive remuneration and career progression
- Learning and career development programs for all roles and levels
- Adaptable leave options and up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
- Free daily breakfast, office drinks and social events
- Genuine commitment to health and wellbeing, pro bono and community, and diversity and inclusion across our firm

About the Role and Team

We have an opportunity for a Senior Associate or Special Counsel to join our Dispute Resolution - Public Law team in our Canberra office, working with a highly regarded Partner.

This role suits a senior lawyer with significant experience in one or more of the following areas:

- public law litigation or administrative law for Commonwealth government
- privacy matters for the Commonwealth government
- freedom of information (FOI) matters for the Commonwealth government

The successful candidate will sit within our national Dispute Resolution section, which is comprised of around 130 team members nationally. We provide the full range of legal services to our public sector clients, bringing both deep expertise and a fresh perspective to their matters and leveraging our leading and established practices across insurance and commercial law. We partner with clients at all levels of government, including the Commonwealth Government, local councils,



the Victorian and New South Wales State Governments and other large corporate entities.

Responsibilities

You will work on a breadth of matters in the public law space, which may include the following:

- agriculture, environment and biosecurity;
- health and aged care;
- citizenship and migration;
- code of conduct compliance and enforcement;
- compensation and legal liability;
- privacy, including data protection and retention, and privacy impact assessments (PIAs);
- freedom of information (FOI); and/or
- acting in merits and judicial review proceedings.

About You

- a minimum of 5 years of post‑admission experience working in or for the public sector/service on Commonwealth government matters;
- experience in privacy and FOI matters would be advantageous, however is not essential;
- an interest in contributing to the growth and success of our Commonwealth government practice;
- excellent legal drafting and analytical skills, with outstanding attention to detail;
- strong verbal and written communication skills;
- the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a supportive and collaborative team; and
- the ability to confidently run matters, as well as the ability to handle a busy workload with competing timelines.

We encourage applications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds (including First Nations), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities. We are committed to supporting candidates with disability so that every candidate is offered a fair, equitable and supportive recruitment experience.

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📌 Senior Associate | Special Counsel (Canberra)
🏢 Hall & Wilcox
📍 Canberra