About Us

We are a modern Australian law firm with a leading reputation. We focus on exceptional service, operational excellence and being at the forefront of employee experience. We work closely with Australian and international businesses, organisations and governments.

About The Role

We are currently looking for confident and enthusiastic lawyers in the early stages of their legal careers to join our high‑performing Public Law – Governance, Procurement and Probity team in our Canberra office.

This is a outstanding opportunity to join a team-oriented team working with (primarily Commonwealth) government departments and agencies to provide pragmatic, solutions‑focused advice across a variety of major procurements and grants projects. You will be involved in significant and high‑profile projects, and advise on complex and often sensitive matters with real‑world impact. Things are never dull in this team!

About You

- Admitted to legal practice and able to obtain a government security clearance.
- Genuine interest in current affairs and the public sector, a passion for helping clients make lawful and ethical decisions regarding commitments of public money, and a good track record of working collaboratively and contributing to a team environment.
- Brings a sense of curiosity and openness to learning new skills, and is able to see the big picture.
- Clear and confident communicator with strong attention to detail and sound technical drafting and statutory interpretation skills.
- Has, or has the ability to obtain quickly, a strong understanding of probity and integrity in the public sector, and governance principles applicable to procurement, grants and other spending processes.




- Has general public sector and/or legal experience (preferably in one or more of procurement and grants, commercial law, statutory interpretation and/or administrative law decision‑making, audit, risk and investigations).
- Strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills.
- Thrives in a rapid‑paced environment, working on a variety of complex and interesting projects at any one time.

Why join Maddocks?

- Diverse and inclusive workplace: We have been named an employer of choice for gender equality by the Workforce Gender Equality Agency every year since 2004 and a silver employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Awards 2024 LGBTQ Inclusion Awards. We promote diversity internally through several network groups.
- Career development: Learn and develop through structured learning and development programmes at each stage of your career and study‑support programmes.
- Community involvement: Give back to the communities in which we operate through our pro‑bono and grants programmes and staff volunteering initiatives.
- Work flexibly: Work in a hybrid way with part of your week in the office and support to set up your home office.
- Well‑being & benefits: Access to up to 20 weeks paid parental leave, discounted gym memberships, health insurance, salary continuance insurance, Employee Assistance Programme and parents and carers well‑being programmes.

To be eligible for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia. Please note that unsolicited applications from agencies will not be considered at this time.

We foster a culture of collaboration, learning and engagement where you will experience a supportive environment and complex, interesting work.

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📌 Lawyer - Public Law - Governance, Procurement and Probity (Canberra)
🏢 Maddocks
📍 Canberra