Environment/Planning Lawyer (2 yrs-Senior Associate) **TURBO CHARGE+EXCEL** Premier specialist firm.
Top mentors.
Career growth path.
Life friendly/Flex.
Delightful team/culture.
$80,000-$180,000.
Sydney.
Full-time or 4 days/week.
YOUR NEW EMPLOYER Our client is a STAND-OUT fast-growing specialist law firm with flourishing practices across environment/planning, construction property law: Led by industry-leading specialist partners (ex top-tier partners) ; Engaging in high-end quality work; With 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 valued member of the firm, reporting to being mentored directly by 2 top calibre partners (industry leading specialist environmental planning/construction lawyers) you will love primarily litigating (in Superior/Land Environment Courts) on a full spectrum of intellectually stimulating +interesting disputes relating to: all aspects of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act **** and related legislation; 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.




Also opportunity to engage in a bit of non-litigation environment/planning work and also some construction cases (front and back-end).
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
Highly reputable specialist firm with proven success ; Variety+Cutting-edge high quality cases; Full spectrum litigation includingappeals, prosecutions, judicial review and civil enforcement; Freedom/autonomy to run your own matters+manage your own clients ; Lead be supported by a junior lawyer+ paralegals; 1:1 mentorship by 2 top specialist E+P/construction partners; Ongoing career development + regular pay reviews (subject to performance); Potential for partnership (if and when you build your own sizeable client base); 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 2 years' post-admission experience (up to Senior Associate level) in environmental/planning/local government law litigation (essential)+ some front-end/advisory experience in environmental and/or construction law (preferable, not essential); 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 specialist environmental/planning lawyer with a top specialist firm.
REFERENCE: MARIA YUN (**********)

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