Job Description
Energy and Natural Resources Lawyer (Associate or SA)
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Law Staff
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Corporate and Commercial Law (Legal)
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Full time
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If you are an Energy and Natural Resources, Projects or Corporate/M and A lawyer with 2 to 7 years PAE considering your next move, this opportunity offers a compelling step forward in your career.
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We are partnering with a premier top-tier firm seeking a talented lawyer to join its highly regarded Energy and Natural Resources team. You will work closely with respected partners across a sophisticated and high-quality portfolio of matters involving some of the key projects and transactions shaping Australia's energy and resources sectors.
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The team advises across the full spectrum of major energy and resources transactions, with exposure to market-leading work across renewables, energy transition, infrastructure, mining, oil and gas and natural resources.
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Your work will include:
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M and A, joint ventures and strategic investments across the energy and resources sectors
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Project development and transactions involving wind, solar and pumped hydro projects
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Battery storage, virtual power and emerging energy technologies
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Hydrogen, decarbonisation and energy transition projects
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Energy transmission and other major infrastructure projects
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Corporate and transactional matters in the mining, oil and gas and natural resources sectors
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Complex project development, investment structures and commercial arrangements
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Regulatory and foreign investment matters associated with major energy and resources transactions
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Why this role stands out:
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This firm offers a genuinely supportive environment focused on both qualified excellence and personal wellbeing:
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A focus on quality over daily billable hours,



with an annual target that recognises natural workflow fluctuations
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Market-leading parental leave: 26 weeks paid, gender-neutral, with no eligibility period or clawback, plus superannuation paid on both paid and unpaid leave
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Top-tier remuneration, including a highly competitive salary, *****% performance bonus, and additional discretionary bonus
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Five weeks annual leave, with the option to purchase additional leave
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Genuine flexibility, including a firm-wide hybrid policy of two days working from home per week
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Access to meaningful pro bono work and community initiatives
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A supportive, high-performing team with partners committed to mentoring and long-term development
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Exposure to sophisticated, market-leading transactions across Australia's rapidly evolving energy and resources sectors
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About you:
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We would love to hear from you if you are:
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An Energy and Natural Resources, Projects, Corporate or M and A lawyer with 2-7 years PAE, ideally from a top-tier or leading firm
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Experienced in renewables, energy transition, mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, project development or corporate/M and A
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Strong academically (GPA 5.5+ preferred)
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Currently operating at Associate or Senior Associate level
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Experienced in a Commonwealth jurisdiction or an Australian lawyer returning from overseas
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Commercially minded, motivated and interested in developing a career within Australia's dynamic energy and resources sector
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Keen to work on complex, high-value transactions alongside leading practitioners in the market
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All applications are strictly confidential. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Posted:**********
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Salary: Attractive package will be offered to right candidate

📌 Energy And Natural Resources Lawyer (Queensland)
🏢 Law Staff
📍 Queensland