Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia’s leading independent law firm.

We are seeking a Senior Associate to join our growing Responsible Business & ESG practice in Melbourne. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced lawyer with 4+ years’ PQE to play a leading role in one of Australia’s most agile and strategically significant practice areas.

You will take a central role in delivering complex client mandates across business and human rights, ESG governance and contentious ESG matters, while also contributing to the strategic growth of the practice. This role offers genuine leadership opportunities, direct engagement with high-profile clients, and the platform to shape an emerging area of law at a market-leading firm.

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The Opportunity

Since launching in 2022, our Business and Human Rights (BHR) practice has rapidly established itself as the preeminent Australian practice in this field and a globally recognized leader, ranked in Chambers Global Market Leaders Business and Human Rights Law. Led by Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope, our BHR specialists provide uniquely integrated human rights advisory and legal advice and is part of our broader Responsible Business & ESG practice, a multidisciplinary team combining expertise in business and human rights, climate and sustainability, investigations, governance, and sustainable finance to deliver practical, cross-border solutions for boards, executives, and in-house counsel.

Our work spans three core areas:

- Business and human rights advisory: Developing, reviewing and evaluating human rights governance and compliance frameworks (including policies, procedures,



due diligence frameworks and contractual mechanisms); advising on the application of international human rights standards for business across a range of contexts.
- ESG governance, compliance and disclosures: Advising on legal risk and compliance issues in voluntary and mandatory reporting (e.g., climate-related financial disclosures, modern slavery reporting, voluntary sustainability reporting); directors’ duties; governance and risk management frameworks; ESG issues in corporate transactions; evolving due diligence and disclosure obligations .
- Contentious ESG: Advising on greenwashing risks; acting in ESG-related litigation; complex human rights/supply chain investigations.

As a Senior Associate, you will work directly with Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope (Head of Responsible Business and ESG) and Kate Gill-Herdman (Partner) to deliver client mandates across a range of ESG issues, manage complex workstreams, supervise junior team members, and contribute to the strategic growth of the practice group.

The team advises leading Australian and multinational clients across a wide range of sectors, including financial services, mining and resources, energy, transport and logistics, retail and consumer goods, technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, education and government. The practice also works closely with other Corrs teams, including environment & planning, inquiries & investigations, employment & labour,



commercial litigation, competition, and corporate advisory.

This role offers the opportunity to:

- Join a market leading Business and Human Rights practice
- Lead and manage client mandates across business and human rights, ESG governance and contentious ESG matters
- Build and deepen key client relationships and contribute to business development and growth of the practice group
- Supervise and mentor junior lawyers, contributing to team capability and culture
- Engage in thought leadership and contribute to the public discourse on human rights, ESG and sustainability
- Collaborate with specialists across the firm on multi-disciplinary mandates

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking an experienced lawyer who combines strong technical expertise with commercial acumen, leadership qualities and a genuine desire to work at the intersection of business and human rights, ESG, sustainability and the law.

Ideally, you will have:

- 4+ years’ post-qualification experience, with some exposure to contentious ESG mandates welcome but not essential
- Experience gained at a leading Australian or international law firm
- Demonstrated understanding of core business and human rights standards and frameworks and ESG and sustainability issues, and how they intersect with hard law and client’s commercial and strategic objectives
- Demonstrated capacity to manage complex matters and client relationships with a high degree of autonomy
- Experience supervising junior team members and a genuine interest in contributing to their professional development
- A desire to keep pace with constantly evolving ESG issues and to shape the firm’s resp

📌 Senior Associate (Australia)
🏢 Corrs
📍 Australia