Associate / Senior Associate, Environment and Planning

at  Allens

Your role
This is your opportunity to join our growing Environment and Planning team in Brisbane. Our E&P team sits within our Real Estate and Development Group and is an integral part of Allens’ leading Projects, Real Estate & Development practice. Our lawyers work collaboratively with our Real Estate and Projects Practice Groups in Brisbane as well as across jurisdictions, giving our lawyers an opportunity to work on major projects throughout Australia and overseas. We encourage our lawyers to find their niche and specialise in areas they’re interested in, while building a strong foundation across their field.
As a member of our Brisbane team, you will report directly to Partner, Bill McCredie and work collaboratively with the broader team. Bill’s practice involves a broad range of advisory, transactional and litigious work for clients in the mining, energy, resources and water sectors, and the property development industry, with a particular focus on the operations and project approvals. As such, you will have the opportunity to support our clients with a range of groundbreaking matters in their environment and planning transactions and development projects.

As an Associate or Senior Associate in our Environment and Planning team you will:

• Provide strategic planning approval and regulatory advice for projects across a range of industries including mining, energy and renewables, and property and infrastructure developments spanning the residential, retail, commercial, industrial and logistics and aged care sectors.
• Appear in a range of approval litigation appeals, judicial reviews, land acquisition / valuation proceedings and environmental and planning prosecutions, across a range of jurisdictions including the Planning and Environment Court, Land Court, Magistrates Court and the Federal Court;
• Undertake due diligence investigations in relation to major transactions in the above sectors in conjunction with Allens’ market leading M&A and project financing practices;
• Advise on contaminated land issues and environmental licensing;
• Advise on environmental incident response, regulatory engagement, compliance and incident investigations;
• Advise on bulk water projects including upgrade approvals and environmental assessments, dam safety regulatory approvals and conditioning and emergency actions plans; and
• Advise on biodiversity conservation including offsets agreements, heritage and environmental protection legislation reforms.

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity however flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.
About you

You will have:

• Experience working in an Environment & Planning team, ideally at a well-regarded top tier firm, international firm, Australian firm or boutique firm.
• Some experience in E&P matter litigation.
• A willingness to build an understanding of clients and develop effective working relationships.
• An ability to effectively manage matters.
• A willingness to participate in business development activities, such as pitch documents, firm-wide pursuits, article writing, attending industry events and hosting seminars.
• A desire and ability to grow, both as an Environment & Planning Lawyer and leader.
• A strong team ethic.
• An ability to establish a professional profile and internal networks.
• A desire to learn, grow, network, mentor others.

Your development
In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.
Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.
Our perks

Our benefits include:

• Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration; generous incentive plan that recognises both billable and broader contribution, salary continuance insurance, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
• Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.
• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible

parental leave policy

– 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.

• International opportunities: our alliance with

Linklaters

ensures possible secondments to many of their overseas offices.

• Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.
How to apply?
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At Allens, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people’s differences across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, and family and caring arrangements. If you require adjustments to fully participate in our application process, please contact us at
careers@allens.com.au
. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align, please express your interest by emailing us at
careers@allens.com.au
. The right role for you might be just around the corner!
At Allens, we’ve been building legal careers for 200 years; longer than any other firm in Australia. The impact of our people extends to almost every sphere of business, government, the judiciary and the wider legal profession. We continue to provide opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to build outstanding careers and shape the world around them.
Through our alliance with Linklaters, we work in a global network of 41 offices in 26 countries. Our size and global reach provide exceptional opportunities for career development, including both on-the-job learning and formal training and development opportunities.
Our commitment to high performance is balanced with a focus on wellbeing, with a culture that’s inclusive, supportive and collaborative. We prioritise connection and value the unique contribution of everyone at the firm.
We’re proud to hold some of the world’s longest ongoing client relationships, some of which stretch back almost 170 years, and our client base includes 55 of the world’s top 100 companies and more than 75 of Australia’s top 100 companies

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