Public and Administrative Law Lawyer or Associate

2 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia MinterEllison Full time

**Location**: Canberra

**Contract Type**: Permanent

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest law firms, with nearly 200 years of business history. We're known for our legal and consulting expertise - and for our inclusive and authentic character.

Our purpose is to create sustainable value with our clients, people and communities. That means we have a proud history of providing excellence to clients, nurturing our people and giving back to the communities in which we live and work.

We value excellence, curiosity and collaboration. Clients rely on us for our responsive, commercial approach. Our clients include government departments and agencies, private and publicly listed companies, and small and large businesses in Australia and overseas.

As a highly valued employee we will also provide you with a wide range of benefits. To view our benefits, please copy this link into your browser

**Our Team**

MinterEllison’s national Public Law Team provides legal services to a range of Commonwealth and State clients in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. This role is based in Canberra and you will be working primarily with Julian Pinder, Partner, along with other senior members of the Public Law Team.

MinterEllison has a strong government practice, including acting for Commonwealth clients in the Federal Courts and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and providing legal and strategic advice on a range of administrative law issues, including good decision making, statutory interpretation, privacy, and freedom of information.

**The Role**

In this role you will have responsibility for a range of administrative law and litigation work. You will manage a large and diverse caseload of merits review litigation (before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal) and judicial review litigation (before the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, and the Federal Court of Australia).

This role involves a large amount of solicitor advocacy at hearings, trials and appeals (as well as instructing counsel in more complicated matters). You will also be involved in a range freedom of information and privacy matters (including the preparation of Privacy Impact Assessments and privacy risk management advice for significant government data projects).

**About You**

You will be a motivated, focused and enthusiastic Lawyer or Associate who is seeking a challenging and involved role within an outstanding national team.
- strong technical and drafting skills;
- interest / experience in advocacy;
- great attention to detail;
- sound time management and the ability to work independently;
- ability to meet tight deadlines;
- a client focus and demonstrated ability to form enduring relationships with peers, clients and industry experts;
- ability to provide pragmatic advice and solutions to clients; and
- resilience and a commitment to providing exceptional levels of service to our client base.

**Why MinterEllison**

We offer flexible working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure.

**How to Apply**

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