Associate or Lawyer

**Location**: Brisbane

**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.

**Who we are**

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.

**How we 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.

**Your role**

We are looking for an experienced Environment and Planning Lawyer or Associate to join us. Ideally you will have minimum of 2 years' experience in this area of the law. Your varied role would encompass all aspects of environment and planning law in sectors including energy and resources, development and major infrastructure
**_._** In this role you will work closely with Partner Tim Hanmore and the team of highly experienced and talented lawyers.

As a member of our national Infrastructure, Construction and Property line of business (ICP), you will be working for the firm's major clients in both the public and private sector and will be exposed to a variety of work, including:

- environmental compliance matters
- running litigation in the Planning and Environment Court and the Land Court
- compulsory acquisition matters
- front end advice on the interpretation of environment and planning legislation and public law
- strategic advice for complex infrastructure projects, energy and resource projects, waste and extractive industry projects and major urban developments
- advising on project approval requirements and processes
- drafting contracts including offset agreements, infrastructure agreements and bespoke commercial agreements
- advising on resolving contamination and pollution issues and the apportionment of risk in commercial transactions and
- due diligence for various transactions.

You will have significant contact with the broader ICP line of business and other lines of business within the firm, as the Environment and Planning team is regularly called upon to provide specialist and strategic advice on complex matters across various sectors.

**What you need**
- collaborate to deliver innovative solutions and ensure the best outcome is achieved for the client
- continually contribute to the growth and success of the firm and
- inspire others through their commitment to personal growth, innovation and the delivery of exceptional results.

**Our team**

MinterEllison has a market leading national Environment and Planning team, unparalleled in both its size and quality of work. Our ICP group have a significant footprint nationally and our capability breadth provides a full service offering across the entire lifecycle of a project from environment and planning approvals and procurement to real estate development and construction, through to operations and performance of assets and compliance matters.

**WHY MINTERELLISON**

**An inclusive culture**

Our culture attracts key inclusion awards. We are recognised as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, and we hold Gold employer status with the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI).

We offer hybrid working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working. We offer paid parental leave for the primary carer within the first 24 months following birth or adoption, and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure.

**Excellence, curiosity and collaboration**

We foster growth and development in our people so we can continue to make excellence the hallmark of everything we do, drive market-leading innovation and harness the power of working together. Our learning programs will help you build the skills of tomorrow, today.

**HOW TO APPLY