Associate/Senior Associate (Environmental & Resource Management), 5+ years' PQE - AKL
Job details
Job title: Associate/Senior Associate (Environmental & Resource Management), 5+ years' PQE - AKL Salary type: Salary type: Annual Location: Location: Head Office, Old South British Building, Level 1, 3-13 Shortland Street, Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand Job published: Job published: 20-02-2024 Job ID: Job ID: 41908
Job Description
About the role Our client is a highly respected resource management and environmental boutique practice led by highly regarded partners with a depth of industry experience. The firm is looking to expand their legal team and employ a senior lawyer with ideally 5+ years' experience. You will be providing legal advice and working directly with blue chip clients, from large corporations to councils, developers and individuals in respect of plan preparation, designations, resource consents, large infrastructure developments and other resource management and planning related issues both contentious and non-contentious. You will receive high quality and interesting work with variety from the outset, as well as plenty of client contact. The boutique size of this practice means every lawyer has the opportunity to tackle contentious cases at the coal face. The Ideal You- A NZ qualified solicitor, with ideally 5+ years' experience (and it could be much more!).
- Prior experience in resource management, environmental, public and/or local government law from a private practice or in-house role.
- A team player with a 'can do' attitude who enjoys mentoring more junior members of the team.
- If you are interested in a pathway to partnership, then there is the potential for you at the firm if this is what you are looking for.
- in a top tier firm looking to make the move into a smaller boutique where there is a clearer pathway to partnership; or
- in a smaller suburban or regional firm and looking to move into a more specialised resource management practice; or
- maybe you have returned, or are looking to return from overseas and are looking to secure your next resource management senior lawyer role?
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