We are seeking a remarkable Lawyer to join our market leading Public Sector Brisbane team.
 

This role provides the successful candidate with the opportunity to:

• Join a market leading, top tier Public Sector practice in Brisbane
• Collaborate and contribute to a successful and impactful team
• Opportunity to work on large, complex matters for a variety of public sector clients
   

The role

This permanent, full-time opportunity for a Lawyer (2-4PQE) is based in our impressive Brisbane office. This exciting role sits within our Public Sector practice working with Partner Jonathan Corby, a recognised specialist in establishing and developing strategic relationships between the private and public sectors.

This role will involve mostly working on commercial matters for major public sector clients with a variety of work that is typically more complicated than that done by the client’s in house legal team. The work involves helping put together strategic relationships including, significant procurement, infrastructure projects, joint ventures, negotiated M&A, manufacturing, licensing and distribution arrangements, and regulatory advisory work.

At Clayton Utz, we pride ourselves on our commitment to mentoring and coaching opportunities and ensure that our lawyers learn and are supported by our senior team members.   We are proud of our inclusive culture and look to attract candidates with a collaborative and progressive approach.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Strong commercial drafting skills
• Knowledge and experience in procurement or M&A, either corporate or public sector
• Passion for problem solving with innovative solutions
• A proven track record of prioritising your time across a number of busy matters
• The ability to work autonomously
• A strong client service focus and work ethic
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, required for building client relationships and maintaining a positive team environment

The Public Sector team

Our National Public Sector group is widely regarded to be the premier private government practice in the country and has a wealth of talent and experience within the team. 

The team helps Commonwealth, State and Local Governments with some of their most interesting, significant and technically challenging programs.  We use our skills to solve complex legal problems, assist with the development and implementation of program strategy, and inform policy development.

How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Consultant Contact Details

Jade Evans, (02) 9353 4358

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to [email protected].

For more information on Clayton Utz, please visit www.claytonutz.com or follow us on LinkedIn here.

Agency submissions

Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee.