Energy and Natural Resources Lawyer (Associate or SA)

Law Staff

Brisbane QLD (Hybrid)

Corporate and Commercial Law (Legal)

Full time

If you are an Energy and Natural Resources, Projects or Corporate/M and A lawyer with 2 to 7 years PAE considering your next move, this opportunity offers a compelling step forward in your career.

We are partnering with a premier top-tier firm seeking a talented lawyer to join its highly regarded Energy and Natural Resources team. You will work closely with respected partners across a sophisticated and high-quality portfolio of matters involving some of the key projects and transactions shaping Australia's energy and resources sectors.

The team advises across the full spectrum of major energy and resources transactions, with exposure to market-leading work across renewables, energy transition, infrastructure, mining, oil and gas and natural resources.

Your work will include:

M and A, joint ventures and strategic investments across the energy and resources sectors

Project development and transactions involving wind, solar and pumped hydro projects

Battery storage, virtual power and emerging energy technologies

Hydrogen, decarbonisation and energy transition projects

Energy transmission and other major infrastructure projects

Corporate and transactional matters in the mining, oil and gas and natural resources sectors

Complex project development, investment structures and commercial arrangements

Regulatory and foreign investment matters associated with major energy and resources transactions

Why this role stands out:

This firm offers a genuinely supportive environment focused on both professional excellence and personal wellbeing:

A focus on quality over daily billable hours, with an annual target that recognises natural workflow fluctuations

Market-leading parental leave: 26 weeks paid, gender-neutral, with no eligibility period or clawback, plus superannuation paid on both paid and unpaid leave

Top-tier remuneration, including a highly competitive salary, 10-20% performance bonus, and additional discretionary bonus

Five weeks annual leave, with the option to purchase additional leave

Genuine flexibility, including a firm-wide hybrid policy of two days working from home per week

Access to meaningful pro bono work and community initiatives

A supportive, high-performing team with partners committed to mentoring and long-term development

Exposure to sophisticated, market-leading transactions across Australia's rapidly evolving energy and resources sectors

About you:

We would love to hear from you if you are:

An Energy and Natural Resources, Projects, Corporate or M and A lawyer with 2-7 years PAE, ideally from a top-tier or leading firm

Experienced in renewables, energy transition, mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, project development or corporate/M and A

Strong academically (GPA 5.5+ preferred)

Currently operating at Associate or Senior Associate level

Experienced in a Commonwealth jurisdiction or an Australian lawyer returning from overseas

Commercially minded, motivated and interested in developing a career within Australia's dynamic energy and resources sector

Keen to work on complex, high-value transactions alongside leading practitioners in the market

Ready to Explore This Opportunity?

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Bianca Davies to bianca@lawstaff.com.au, 0732211229