Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice.
We provide pre-eminent corporations, financial institutions and Government departments and agencies with a full commercial law service.
We have more than 4000 lawyers based in over 58 offices across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
In Australia, we have a large and distinguished national Government Practice and regularly advise government across a full range of legal and regulatory areas.
Our national government team is experienced in operating within the government environment, and understand this is shaped by factors such as complex policy and legal frameworks and a culture of consultation, accountability, public scrutiny and high visibility.
We are currently looking to recruit an Associate to join our Commonwealth Government practice, based In Canberra, with a focus on Government Litigation and Administrative law.
As an integral member of the team you will be: Acting for clients in the ART, Federal Court and High Court in administrative law litigation Advising on all aspects of information law, including drafting FOI decisions and policies Advising clients with respect to all aspects of legislation, including advising on complex statutory interpretation issues Advising and developing policy and procedure documents Assisting administrative decision-makers to effectively discharge their functions, and assisting with the review of matters in the ART, Federal Court and the High Court of Australia.
Requirements 2+ years PQE A strong desire to work on complex, high profile litigation A sound foundation in Administrative law, litigation, privacy and statutory interpretation Excellent written, drafting and verbal communication skills We are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright in Australia has been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well as a gold tier employer for LGBTI Inclusion through the Australian Workplace Equality Index.
In 2023 we were re-accredited as a Family Inclusive Workplace and always encourage people to discuss flexible and hybrid work options with us.
We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.