Associate / Senior Associate - Commonwealth Government (Commercial)

About the role

HWL Ebsworth is recruiting an Associate or Senior Associate for its Australian Government team in Canberra, working with partners Elizabeth Skelly and Rachel Bannikoff. The team advises on major projects and programs covering capability acquisition and sustainment, ICT and complex goods and/or services procurement and contracting, and has a strong commercial contract practice for Australian Government clients. You will join a team of two partners, seven lawyers, supported by a graduate and a paralegal.

Key responsibilities

• Advise on significant Australian Government projects
• Cover all stages of the procurement lifecycle, from market design and approach through to negotiations, contract signature and contract management and performance
• Support the achievement of Australian Government requirements and objectives

Required profile

• 2-5 years of professional experience, preferably in a commercial legal role
• A strong interest in Australian Government transactions
• Background in project and program work and/or ICT contracting
• Ability to obtain a Baseline security clearance (AGSVA baseline preferred)
• Full working rights in Australia and a valid practising certificate

Required skills

• Good interpersonal and communication skills to deal with clients and other parties
• Ability to draft clear and concise communications
• Desire to develop a career in private legal practice

What we offer

• A merit-based promotion model with career development and 180-day career forecasting sessions
• Flexible work arrangements and generous leave, including purchase, parental and performance reward leave
• A friendly, down-to-earth culture within a firm ranked at the forefront of the Australian legal market

To apply, submit your CV through the Apply function; applicants must have full working rights in Australia and a valid practising certificate. The firm encourages applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.