Lawyer / Senior Associate - Mining / Energy & Resources

About Us

Are you ready for a very different experience?

Hamilton Locke is a law firm evolving the traditional approach to corporate and commercial legal services. We are constantly removing the layers of bureaucracy, reacting quickly to change, providing exceptional service, and finding creative solutions to deliver smart advice.

We have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Newcastle and Auckland, with our clients are located across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Asia.

We are agile and flexible in our approach, with innovative systems, processes and technology enabling our people to deliver smart and creative client solutions. We customise our delivery teams and models, so clients get exactly what they need from one place, exactly the way it’s needed.

We are an exciting and rapidly growing firm and have consistently been recognised as one of Australia’s fastest growing law firms.

The role

We’re a diverse group, and are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, hard-working and keen to learn and grow to join Michael Boyce in the expanding Mining, Energy & Resources team. Michael is a Corporate Partner specialising in mining, petroleum and natural resources law. He has extensive experience advising clients on matters relating to acquisitions and divestments, project development, joint venture structuring, offtake agreements including gas sale and transportation agreements, mineral rights sharing agreements, royalty agreements, construction and procurement contracts.

Our Corporate team was recently ranked 6th in the Mergermarket M&A Rankings Report 2023 for the highest deal count in Australia. In just one year, we’ve made a remarkable leap from 13th to 6th place for legal advisors in Australia, and achieved a top 20 ranking for the highest deal count in the Asia-Pacific (excl. Japan).

If you want to join a dynamic, fun and engaged team that is going from strength to strength in a firm recognised as a 5 Star Employer of Choice and a Fast Firm (2023 Best in Law, Australasian Lawyer), please apply below.

We’re looking for someone:

• Admitted lawyer;
• with 4-8 years’ PAE experience;
• who has Corporate law experiences, preferably within the Mining and/or Energy & Resources sector;
• who wants a fantastic team culture; and
• with an entrepreneurial and innovative mind-set.

Our people experience 

Hamilton Locke is a law firm with a difference working to evolve the traditional business model. We have built a high-growth, people-centric business that maximises our 'people experience' (PX) and believe this delivers the best 'client experience' (CX). We foster a vibrant culture, putting our people at the forefront of everything we do.

We are agile and flexible in our approach, with innovative state-of-the-art systems and technology that frees up our team from bureaucracy and administration. We actively develop a culture that supports employee health, wellness and development.

Put simply, we have created a work environment based on respect, trust, development, collaboration and innovation. This allows our people to grow and be the best version of themselves. In turn, this enables our people to do their best work, which ultimately makes our clients happy. This is a win-win-win.

We put our people’s experience at the centre of everything we do.

We are more than just a law firm.

How do we do this? Find out more here: hamiltonlocke.com.au/culture/

What’s in it for you 

• Be mentored in a supportive environment, with access to quality work, great clients and professional development opportunities. 
• A fun, collaborative and high-performing team environment with regular social events, training days and team retreats. 
• Flexible working arrangements. 
• A clear and transparent performance bonus scheme. 
• An extra week’s leave, as part of our employee personal development program. 
• Full-day birthday leave. 
• Support in building client relationships. 

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.

For more information on Hamilton Locke, please visit https://hamiltonlocke.com.au/ or follow us on LinkedIn here.

Accessibility and Inclusion

At Hamilton Locke, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people's differences across gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, and family and caring arrangements.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at talent@hpxgroup.com.au.

Agency submissions

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

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