The Opportunity
Join a leading organisation in a role that will strengthen your legal career.
- Duration: 4-6 months
- Arrangement: Part time
- Location: Perth
About You
You are an experienced native title, land access and/or projects lawyer with a minimum of 5 years' experience, bringing a strong track record from private practice or in-house roles within large organisations.
Your Experience and Expertise:
- Strong experience in land tenure, including reviewing, managing, renewing and securing tenure arrangements
- Experience reviewing existing and legacy tenure agreements and identifying amendments or new arrangements required to reflect contemporary requirements
- Demonstrated experience managing tenure applications, renewals and approvals from commencement through to completion
- Experience advising on mining tenure, land access rights and associated approvals
- Strong understanding of Australian land access, tenure and approvals frameworks, ideally within the mining, energy, resources or infrastructure sectors
- Experience negotiating land access agreements and approvals, particularly where mining tenure or operational land is involved
- Demonstrated experience engaging and negotiating with Traditional Owners and Indigenous groups in relation to land access and project activities
- Experience negotiating Native Title agreements and advising on Native Title considerations affecting land tenure and access
- Knowledge of cultural heritage requirements and experience advising on heritage matters associated with project or operational activities
- Experience advising on land clearing approvals and associated heritage, access and tenure considerations
- Ability to review long-standing land arrangements and identify legal, commercial and operational risks arising from legacy tenure issues
- Experience modernising or restructuring historical land and tenure arrangements to reflect changing regulatory, stakeholder and Traditional Owner expectations
- Strong contract drafting, review and negotiation skills, particularly for tenure, access and Native Title agreements
- Ability to work collaboratively with Traditional Owners, internal stakeholders, external advisers and government or regulatory bodies
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills, with the ability to navigate complex and sensitive land access matters
- Experience supporting major mining, resources, energy, infrastructure or projects environments would be highly regarded
- Projects or commercial legal experience involving land access, tenure, approvals or operational assets would be beneficial
- Knowledge or practical experience with ArcGIS or other spatial mapping systems would be advantageous
Attributes:
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
- Culturally aware and respectful approach when engaging with Traditional Owners and Indigenous communities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate complex land tenure and Native Title matters in a clear and practical manner
- Detail-oriented with the ability to identify risks, gaps and inconsistencies in legacy arrangements
- Comfortable working with historical agreements, incomplete information and complex legacy issues
- Adaptable and comfortable working in an evolving regulatory and stakeholder environment
- Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of discrete workstreams
Requirements:
- Current Australian practising certificate
- Right to live and work in Australia
About Reach
Reach is the flexible legal resourcing platform of Ashurst Perkins Coie, a global law firm with more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices. Sitting within Advance, the firm's NewLaw division, we place lawyers and professionals where they're needed most - whether our clients need to meet a surge in demand, cover leave, bridge a recruitment gap, or bring in specialist expertise.
Why join Reach?
Reach gives you the flexibility to build a career that fits your life - not the other way around. We work with talented consultants across a broad range of specialties, matching the right people with the right opportunities.
Here's what you can expect as a Reach consultant:
- Flexibility and choice - control over how, when, and where you work, on terms that suit your life.
- A genuine partnership - a dedicated Reach team who will get to know you and actively champion your career goals.
- The backing of a global firm - the resources, reputation, and culture of Ashurst Perkins Coie, including access to clients doing market-leading work and a refreshingly open and inclusive community.
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Reach Legal Consultant | Native Title/Land Access Lawyers | Perth employer: Ashurst
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