Senior Lawyer - Construction & Contracts
Brisbane | Hybrid Working Available
Looking for high-quality legal work without the demands of traditional private practice? This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Construction Lawyer to join a well-established organisation in a member-focused advisory role, providing practical legal advice across a broad range of construction, contract, and risk management matters.
Offering genuine work-life balance, flexible working arrangements, and an attractive benefits package, this role is ideal for a senior lawyer seeking interesting and meaningful work in a supportive environment.
Benefits
- Hybrid working and work-from-home flexibility
- Consistent office hours with excellent work-life balance
- Additional employer superannuation contributions
- Free onsite parking
- Complimentary breakfast provided daily
- 3:00pm finish before every long weekend
- Collaborative and supportive team culture
- No billable budgets or unreasonable financial targets
- Opportunity to become a trusted advisor within the construction industry
- Stable and well-resourced organisation
The Role
Reporting to the Principal Lawyer, you will provide commercially focused legal advice and support on a variety of construction and contract-related matters, including:
- Construction contracts and contract administration
- Contract reviews and risk assessments
- Security of Payment matters
- Payment disputes
- Suspension and termination of contracts
- Adjudication Applications and Responses
- Contract drafting and amendments
- Legal research and case law analysis
- Preparation of legal articles, guidance notes and industry resources
- Delivery of member education sessions, workshops and seminars
- Review and improvement of standard form construction contracts
This is a diverse role combining legal advisory work, stakeholder engagement, contract review, education, and industry support.
About You
To be successful, you will possess:
- Minimum 5 years' post-admission experience
- Strong construction law and contracts experience
- Knowledge of Queensland construction legislation and Security of Payment processes
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to provide practical and commercially focused advice
- Strong drafting, negotiation and analytical skills
- A proactive, organised and client-focused approach
- Experience within construction, infrastructure or projects environments will be highly regarded
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