Senior Climate Change & Carbon Markets Counsel in Melbourne

• Leading Climate Change Practice
• Fast paced and dynamic teamenvironment
• Great career developmentopportunities

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide theworld's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with afull business law service. We have more than 4000 lawyers based inover 58 offices across Europe, the United States, Canada, LatinAmerica, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and CentralAsia.

Norton Rose Fulbright has one of the leading Climate Change andCarbon Markets practices, both globally and across theAsia-Pacific, consistently being ranked in the top tiers in marketdirectories such as Chambers Partners and Legal 500.

Recent growth in client demand has led to an opportunity for asenior lawyer to join the practice. You would work with our marketleading Partner Elisa deWit, who is one of Australia’s most respected climate changelawyers. Your role would be to support the carbon practice withadvisory, commercial and transactional matters. You would beexposed to both Australian carbon market clients, as well asinternational clients and projects in the carbon space. Theopportunity presents excellent exposure for career advancement in arapidly emerging area of the law.

In addition, the role offers fantastic personal and careerdevelopment through our International Academy, an award-winning,internationally-integrated career development programme that youwill follow throughout your working life at the firm. TheInternational Academy is designed to prepare you for each step inyour legal career and is complimented by the excellent practicalexperience you'll gain through working with our supportive partnerswho operate at the top of their field.

To be considered for this role you must have;

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years PQE gained within a reputableEnvironment & Planning, Climate Change, Corporate or Financepractice
• Knowledge of climate change and carbon legislation orpolicy preferred, but not essential
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills includingstrong commercial drafting skills
• Strong time management & organisational skills with thecapacity to manage multiple projects and conflicting prioritiessimultaneously
• Client facing aptitude
• Genuine interest in the area of climate change law

The successful candidate will need to be an energetic, drivenand focused individual. At Norton Rose Fulbright, you will berewarded with genuine career prospects and an excellent teamenvironment renowned for its collaborative culture, passion forclient service and professional development opportunities.Remuneration will be commensurate with relevant experience.

Norton RoseFulbright values diversity and strives to create an inclusiveenvironment. We are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright in Australiahas been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality bythe Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well as a gold tieremployer for LGBTI Inclusion through the Australian WorkplaceEquality Index. In 2025 we were re-accredited as a Family InclusiveWorkplace and always encourage people to discuss flexible andhybrid work options with us.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islandercandidates to apply.

To apply online click the 'Apply' button below. Ifyou require any adjustments to the recruitment process or if theapplication portal is inaccessible to you, please don't hesitate tocontact Yvette Borradale via 03 8686 6003 oryvette.borradale@nortonrosefulbright.com for a confidentialdiscussion.

If you are trans or gender diverse and would like aconfidential discussion before applying, please contact YvetteBorradale (03) 8686 6003 or Scott Baker (02) 93308578.

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