Legal Writer, Environment and Planning

Are you an Environmental and Planning Lawyer looking for a change and keen to flex your writing skills? This is a unique opportunity to apply your legal expertise at scale, combining Environment & Planning knowledge, legal writing, and emerging AI-enabled content tools to support the way lawyers work today and into the future.

Locations: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane | Hybrid | 2-3 days in office

About the Company

This is an exciting opportunity to work for LexisNexis, a global organisation that provides world-class content and leading-edge technology and software tools, allowing our customers to quickly find the answers they are searching for, and to advance the rule of law.

About the Role

We are looking for a talented and motivated Environmental & Planning lawyer to join the Practical Guidance team at LexisNexis on a full-time basis. The primary purpose of this role is to develop and maintain high quality, up-to-date, practical legal content on Environment & Planning law, with an increasing focus on optimising and enhancing content for our cutting-edge AI-powered legal workflow and research solutions.

You will play a key role in shaping how lawyers interact with Practical Guidance, Australia's most established and trusted 'how-to' of legal practice, by:

• Creating, reviewing and maintaining plain English, workflow driven Environment & Planning content.
• Using AI assisted tools to improve speed, consistency and usability of content.
• Working closely with technology, product and editorial teams to embed legal expertise into AI enabled legal solutions.
• Ensuring content reflects real world legal practice, market developments and emerging trends.
• Providing support to help build brand awareness and influence market share across clients and stakeholders.

Requirements

• 3+ years PQE in Australian legal practice.
• Experience as a practicing environment and planning lawyer in Victoria, NSW or Queensland.
• Litigation experience is advantageous, particularly in relevant specialist environmental, planning and/or land courts and tribunals (particularly in relation to planning and development appeals).
• Strong knowledge of planning, development and environmental regulatory frameworks.
• Experience advising on administrative, environmental, planning and local government law.
• Excellent communication and plain-English writing skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organisational skills.
• Aptitude for building and fostering relationships with a range of diverse clients and local and international stakeholders.

Desirable Experience

• Transactional experience advising on environmental and planning law issues, including legal due diligence.
• Land use planning, zoning and development assessment.
• Environmental and planning approvals and referrals, including under the EPBC Act.
• Waste law and circular economy.
• Biodiversity, heritage or vegetation clearing issues.
• Renewable energy projects.
• Judicial review or merits review proceedings.
• Climate change, ESG or sustainability-related legal issues.

Working for You

• Discounted Health plan rate and Optical Assistance.
• Life assurance and income protection.
• Option to buy additional Annual Leave days.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Benefits for you and your family.
• Access to learning and development resources.

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process and are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.