Resource Management Associate

About the Firm

Fluid Legal Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with Saunders & Co, as we undertake a search for an Associate-level Resource Management lawyer to work alongside a wonderful and dedicated team.

Saunders & Co are a full-service Christchurch firm with both a CBD office and three suburban branches where they service a broad range of clients, ranging from private individuals and families through to large companies, statutory bodies and local iwi.

About this role

This is a unique opportunity for an Associate-level Resource Management lawyer to advise on a wide range of environmental and planning issues. The work is varied, technically interesting, and often on significant projects.

Key areas of work include:

• Resource consents, private plan changes, and environmental approvals
• Submissions on plans, policy statements, and legislation
• Environmental due diligence (including zoning and land use considerations)
• Mediations and negotiated outcomes on environmental disputes
• Advocacy in Council hearings and appearances before the Environment Court and High Court
• Responding to enforcement action, including abatement notices and prosecutions
• Advising on development contributions and regulatory strategy

You'll work with a diverse client base including property developers, forestry and primary sector clients, retirement village operators, major retailers, and private landowners.

There will be hands-on mentorship and guidance from two highly respected Resource Management and Environmental law partners, Chris Fowler and Margo Perpick. The successful candidate would also assist the junior members of the team with their professional development.

What's on Offer

This is a rare chance in the Christchurch Resource Management space to work closely alongside two highly experienced environmental lawyers on complex matters. You'll have the opportunity to develop advocacy experience and client-facing skills whilst operating in a supportive, down-to-earth private practice with very low staff turnover and a strong reputation in the market

Whilst this role will suit an ambitious candidate with a strong work-ethic, the firm is committed to ensuring staff experience achievable revenue targets and billable hours in support of a healthy work-life balance.

Finally, you can expect a modern, warm and friendly culture with an open-door policy to the partners and management as well as a generous salary and benefits package dependent on experience.

Register Your Interest

If you would like to confidentially discuss this role please contact Alex Stones on [021 319 837](tel:021 319 837) or email at [email protected].

All expressions of interest are treated with absolute confidence, and details are not passed on to the client without your expressed permission.

Please note that any CVs received via a third party or directly to Saunders & Co will be referred to Fluid Legal Recruitment.

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