Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.
Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia’s leading independent law firm, and help drive the continued growth and profile of our national Responsible Business and ESG practice.
We are looking for an energetic, commercially minded and collaborative Responsible Business and ESG Consultant to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
This is a broad, cross-functional role combining strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. Reporting directly to the Head of Responsible Business and ESG, you will work closely with the firm’s ESG partners to identify growth opportunities, strengthen client relationships and position the practice at the forefront of emerging responsible business and ESG issues.
Key responsibilities
- Identify and develop opportunities to drive revenue growth across the Responsible Business and ESG practice
- Build strong internal and external networks to support client and practice development
- Monitor emerging industry trends and translate them into relevant insights and opportunities for clients
- Develop compelling ESG and responsible business content, presentations, podcasts and thought leadership
- Lead content development for ESG-related events and support delivery from concept through to completion
- Maintain a coordinated calendar of internal and external profiling initiatives
- Conduct in-depth research to support the team’s advice to clients
- Connect opportunities across practices, clients and the broader firm to help secure new mandates
- Champion collaboration, initiative and consistently high-quality deliver
About you
You will be a proactive and curious professional who can confidently move between research, content development, stakeholder engagement and project delivery.
To succeed in this role, you will bring:
- A strong understanding of sustainability and ESG issues, including business and human rights
- Excellent research skills and the ability to identify the commercial and practical relevance of emerging issues
- Strong project management, organisation and prioritisation capabilities
- The ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Confident stakeholder management and influencing skills
- A continuous improvement mindset and a high level of personal ownership
- The ability to work effectively both autonomously and collaboratively
- Energy, initiative, adaptability and genuine intellectual curiosity
About us:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.
Corrs’ culture is characterised by our values of excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a supportive and inclusive workplace, and we are focused on creating opportunities for our people and supporting a diverse workforce.
- Flexible working as standard – we have established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
- Bonus leave – we provide an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
- Parental leave – we offer 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
- Wellbeing program – we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
- Diversity and Inclusion – we set meaningful goals and take action to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
- Responsible business approach – we have an active pro bono and community engagement program and we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
- Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, a national training program and mentoring initiative.
To apply contact Shannon Garrett at [email protected] for a confidential discussion.
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