Living and working in Australia: a guide for South African lawyers

Author Richard Schontag
November 15, 2021

Are you an overseas qualified lawyer looking for a career move to Australia?

For more than 18 months Australia has had its international borders closed to South Africa and the world. That is all about change, with the border set to open soon.

Whether you are seeking to move to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, or Canberra, Taylor Root’s international career management team can provide you with an in-depth insight into the Australian legal landscape as well as assist you with visa, immigration, and relocation information.

Taylor Root is Australia’s leading legal recruitment firm. We have over 30 years of experience assisting international lawyers and expats transition back into the Australian legal market and we are the preferred recruitment partner to all the major Australian law firms for the supply of international lawyers. We are proud to have partnered with the leading firms across Australia throughout our history and will continue to do so in the years ahead.

Right now is the perfect time to consider that career move. Our clients are actively seeking internationally qualified lawyers to relocate to Australia in 2022.

Whether this is definitely the next move you wish to make or you are simply interested in hearing more about Australia, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Australian Private Practice team.

Complete the form below to download the full guide.

Jobs

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Lawyer/Associate – Restructuring & Insolvency

Role Our client, a top-tier Australian law firm, is looking to add a Lawyer or Associate to its high performing Restructuring & Insolvency team. This team has front-end restructuring and back-end insolvency capability and is open to meeting with Associates who have either front-end restructuring or back-end insolvency experience (or a mix of both). In […]
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Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer

The Role Our client, a top-tier international law firm, is looking to add an Associate to its front-end focused Restructuring & insolvency team. As part of this team, you will work on some of the largest and most complex work in the Asia-Pacific region. The Team Our client’s Restructuring & Insolvency team is uniquely placed […]
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Senior Associate – Real Estate

Our client, a national Australian law firm, is looking to add a Senior Associate to its growing Real Estate team. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering complex real estate investment and divestment transactions, with a strong emphasis on: Site acquisition and due diligence Structured real estate transactions, including joint ventures, […]
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Senior Associate – Projects/Infrastructure

Role Our client, a leading progressive global law firm, is looking to add a Senior Associate to join its high performing Infrastructure team. You’ll work with one Partner that has more than 20 years’ experience specialising in transport, construction and infrastructure projects internationally. He has considerable expertise in all aspects of the rail industry, including […]
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Lawyer – Corporate & Commercial

Client Our client is a market leading brand with an impressive member base across Australia and very well positioned for growth and expansion into new sectors. Our client is establishing a preeminent full-service corporate firm across property, commercial, corporate, employment, litigation and estates. This is a newly created business, with the customer at the core […]
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Senior Associate – M&A Private Equity

Role Our client, a top-tier international law firm, is looking to add an Australian or foreign-qualified Senior Associate to its Tier 1 Private Equity team. In this role, you will be working alongside six leading Partners known for their expertise and the breadth and depth of their practices. Our client’s Private Equity team is well […]
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