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

Autor 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.

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Lawyer/Associate – Tax Controversy

The Role Our client’s National Tax and Tax Controversy team, renowned as the preeminent tax controversy practice amongst Australian law firms, is led by industry experts with extensive experience across the full spectrum of tax laws. We are currently seeking a talented Lawyer or Associate to join this specialist tax controversy practice. You will work […]
  • Salary Competitive salary, excellent benefits
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Associate / Senior Associate – Corporate M&A

About the Firm Our client is a global law firm with more than 2,500 lawyers in 42 offices across five continents. The firm’s Australian offices, established primarily to service existing international clients seeking to invest in Australia, have more than doubled in size over the past five years and are committed to further growth in […]
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Corporate Lawyer

The role Our client, a specialist corporate firm, is looking to add a junior or mid-level corporate lawyer or associate with at least two years of post-qualification experience to its growing team. In this role, you will act on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters including M&A, private equity and venture capital investments […]
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Lawyer/Associate – Litigation (3+ PQE)

The role Our client, a specialist litigation firm, is looking to add a mid-level Associate with at least three years of post-qualification experience to its growing team. In this role, you will work with two ex top-tier partners on a range of high-profile corporate, commercial, private client and property disputes and contentious regulatory matters. Our […]
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Employment Associate

The firm This small but full service corporate law firm has been established in the market for some time and is known for challenging (and winning) some of the major firms for work. They find they are being briefed on more and more employment work from their existing clients, so they are looking for an […]
  • Salary £66332.40 – £88443.19 per annum
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Energy Senior Lawyer/Senior Associate

The firm and team This top tier and global law firm is known for their progressive approach to the law. Their Sydney Projects and Energy Transition brings together a range of legal experts to provide commercially astute and innovative legal solutions to government and private sector clients on their most complex projects across the transport, […]
  • Salary £138192.49 – £154775.59 per annum + Plus bonuses
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