New Job Opening: Senior Lawyer: Leasing in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Job Description

What’s in it for you?

• Property Law Partners recognised amongst Best Lawyers in Australia for Real Property Law


• High-quality commercial and retail leasing matters across major property portfolios nationally


• Genuine work-life balance within a flexible, friendly and collegiate team

About your new employer:

• An award-winning boutique law firm with offices in Sydney and Melbourne.


• Highly regarded specialist property practice acting for sophisticated property industry participants nationally.


• Provides top-tier legal services while maintaining a genuinely collegiate, friendly and sociable culture.


• Continuing to grow its property and leasing practice due to ongoing client demand.

About the role:

• Advise on commercial and retail leasing, acting for both landlords and tenants across all asset classes nationally.


• Work across substantial leasing portfolios, including retail shopping centres, commercial office assets, industrial property and mixed-use developments.


• Draft and negotiate leases, agreements for lease, variations, renewals, assignments, surrenders and other leasing documentation.


• Act for institutional and private landlords as well as established national tenants and retailers.


• Advise clients on complex leasing issues and provide practical, commercially focused solutions.


• Manage matters with a high degree of autonomy and direct client contact.


• Opportunity to mentor and support more junior members of the property team..

The ideal candidate:

• An experienced Property / Leasing Lawyer at Senior Lawyer, Senior Associate or equivalent level.


• Strong experience in commercial and/or retail leasing, ideally from a recognised property law team or firm.


• Experience acting for landlords, tenants or both across significant leasing matters and portfolios.


• A law degree from an accredited Australian or New Zealand university, supported by strong academic records.


• Strong drafting, negotiation and client management skills.


• Commercially minded and confident managing leasing matters with a high level of autonomy.


• Down to earth, personable and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

If this role does not align to your experience and/or career goals, please contact us to discuss other suitable opportunities.

Why work with us?

• We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.


• You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.


• We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.


• Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year.  Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector. 

Contact Elvira today!

 
Please quote reference number EN/59202

• Call or text: 0480 042 586


• Email:  [email protected]


• LinkedIn message: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvira-naiman/

Alternatively, click apply and email your resume (in Word version only) and academic transcript.