Lawyer / Senior Associate (4-6PQE) - Real Estate

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Clayton UTZ Full time

The role

A rare opportunity to join this band one rated and highly awarded team

As a Lawyer in this team, you will work closely with Partners Andrew Steele, Nikki Robinson, Eva Oraham and Carrie Rogers.

As a team that prioritises professional development and mentoring, you will have the opportunity to work and learn on varied and exciting matters across a range of private sector and government clients. This team also offers genuine flexibility and values diversity and inclusion.

In this role, you will play a key role in an array of matters, ranging from acquisitions and disposals, to property development work, to large property and infrastructure project work, including in collaboration with other practice areas (e.g. Corporate, Major Projects & Construction, Environment & Sustainable Development). You will work closely with senior members of the team to manage property transactions and will be encouraged to foster engaging client relationships.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will:

  • Have a minimum of 4 year' experience in a leading Property practice;
  • Possess strong LLB or JD academic results;
  • Have experience across a broad ranged of property transactions, and the ability to demonstrate a strong legal grasp of key principles relevant to real estate;
  • Be experienced within the NSW jurisdiction;
  • Communicate with impact to both internal stakeholders and clients;
  • Be genuinely passionate about working in a team and mentoring Graduate Lawyers and Summer Clerks, providing quality and timely feedback to aid in their development; and
  • Effectively manage your time and approach your work in a collaborative manner.

The Real Estate team

Clayton Utz' national Real Estate team is a key player in many of Australia's most significant and complex property projects, earning the team the title of "Property Team of the Year" in the 2020 and 2021 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards. The multidisciplinary Real Estate team's clients include foreign institutional investors, property fund managers, government authorities, real estate investment trusts, developers and other stakeholders who are developing some of the largest and most complex and exciting projects in Australia.

We are the law firm of choice for major projects including urban renewal, large scale development, sustainability, complex sale and leaseback and real estate joint ventures.

Clayton Utz also has specialist government knowledge which provides our Government clients peace of mind, and robust legal advice that will stand up to the gamut of political, media and parliamentary scrutiny that can sometimes occur in high-value, high-profile projects.

For further information, please visit our Real Estate showcase page on LinkedIn.

How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the 'Apply' button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Consultant Contact Details

Jade Evans,

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to

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Agency submissions

Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee.

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