Law Clerk

1 week ago

Canberra, Australia Clayton Utz Full time

The role

Propel your legal career by joining our top-tier Canberra Real Estate team as a Law Clerk on a full-time basis.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work in ACT's pre-eminent real estate practice with market leaders

Alfonso del Rio

and

Adam Peppinck
- You will join a strong team of law clerks who are responsible for managing the high volume of conveyances and other transactions for an unrivalled portfolio of major commercial and government clients.

Our team enjoys the benefits of a collaborative and progressive culture where we support each other, accommodate flexible/hybrid work, and celebrate our successes.

Key responsibilities

This exciting law clerk role will see you
- Interacting with the clients and buyer's lawyers on a daily basis.
- Have full responsibility for the management of files
- Prepare and negotiate sale contracts and related documents.
- Consult with leading Real Estate lawyers on legal issues.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Previous experience as a Law Clerk or Paralegal in a legal or professional services environment (not necessarily in a Real Estate team)
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously
- Strong drafting skills and an eye for detail
- A strong sense of purpose, ambition and a proactive approach to your work
- A desire to work within a dynamic, supportive and fast-paced team environment

The Real Estate team

As a key player in many of Australia's most significant and complex property projects, the multidisciplinary Real Estate team's clients include foreign institutional investors, property fund managers, government authorities, real estate investment trusts, developers and other stakeholders, on some of the largest and most complex projects in Australia.

We are the law firm of choice for large major projects including urban renewal, major development, sustainability, sale and leaseback and 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.

LI-SD

How to Apply?

Consultant Contact Details

Shibanni Dave, (02) 6279 3543

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