Lawyer/Associate | Real Estate

• Legal
• Lawyer - Property / Construction
• ACT

• Permanent / Full Time

• Recognised in the AFR BOSS Magazine's Best Places to Work 2024/2025

• Join a modern, market-leading law firm that puts its people first
• Collaborative team with opportunities for career development and progression

About you

Are you looking to grow your career in a collaborative, high-performing national team? Whether you're early in your journey or bring more experience, we'd love to hear from you.

We're ideally seeking a lawyer with 2–4 years post-admission experience, but we welcome applications from all levels of seniority who are passionate about all aspects of the property development process and eager to make an impact.

To be considered for this role, you will be:

• Demonstrated working experience in a broad range of property transactions including with commercial property, residential property, and off-the-plan property.
• A confident communicator – both written and verbal – who can engage professionally with clients and colleagues
• A natural relationship builder with strong interpersonal skills
• Curious about your clients' industries and quick to develop sector knowledge
• Skilled at managing competing priorities and deadlines within a team environment
• A collaborative problem-solver with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset

You'll also play a key role in business development, client management, and delivering strategic legal advice.

Your role

Gadens is recognised as one of Australia's leading real estate law practices with particular expertise in acting for major property owners and developers in high value and strategic transactions and development projects. We offer our clients an integrated service through a consolidated practice comprising real estate, construction and planning capabilities, across residential, retail, commercial and industrial properties.

You will be working directly with a Partner and their team to advise on property and development transactions, particularly where they relate to residential and mixed-use projects and commercial and industrial property transactions. This team has a diverse practice, and advises on property acquisition and sales, development agreements, major leasing, and all property related aspects of major projects including construction agreements, project delivery agreements, planning matters and financing agreements.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain broad exposure to all aspects of the property development process, while being part of a team that values collaboration, growth, and excellence.

About Gadens

Gadens is a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of.

At Gadens, we:

• develop and inspire our people
• do the right thing and make an impact
• work with quality clients in our chosen markets
• solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together
• are a widely recognised and respected brand.

We are always on the lookout for star performers to join our growing firm. To find out more please visit

What we offer

• A friendly, down-to-earth, and supportive team environment.
• Truly flexible work practices.
• Progressive and market-leading Parental Leave support including:
• 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave
• Superannuation contributions while on Parental Leave, for up to 52 weeks (based on 5 days/week, regardless of your working days)
• An external coach to support our people through the various stages of the parental leave journey (Launch, Leave and Landing)
• A supported and staggered return
• Budget relief for fee earners upon landing/return
• Support and paid leave for Surrogacy and IVF treatment
• Ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• And much more

At Gadens, we engage with all of our people to create a work environment that encourages and promotes inclusion and diversity, while instilling pride in the firm and our values of collaborate, authentic, responsible and excellent. Our values and culture assist us in creating a cohesive environment in which we are committed equally to professionalism and personal fulfilment. We strive to create a culture where the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility are embraced and lived by our people every day. This includes respecting and connecting with First Nations people and providing access to justice to those in need through our pro bono practice. This is what makes Gadens a great place to work.