Senior Associate

• Legal
• Lawyer - Property / Construction
• Sydney

• Permanent / Full Time

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

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

About you

To be considered for this role you must be passionate, engaged and committed. You will be someone who thrives in a vibrant and dynamic team environment.

• you will have a solid transactional property and/or leasing background and at least 7-8 years' post admission experience of which 2-3 years will be in a Senior Associate role
• you will have the ability to work with and mentor junior lawyers and support staff to ensure quality output and effective matter management
• you will have a practical and commercial approach to issues and work hard to ensure your client's expectations are understood and met.
• you will have well-developed drafting and communication skills with a genuine interest to provide excellent service to your clients.
• you will have At least 3 years' experience in NSW jurisdiction
• you will require minimal supervision

Your Role

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to join our Real Estate team in Sydney. The team has a strong pipeline of broad and interesting real estate work across a range of clients.

It offers an ideal opportunity for a motivated person to work independently yet within a team environment and to progress your business development skills. You will have easy access to partners and senior practitioners and the ability to discuss ideas with your colleagues.

You will have the opportunity to drive your career working in one of Australia's most dynamic and leading property development practices.

About Gadens

Gadens is the only law firm to be recognised in AFR BOSS Magazine's Best Places to Work 2024, which ranks Australia and New Zealand's best workplaces across nine industries.

We are 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. We have a growth strategy and as part of our evolution and journey, we are creating a modern law firm that will rival Australia's top tier firms.

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 strong 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.