Property & Development Law Graduate

A unique opportunity exists in ABL's Sydney office for a law graduate to join our Property & Development team. This role would suit either a graduate or someone who has recently commenced their career and is looking to join private practice.

This graduate role forms part of a graduate cohort across our Melbourne and Sydney offices. PLT (practical legal training) will be provided as part of the traineeship, with the ability to attend our specialised in-house graduate training.

A Bit About Us
Arnold Bloch Leibler is renowned as the commercial law firm that clients turn to for advice and support on their most complex legal matters, high stakes transactions, disputes and commercial decisions.

We are best known for our work with highly entrepreneurial businesses (ASX listed, and family owned) and high-wealth private clients, and our unparalleled public interest law practice.

We also advise international enterprises and individuals from the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East with interests in Australia and enjoy long-standing relationships with leading hedge funds, private equity firms, insolvency practitioners, accountants, private bankers and law firms across the globe.

The firm is at the cutting edge of law and its implications for businesses, individuals and Australian society as a whole. From our decades of leadership in native title and public interest matters, to advising on complex and high-profile commercial transactions and disputes, ABL drives innovation.

Our internal structure is different from our competitors. Our lawyers are trained to be 'generalist specialists' and are able to straddle a range of different legal problems, as opposed to simply specialising in a narrow field.

This approach requires the ability to think differently - you need to cover more ground and be attuned to a broader range of issues, regularly working with different teams and practitioners across the firm. The feedback from our lawyers is that, whilst more challenging, the satisfaction that comes from achieving outstanding outcomes on our clients' most complex matters is rewarding. They say this approach propels their career development beyond what they imagined possible.

The Property & Development Practice
Our national Property & Development practice is led by a team of pre-eminent Partners who have gained a reputation for understanding our client's needs and achieving outstanding results for them.

The firm's property group adopts a consolidated approach to property and development matters, which is critical for managing time-frames and containing costs. Moreover, the group is unique in terms of its collective experience and depth of expertise, having represented clients in a large number of landmark property and development projects around Australia for nearly half a century.

We advise on the negotiation, drafting, management and enforcement of building and development agreements. Our objective is to provide clients with the legal foundation necessary to assist clients minimise risks and maximise returns from a construction and development project. Our experience in construction litigation also assists clients to manage and resolve potential disputes as economically and favourably as possible.

The team is led by Tyrone McCarthy with Melbourne Partners Kevin Frawley, Gia Cari and Dorian Henneron, and Sydney Partner Matthew Davies.

The role
We're looking for an outstanding graduate who is a self-starter with highly developed analytical skills, an eye for detail and strong interpersonal skills. You have an exceptional legal mind, as well as commercial and strategic nous. You enjoy feeling challenged, and to be given opportunities to take on additional responsibility with autonomy. You want to feel like you are an important member of, and making a meaningful and valued contribution to, a team that is consistently outperforming its competitors. You are ambitious, enjoy success and are ready to perform at your own high standard.

You Will Have

• completed your law degree and achieved excellent academic results;
• achieved strong results in property law with a genuine passion for this subject matter;
• an ability to communicate, both in writing and orally, clearly and concisely;
• strong interpersonal skills;
• excellent attention to detail;
• an ability to understand and identify the key issues in a legal matter;
• good judgement and common sense;
• the ability to work both independently and as part of a team; and
• a passion for a career in commercial law.

The Law Graduate program
We are proud to offer a unique approach to graduate development, combining both a carefully curated in-house graduate program delivered by our partners which dovetails with our Practical Legal Training (PLT). Introduced in 2025, our program is both contemporary and integrated. It has been designed to ensure that as a law graduate, you will gain an exceptional foundation with hands-on experience and practical skills tailored to launch your legal career. Our in-house graduate training program will see you work with each practice area with the learning plan curated to complement and strengthen the foundations of our generalist specialist approach. All training is conducted on-site at ABL.

Our specialised approach sets us apart and is something our graduates truly value to equip them for their legal careers.

A supervising Partner will invest in your development and get you involved in a wide variety of matters throughout your graduate year. You will benefit from real work experience and direct client contact that sets you apart from your peers in the profession.

For more information about our graduate ethos, please visit Law Graduates | Arnold Bloch Leibler ).

Benefits
The salary package offered for this position is competitive and also includes a range of benefits, including:

• dedicated in-house Supervised Legal Training Program delivered by Partners
• on-going training through the firm's professional development program;
• a fully subsidised corporate gym membership and wellness program;
• in-house fully subsidised café;
• prime CBD location;
• free legal advice for wills, estate planning and conveyancing;
• discounted corporate health insurance through a leading Australian health fund; and
• discounted mortgage, credit card and other financial services through a major Australian bank.

Applications
If you are interested in working at a dynamic firm that has built its success on legal innovation and outstanding career opportunities, please address your covering letter, CV and full academic transcript to Radhika Peri, Human Resources Manager, via the Apply button or through our Arnold Bloch Leibler Careers site: Work at ABL | Arnold Bloch Leibler