Lawyer, Real Estate

About this role
- Award winning Australian private practice
- Flexibility to balance working from home and the office
- A firm with a strong reputation for having an authentic and inclusive culture

**About the Company**

Lander & Rogers is a leading independent law firm, with offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and global reach.

Our focus is on innovating the client experience and leading change in legal service delivery. We are also committed to supporting our communities through our pro bono work.

**About the Role**

This is a fantastic opportunity to become a key advisor on the real estate legal requirements for Australia's and Asia-Pacific's largest property portfolios and infrastructure projects.

Working closely with multiple Partners, you will support with the provision of front-end legal services to our Real Estate & Projects clients.

**Responsibilities**
- End to end file management of appropriate real estate and project transactional matters under the supervision of a senior practitioner, including:

- the real estate aspects of major projects, such as linear infrastructure projects involving roads, railways, pipelines or transmission lines;
- sales and purchases of land across all land asset classes;
- property and project development and delivery matters, including development agreements, development management agreements, project development agreements and project delivery agreements;
- complex agreement for lease and/or lease transactions involving commercial, industrial, retail and agricultural land;
- simple lease transactions involving leases of commercial offices and retail premises;
- asset management work associated with client lease portfolios such as renewals, variations, assignments and surrenders of lease; and
- land subdivisions, consolidations, easements and covenants

This includes, under the supervision of a senior practitioner:

- advising clients on an appropriate structure for their transaction;
- drafting documents or reviewing documents prepared by other firms;
- advising clients on the documents and amending and negotiating them as required;
- liaising with clients, counterparties' lawyer, internal stakeholders and other practice groups where required; and
- the use of appropriate internal technological solutions, such as document automation software, online data rooms, status reporting software and approved artificial intelligence platforms
- Working in teams on due diligence and drafting due diligence reports for large real estate acquisitions or the real estate aspects of merger and acquisition transactions
- Working with lawyers from the construction and environment and planning sub-teams within the Real Estate & Projects group to support those teams with the real estate aspects of their matters
- Undertaking legal research
- Attending to registration of documents and general land titles enquiries
- Working in partnership with senior practitioners and other team members
- Assisting graduates and seasonal clerks throughout their rotations
- Building client relationships at a corresponding level
- Attending internal and external training and development sessions
- Assisting senior practitioners to prepare responses to requests from clients for a fee proposal or a capability statement
- Assisting senior practitioners to prepare and present internal continuing legal education presentations
- Assisting senior practitioners to prepare external presentations

**About You**
- Suitable applicants will be 2-5 years PAE
- Training and experience gained in a mid/top-tier law firm or in-house is preferred
- A current practising certificate for NSW
- Relevant front end experience, at a minimum in sales and acquisitions and leasing of commercial property
- Experience in one or more Australian jurisdictions, will be viewed favourably
- Proven decision making and problem-solving ability
- Demonstrated time management and organisational skills
- An ability to influence and manage conflict with a diplomatic and consultative approach
- Demonstrate the ability to build strong working relationships
- Strong team collaboration skills with an ability to lead by example
- A passion for providing a high level of customer service
- Strong attention to detail
- A desire to learn and develop new skills

**Culture**

People choose Landers for our down-to-earth, collaborative and supportive culture. We invest in our people and empower them to bring their best selves to work, both personally and professionally. We promote a diverse and inclusive environment with a strong focus on wellbeing, leadership and development.

**Benefits**

Lander & Rogers offers a range of benefits to encourage professional development and ongoing learning, connection with colleagues, staying healthy and community involvement.

We value our people and understand the importance of maintaining a healthy, balanced and fulfilled lifestyle, some of our benefits include:

- **Hybrid work**:work flexibly between home and