We're reimagining the way Australians live, work, and play. We own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia.

 
We’re evolving our portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces. Through our diverse portfolio, data-led decision-making, and nationwide development pipeline, we do things differently.

We are Vicinity.

Role purpose

Legal Analyst

Vicinity Centres 

Join a high performing Legal & Governance team and play a key hands-on role in maintaining core corporate records and strengthening operational excellence across at one of Australia’s leading retail property groups.  

This role is suited to a detail-oriented and pragmatic legal professional who can be responsible for important governance tasks and who has an interest in corporate compliance, commercial contracting and legal innovation.   

About the role 

As our Legal Analyst, you’ll contribute to support the compliant and efficient operation of Vicinity’s seamless operation of our Legal and Governance functions.  In this role you will utilise your grasp of commercial contracting principles, understanding of corporate records and structures and love of innovation to deliver impactful change to the way we operate.   

This role will collaborate with key stakeholders to modernise the way we work is empowered to modernise how we work. You’ll You will identify opportunities to automate, streamline and enhance processes using platforms like MS365, Power Automate, Checkbox and other AI enabled tools, helping the team operate smarter and more efficiently. 

Key responsibilities 

Procurement Contracting & Compliance 

• Review procurement contracts and templates and support due diligence processes including sanctions and modern slavery checks. 

• Maintain precedents and standardised drafting for key terms and fallback positions and playbooks. 

• Support RFP/RFI processes and ensure compliance tasks are completed accurately and on time. 

Process Improvement & Automation 

• Identify and implement process improvements across legal operations. 

• Build and maintain automated and AI-enabled workflows in low-code/no-code platforms (Checkbox, MS365, Power Automate). 

• Enhance external firm tracking and value add insights reporting. 

Corporate Secretariat Administration 

• Own and maintain trust deeds, unit registers, member registers and group structure charts. 
• Verify ASIC company statements and manage annual returns. 
• Conduct one Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration 
• Work with internal teams and external legal providers to deliver efficient, accurate service. 
• Communicate process changes and compliance requirements across key stakeholders. 
• What you’ll bring 
• Legal qualifications or experience in legal, paralegal, governance or related roles.  The ability to maintain a practicing certificate will be supported and highly regarded.  
• Experience managing business-critical documents and interpreting legal materials (contracts, trust deeds, ASIC records). 
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines. 
• Confidence using (or willingness to learn) platforms like MS365, document management systems and automation tools. 
• High attention to detail and a proactive, solutions focused mindset. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with discretion when handling sensitive information. 
• Curiosity and eagerness to contribute to continuous improvement in a dynamic environment. 
• off governance projects, including statutory record verification. 

Why Vicinity? 

You’ll join a collaborative and forward thinking Legal team committed to innovation, operational excellence and continual improvement. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to grow their career, shape better processes, and have real impact across the organisation. 

Why Vicinity?

Our benefits program focuses on creating an awesome place to work in which our people are rewarded and recognised. This includes:

• Flexible working options

• Birthday leave & purchased additional leave

• $1,000 worth of VCX securities rewarded for eligible team members

• Generous Parental Leave

We live and work by our values of Respect, Integrity, Customer Focus, Collaboration and Excellence. They are the foundation to everything we do and provide us a north star with which we can shape meaningful places where communities connect.

At Vicinity we embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where we attract, retain and develop our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

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Email: [email protected]

Phone: +61 3 7001 4000 (request to speak to our Talent Acquisition team)

Note: To be eligible to apply for this position, you must have existing, relevant Australian work rights. At the later stages of the recruitment process the shortlisted candidate/candidates will be required to undergo a Criminal History Background/Police Check as a mandatory part of the process. Additional qualification checks may also be required dependant on role and level.