The Role

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to join our award winning, Band 1 Real Estate team located in Melbourne on a permanent, full time basis.

Working alongside our Melbourne Real Estate Partners Alison Kennedy and Jerome Martin, this role will see you working on a wide range of transactions for major real estate, corporate and government clients across all major asset classes, including commercial, industrial, retail, residential, infrastructure and renewables.  You will get the chance to work on significant and market leading development projects, sales and acquisitions, leasing and general advice work. The team has an unrivalled portfolio of major commercial and government clients and is renowned for its expertise in advising many major players in the real estate industry.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• 2-5 years' experience as a Senior Associate within a leading property practice;

• experience across a broad range of property classes and transactions, with experience in government being highly desirable;

• an ability to draft clear, commercially-oriented and incisive advice;

• a strong client service focus and exceptional work ethic;

• highly developed interpersonal and communication skills for building client relationships and maintaining a positive team environment; and

• experience mentoring and coaching junior lawyers.

In addition to this, we're looking for a resilient, self-starter who is able to work autonomously, has attention to detail and is committed to providing an outstanding service to their clients.  

The Real Estate team

The Clayton Utz national Real Estate Team is a key player in many of Australia's most significant and complex property projects, earning the title of "Property Team of the Year" in the 2020 and 2021 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards.  The multidisciplinary Real Estate team's clients include foreign institutional investors, fund managers, government authorities, real estate investment trusts, developers and major corporates, many of whom are developing some of the largest and most complex and exciting projects in Australia.

We are the law firm of choice for many significant clients on large major transactions, including urban renewal projects, major development, sales, acquisitions, leases and joint ventures.

Clayton Utz also has specialist government knowledge which provides our Government clients peace of mind, and robust legal advice that will stand up to the gamut of political, media and parliamentary scrutiny that can sometimes occur in high-value, high-profile projects.

For further information, please visit our Real Estate showcase page on LinkedIn

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How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Consultant Contact Details

Jennifer Sanderson, (07) 3292 7331

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to [email protected].

For more information on Clayton Utz, please visit www.claytonutz.com or follow us on LinkedIn here.

Agency submissions

Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee.