A beloved household name has a rare opportunity for a Lead Property Lawyer to join its established in-house legal team.

This is a genuine people leadership opportunity, with responsibility for mentoring, coaching and developing an established team of 8 property lawyers, supporting performance and capability uplift, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

Alongside the leadership remit, you’ll remain hands-on across a significant national property portfolio, acting as a senior escalation point on complex matters and providing strategic, commercially focused advice across the full property development lifecycle.

The role will include:

- Leading and advising on freehold and leasehold acquisitions, agreements for lease, development agreements and complex leasing arrangements
- Providing end-to-end legal support across development, planning, construction, design, portfolio and asset management
- Advising on construction contracts and associated disputes
- Acting as a senior escalation point on complex property matters, balancing legal risk with commercial outcomes
- Partnering with senior stakeholders to provide pragmatic advice that supports growth and speed-to-market




- Mentoring and developing lawyers, driving capability uplift, knowledge sharing and consistent legal standards across the team
- Identifying opportunities to improve legal processes, templates, policies and governance
- Supporting new ways of working and the use of technology to improve efficiency and consistency across the team

What’s in it for you?

- Competitive remuneration package including bonus and long-term share incentives
- Private health insurance
- Five weeks’ annual leave
- Genuine hybrid and flexible working
- Paid parental leave and additional family support
- Additional birthday and volunteer leave
- Investment in professional development and leadership programs
- A broad range of employee benefits and wellbeing initiatives
- Up-to-date, newly refurbished offices with excellent collaborative spaces and facilities
- The opportunity to build your leadership credentials within a large, sophisticated and highly recognisable organisation

Reference number: BH-62506

Company: Bluefin Resources

Date posted: 18th Aug, 2026

📌 Lead Property CounselJust posted! (Sydney)
🏢 Bluefin Resources
📍 Sydney