- Award-winning Australian private practice
- Work on high-end, complex real estate matters, including major transactions, developments and sophisticated leasing
- Flexibility to balance working from home and the office
- Sydney or Melbourne

About Lander & Rogers Lander & Rogers is a leading independent law firm, with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra 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 You'll work closely with the Partners on high-end, complex real estate matters, including large capital transactions, major property developments and complex leasing. The team advises major corporate and government clients across some of Australia's most significant property, infrastructure and development matters.

With the practice continuing to grow, this is an opportunity to work closely with the Partners, take on meaningful responsibility and contribute to the continued growth of the practice.

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
- 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
- Drafting formal advices to clients by email, by memorandum or by letter
- 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 6+ 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 Lander & Rogers for our down-to-earth, cooperative and supportive culture. We genuinely invest in our people and create an environment where everyone is encouraged to bring their best selves to work. With a strong focus on wellbeing, inclusion, leadership and professional development, we support our people to build rewarding and successful careers. Benefits We know that a fulfilling career is about more than the work you do. That's why we offer a range of benefits designed to support your skilled growth, wellbeing, connection with colleagues and involvement in the community.

Our benefits reflect our commitment to helping our people thrive both inside and outside of work and include:

- Work from home: work from home choosing times that work best for you, your clients, and your team
- Additional leave: annual wellness day plus up to 5 additional paid days of leave (subject to eligibility).
- Wellbeing allowance: $250 per year for home office, fitness or wellness expenses
- Tech discounts: corporate pricing on DELL products
- Parental support: we offer competitive parental leave benefits and provide additional coaching support for returning parents to ensure your career doesn't skip a beat.

How To Apply Click APPLY or visit www.landers.com.au. Lander & Rogers is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity and inclusion.

We conduct background checks including criminal record checks on all successful candidates as a condition of employment.

📌 Senior Associate, Real Estate (Sydney)
🏢 Lander u0026 Rogers
📍 Sydney