Job Description
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Ready to step into a role with genuine ownership, leadership and room to build something of your own?
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A well-established Melbourne boutique is looking to add an experienced Property Lawyer at Senior Associate or Special Counsel level to its growing team.
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This is a particularly interesting opportunity for someone who has reached the point in their career where they want more than just a strong technical practice. You'll work closely with the Property Partner as a genuine second-in-command, taking ownership of significant matters and client relationships while playing an important role in mentoring the wider team and helping shape the continued growth of the practice.
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The work is varied and sophisticated, covering commercial property acquisitions and disposals, development, leasing, due diligence, property structuring, finance, title issues and broader property advisory work. Planning experience would be a bonus, particularly where it intersects with development and complex property matters.
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What makes this role different:
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Genuine leadership opportunity — operate as a 2IC to the Property Partner with significant autonomy and influence.
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Build your own practice — access to an established client and referrer network, with genuine support to develop your own profile and relationships.
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A team-first culture — technical ability matters, but so does being approachable, low-ego, generous with your time and someone others genuinely enjoy working with.
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Ready to step into a role with genuine ownership, leadership and room to build something of your own?
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A well-established Melbourne boutique is looking to add an experienced Property Lawyer at Senior Associate or Special Counsel level to its growing team.
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This is a particularly interesting opportunity for someone who has reached the point in their career where they want more than just a robust technical practice. You'll work closely with the Property Partner as a genuine second-in-command, taking ownership of significant matters and client relationships while playing an important role in mentoring the wider team and helping shape the continued growth of the practice.
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The work is varied and sophisticated, covering commercial property acquisitions and disposals, development, leasing, due diligence, property structuring, finance, title issues and broader property advisory work. Planning experience would be a bonus, particularly where it intersects with development and complex property matters.
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What makes this role different:
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Genuine leadership opportunity — operate as a 2IC to the Property Partner with significant autonomy and influence.
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Build your own practice — access to an established client and referrer network, with genuine support to develop your own profile and relationships.
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A team-first culture — technical ability matters, but so does being approachable, low-ego, generous with your time and someone others genuinely enjoy working with.
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You'll have direct client and referrer exposure, responsibility for significant transactions and the opportunity to contribute to work allocation, mentoring, technical guidance, systems and the broader development of the practice.
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The firm has deliberately created a culture that combines high-quality legal work with a genuinely sustainable approach to practice. There is a strong emphasis on collaboration, flexibility and trusting senior lawyers to manage their work professionally, rather than measuring success purely by hours.
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This would suit someone who is technically strong, commercially minded and ready to have a real say in a Property practice, while still being the kind of lawyer who rolls up their sleeves and helps the people around them.
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📌 Property Lawyer | Senior Associate / Special Counsel (Melbourne)
🏢 Legal - Professional
📍 Melbourne