Legal Assistant | Commercial Property | Career Growth
Support a leading property practice, work alongside senior lawyers and take the next step in your legal support career.
Our client, a respected national law firm, is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join its established Melbourne-based Commercial Property team.
This is an opportunity to work closely with a Partner and a team of talented lawyers on significant property transactions, developments and commercial leasing matters. You'll play an integral role in keeping the practice running smoothly while building on your expertise in a specialist area of law.
Why you'll love this opportunity
Quality work: Support a busy commercial property practice handling complex transactions, developments and leasing matters.
A supportive environment: Join an established team within a nationally recognised law firm that values collaboration and professional development.
Flexibility and benefits: Access flexible working arrangements, additional leave options, wellbeing initiatives and employee benefits.
The role
Working closely with a Partner and their team, you'll provide high-level legal and administrative support across a varied portfolio of commercial property matters.
Your responsibilities will include
Managing diaries, coordinating meetings and travel, monitoring inboxes and prioritising competing demands.
Preparing, formatting and proofreading legal documents, correspondence, reports and meeting materials.
Opening, maintaining and closing matter files in line with firm procedures.
Coordinating property searches, due diligence, transaction checklists, document execution and settlement processes.
Assisting with commercial property transactions, leasing, managed investment schemes and real estate investment trust matters.
Liaising with clients, government bodies, agents, financiers, consultants and other external stakeholders.
Managing end-of-month billing, time-entry follow-ups, disbursements and client records.




Providing administrative and business development support to the team while maintaining confidentiality and professional standards.
About you
You're an experienced Legal Assistant who enjoys working in a busy commercial practice and takes pride in delivering reliable, high-quality support. You're organised, proactive and comfortable anticipating the needs of senior stakeholders.
To be successful, you'll bring
Previous experience supporting a commercial property team within a law firm.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail.
Confidence using Microsoft Word and Excel, along with experience using PEXA.
Experience with end-of-month billing; Aderant experience will be highly regarded.
A positive, can-do attitude and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.
A genuine interest in commercial property law and a commitment to providing exceptional client service.
What's on offer
The opportunity to work alongside an experienced Partner and a well-regarded property team.
Exposure to substantial commercial property and real estate matters.
Versatile working hours and a range of leave options, including purchased leave, study leave and career breaks.
A modern office environment with a collaborative and supportive culture.
Employee assistance and wellbeing initiatives, social activities and a referral bonus program.
A firm recognised for its workplace culture, gender equality initiatives and commitment to diversity and community engagement.
At Empire Group, we value diversity and are committed to equitable recruitment. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disability, and other underrepresented groups to apply. Our focus is on creating fair, accessible, and culturally safe recruitment processes that genuinely reflect and respect the communities we serve.
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📌 Legal Assistant | Commercial Real Estate & Leasing (Melbourne)
🏢 empire group
📍 Melbourne