Senior Associate - Property
Location: Sydney
Contract Type: Permanent
MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest independent law and consulting firms. With a heritage of almost 200 years, we are known for our excellence, and our authentic and enduring relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. Clients seek out MinterEllison to help them solve complex problems every day. We do this by our full-service legal offering and complementary consulting offering.
We offer opportunities to work on industry-leading mandates for top-tier clients, while being part of a high-performing and collaborative team that values excellence, diversity of thought, curiosity, and inclusion. We value our people and empower them to achieve their ambitions - with the support, trust and autonomy to grow their careers in meaningful ways.
We support sustainable ways of working regarding how, when and where you work and offer a wide range of social, financial and health benefits (see www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2025.ashx)
YOUR ROLE
A great opportunity exists for a property Senior Associate to join our award winning, market leading Sydney Real Estate team. Besides building your legal knowledge, you will be able to develop client relationships, deepen your understanding and involvement in the real estate industry and provide guidance and mentoring to junior members in a collaborative and supportive environment.
We would like to hear from Senior Associates who have experience and/or are interested in the following range of work:
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hotel acquisitions and disposals and hotel management agreements
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acquisitions and disposals
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contract drafting and negotiations
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property development and titling
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lease drafting and negotiations
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general property advice
WHAT YOU NEED
We welcome applications from people who:
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have excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
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have a commercial approach
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are passionate about the real estate industry, their clients and their team
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enjoy working in a collaborative manner but can also work independently
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continually contribute to the growth and success of the firm
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inspire others through their commitment to personal growth, innovation and the delivery of exceptional results.
OUR TEAM
The Sydney Real Estate team is led by Partners Alice Langham, Julie Purbrick, Rachel McNaught, Owen Kiely, Joanne Moore and Jakob Paartalu. The team offers a comprehensive range of property-related legal services for developers, investors, owners, landlords, property funds managers, listed property trusts and government.
In this role you will work alongside Partners Alice Langham, Julie Purbrick, Rachel McNaught and Joanne Moore and their teams, who are sought for their experience in advising on large and complex real estate and hotel transactions and developments. There will also be close contact with other leading lawyers working in the broader national real estate team and other specialist areas across the firm. The team's focus is on capital transactions, property development including title structuring and leasing and delivering an end to end solution to national and international industry leading real estate and hotel owners, developers, financiers and government clients.
How to apply
We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet all the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.
If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.
If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact lisa.fleming@minterellison.com.
Sydney, AU