Associate – Real Estate

Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Perth; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia’s leading independent law firm, seeks associates to join its market leading Real Estate and Projects team in Perth. You will work on complex deals and provide support across the tenure, development, and financing of property transactions.

The position offers exposure to mixed-use, residential, commercial and industrial property matters, with a focus on Perth and WA markets, and opportunities for growth within a collaborative, flexible environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in tenure aspects of infrastructure and renewables projects in WA and NT.
• Experience with property development, joint ventures, capital transactions and disposals.
• Understanding of all types of land tenure.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating and finalising documents and completing transactions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with major property transactions and deals in Real Estate & Projects.
• Conduct property due diligence and coordinate documentation.
• Draft, review and negotiate transactional documents (sales, leases, easements, options, licences).
• Support senior lawyers on complex financing and development matters.

Skills

Real estate

Infrastructure projects

Due diligence

Negotiation

Document drafting

Education

Law degree

Job description

Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia’s leading independent law firm.

Are you looking for an opportunity to work with a market leading Real Estate and Projects team on some of the most complex and challenging deals in the market? Our Perth team is growing and we have a number of opportunities at the associate level.

We are seeking individuals with:

• experience in or the desire to work on the tenure aspects of infrastructure and renewables projects in Western Australia and the Northern Territory
• experience in or the desire to work for clients on mixed-use, residential, commercial and industrial property development and redevelopment, joint ventures, capital transactions and acquisitions and disposals of commercial, industrial, pastoral, agricultural and tourism assets.
• an understanding of all types of land tenure
• experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating and finalising documents and completing transactions of all types and sizes
• experience with commercial sales, purchases, leases, easements, options and licence agreements (among others)
• experience conducting property due diligence

About us:

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?

• Flexible working as standard – we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave – an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
• Wellbeing program – we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion – this is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach –we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
• Learning and development opportunities –including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program.

For more information, see our website.