Commercial Property Lawyer

Empire Legal; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work by agreement

Bonuses

Team lunches

Zusammenfassung

Empire Legal in Queensland is seeking an experienced lawyer to handle our more complex residential property matters with the Head of Legal available for second opinions. You’ll work on off-the-plan contracts, commercial property deals, and retail leases, guiding clients through sunset clauses and guarantees with clear plain-English explanations.

This role rewards practical, client-focused problem-solving, offers hybrid work by agreement, and a generous salary with performance-based bonuses,

Qualifikationen

• Current Queensland practising certificate and 3+ years PAE.
• Solid experience in off the plan, commercial conveyancing, leasing.
• Ability to run files independently while knowing when to ask for guidance.
• Clear, plain English writing for client understanding of sunset clauses.
• Good rapport with clients, agents, brokers and other firms.

Aufgaben

• Review and advise on off-the-plan contracts for land, units and townhouses, including sunset dates and disclosures
• Run commercial property sales and purchases from contract to settlement
• Act for landlords and tenants on commercial and retail leases
• Advise guarantors on what they’re signing and costs
• Advise residents on retirement village and manufactured home agreements
• Support the conveyancing team on trickier files

Kenntnisse

Residential conveyancing

Off the plan

Commercial conveyancing

Leasing

Client communication

Ausbildung

Queensland practising certificate

Tools

Smokeball

PEXA

InfoTrack

Jobbeschreibung

Want to run the complex property files yourself, with real support behind you and none of the big-firm grind?

An off the plan contract with a sunset date coming up, a retail lease with a guarantee attached, or a retirement village contract that needs explaining to someone’s mum? If so, we’d like to meet you.

About us

Empire Legal is a Queensland property law firm with offices in Spring Hill, Wynnum and Paradise Point. Since 2017 we’ve settled more than 16,000 matters and picked up over 3,000 five-star Google reviews. Our director was recently named the 2026 QLS Queensland Solicitor of the Year (Small Firm). We take the work seriously and ourselves a lot less so. You won’t find suits or timesheets here, just a team that celebrates each other’s wins and backs each other on the hard days.

The role

Our residential conveyancing team is busy and well supported. Now we need an experienced lawyer to take on our more complex property work, with our Head of Legal on hand when you want a second opinion.

You’ll:

• Review and advise on off the plan contracts for land, units and townhouses, including disclosure statements, sunset dates and variations
• Run commercial property sales and purchases from contract to settlement
• Act for landlords and tenants on commercial and retail leases
• Advise guarantors on what they’re signing and what it could cost them
• Advise incoming residents and families on retirement village and manufactured home agreements
• Help our conveyancing team through the trickier files when they need it

What you’ll bring

• A current Queensland practising certificate and 3+ years PAE
• Solid experience in at least two of: off the plan, commercial conveyancing, leasing
• Confidence running files yourself, while still knowing when to ask
• Clear, plain English writing, so a client can understand a sunset clause the first time
• A good rapport with clients, agents, brokers and other firms

Nice to have

• Retirement village or manufactured home experience (if you don’t have it, we’ll help you build it)
• Business sales and purchases
• An interest in wills and estate planning, which we’re happy to support you to learn

Why Empire Legal

• Hybrid work by agreement, with hours that leave room for school runs and life admin
• A generous salary plus performance-based bonuses
• Strong precedents and modern tools (Smokeball, PEXA, InfoTrack)
• A collaborative, open door team where you can always grab someone for a quick sense check
• Regular team lunches and a crew of seriously good humans