Legal Counsel

The Living Company; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Purpose-led organisation

Large platform exposure

Wellbeing & growth

Rewards & benefits

Job summary

The Living Company in Sydney is seeking a skilled Legal Counsel to support People & Legal in delivering strategic advice across corporate, real estate, and investment matters. You will draft, review and negotiate documentation, lead transaction workstreams, and build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners.

You will provide pragmatic, strategic guidance on complex regulatory issues, while driving governance improvements and ensuring compliance across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Law degree and Australian Practising Certificate.
• 5+ years post-admission experience, including 1-2 years in-house.
• Experience across commercial contracts, corporations law, funds management, real estate and development, construction, IP, employment, litigation, and privacy/governance.
• Strong stakeholder management and commercial judgement.
• Highly organised, proactive and able to drive matters through to resolution.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, strategic legal advice across corporate, real estate, funds and governance matters.
• Draft and review commercial contracts and related documents.
• Lead transaction workstreams from origination to completion.
• Manage external counsel and government/authorities relationships.
• Identify legal risks and implement mitigation with stakeholders.
• Contribute to internal governance policies and procedures.

Skills

Strategic advisory

Contract drafting

Stakeholder management

Regulatory/compliance

Education

Law degree

Australian Practising Certificate

Job description

Sydney CBD | Full-Time | On-Site (5 Days)

WHO WE ARE

Founded in 2013 as Scape Australia, leaders in student housing, we've since grown into a vertically integrated living platform known as The Living Company; managing $18B in assets across Student Living (Scape), Rent to Live – Affordable Housing (RTL Co.), and Retirement Living (Aveo); spanning site origination, investment, planning, design, development, construction, and operations.

The Living Company is reshaping the way Australians live by delivering sustainable, community-driven, and high-quality spaces across the country.

THE ROLE

As Legal Counsel, you'll be a key player in People & Legal, providing timely, effective and strategic advice across everything from large-scale corporate and real estate transactions to fund, investment and property management, corporate compliance, construction matters, disputes, debt/equity matters, workplace relations, and privacy and data governance.

You'll work across the full breadth of TLC's legal function - drafting and negotiating documentation, leading transaction workstreams, and building strong relationships with stakeholders both inside and outside the business.

Day-to-day you will be (but not limited to):

• Providing comprehensive, solution-focused legal advice to support project and organisational outcomes, and address legal risk
• Drafting, reviewing and advising on commercial contracts and other legal documentation
• Leading legal workstreams across acquisitions, disposals and development transactions from origination through to completion
• Managing correspondence and building relationships with key stakeholders, including external legal providers, authorities and government partners
• Identifying, communicating and escalating significant legal risks, and collaborating with stakeholders on solutions
• Contributing to the drafting and implementation of internal governance policies and operating procedures

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Law degree and a current Australian Practising Certificate
• Minimum 5+ years post-admission experience, including at least 1-2 years as in-house Legal Counsel
• Relevant post-qualification experience across some or all of: commercial contracts, corporations law, funds management, real estate and development law, construction law, IP, employment law, litigation, and privacy/data governance
• Proven ability to provide strategic and pragmatic legal advice on complex legal and regulatory matters
• Highly developed stakeholder management skills, both internal and external, with strong commercial judgment
• Confident, proactive and highly organised, with a track record of taking initiative and owning matters through to resolution

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN?

• Be part of a purpose-led organisation shaping how Australians live
• Exposure to a large, diversified living platform with real scale and complexity
• Strong focus on wellbeing, growth, and inclusive culture
• Competitive rewards, recognition programs, and lifestyle benefits

No agencies please.

At The Living Company, we honour and welcome the rich heritage and contributions of First Nations and Indigenous peoples. Our workplace embraces diversity and strives to create an inclusive environment that respects and values your culture, traditions, and perspectives. Join us in building a harmonious and empowered community where everyone's voice is heard and celebrated.