Property & Leasing Lawyer (2 yrs-Associate)

AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship by top partners

Prestigious practice

Growth‑oriented culture

Job summary

AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal is seeking a Property & Leasing Lawyer (2 yrs-Associate) for our client in Sydney. You will handle residential and commercial property matters, leases, and related conveyancing under a top-tier partner.

Admitted as a NSW solicitor with 2+ years PQE in property and leases, you bring strong drafting, communication, and client service skills. The firm offers mentorship, a prestigious practice, and a collaborative, growth‑oriented culture.

Qualifications

• Admitted NSW solicitor.
• 2+ years PQE in residential/commercial property conveyancing and leases.
• Strong technical legal, research and drafting skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Sales/acquisitions (conveyancing) of residential/commercial/industrial/retail properties including large developments.
• Leases (commercial/retail/telco/government).
• Manage complex property developments/subdivisions and related licences.
• Assist partner on more complex matters and handle own files as competency allows.

Skills

Post-qualification experience

Property law

Drafting & research

Communication

Job description

Property & Leasing Lawyer (2 yrs-Associate)

$90,000 - $120,000 a year

Our client is a highly respected mid-tier firm with 50+ years success with an enviable flourishing diverse high-end property law practice.

Top legal professionals love working here (long term-even decades!) because of its refreshing ‘real’+down-to-earth people/culture that values excellence+integrity+inclusion +growth+human relationships.

Hungry to EXCEL? Cutting-Edge practice+enviable clients. 1st-Class mentors. Premier mid-tier firm. Refreshing culture. Bright Future. $90,000-$120,000. Sydney.

YOUR NEW ROLE

As a valued property+leasing lawyer, being mentored by a top calibre partner with a successful full-spectrum property/environmental+planning/commercial law practice, you will love the variety +challenge of engaging in:

• sales/acquisitions (conveyancing) of residential/commercial/industrial/retail properties (including many high-value large scale developments);
• leases (commercial/retail/telco/government);
• complex and large property developments/subdivisions;
• licences;
• mortgages/loans;
• occasionally related local government/environmental+planning issues.

You have had some of your own files (subject to competency/experience)+ assist your partner with more complex matters.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Highly reputable and respected award winning firm with a proven 50+years success record led by industry-leading partners;
• Cutting-edge high quality work + enviable clients (banks/financial institutions, high profile developers and local governments);
• Ongoing professional development+ outstanding future with a real career growth path (subject to performance);
• Dedicated top mentors who will actually invest in you;
• Open, friendly, inclusive +warm team environment;
• Healthy work/life.

WHO YOU ARE

• are admitted as a solicitor in NSW;
• have 2 or more years' post qualification in BOTH residential and/or commercial property conveyancing AND commercial leases (both essential) + some mortgages (preferable not essential);
• have strong technical legal, research and drafting skills;
• possess outstanding communication and interpersonal skills;
• are results-oriented, are teachable, deadline driven with an enthusiastic positive attitude;
• are hungry to advance your career with a high profile leading firm that values and invests in their staff long-term.

REFERENCE: MARIA YUN (0403322***)