Senior Associate - Leasing

Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Christmas gift

Employee Assistance program

Health dollars

Social gatherings

Learning and development program

Annual practising certificate paid

Job summary

Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers is looking for a Senior Associate with 5 years' PQE to join their Property team in Sydney CBD. This role involves drafting and negotiating commercial leases, managing property transactions, and advising clients. Successful candidates should have experience with sophisticated clients and high-value sales.

The firm values a supportive workplace, providing benefits like an annual health allowance and social gatherings. They actively encourage diverse candidates to apply.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience from a highly regarded property practice.
• Experience in commercial leasing and high value property sales.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial leasing agreements.
• Sales and acquisitions of commercial assets.
• Conduct due diligence and transaction management.
• Provide general commercial property advisory work.

Skills

Drafting skills

Negotiation skills

Commercial leasing

Attention to detail

Mentoring

Communication

Job description

Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers is a well-established Australian mid-tier law firm with offices across Sydney, Parramatta, Campbelltown, Wollongong, Newcastle, Raymond Terrace, Hobart and Melbourne.

We provide comprehensive legal services across property, commercial, litigation and dispute resolution, employment & industrial relations, and personal injury law. Our clients include corporations, government, not-for-profit organisations, SMEs and individuals.

At our core, we are a values-led firm. We are committed to delivering high-quality legal advice with integrity, while fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace.

The Opportunity:

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Associate (5 years’ PQE) to join our Sydney CBD Property team, working alongside a reputable Partner (Anthony Herro) and his team. In this role, you will act for a diverse range of clients and play a key role in supporting transactions.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial leasing agreements
• Sales and acquisitions of commercial assets
• Conducting due diligence and transaction management
• General commercial property advisory work

Successful candidates will have:

• 5 years' experience from a highly regarded property practice
• Experience in commercial leasing
• Experience with high value property sales and acquisitions and acting for sophisticated clients
• Strong drafting, negotiation and communication skills
• A commercially minded approach and strong attention to detail
• Review contracts
• Manage lease assignments
• Mentor Junior members of staff
• A blend of working in the office & remotely
• Annual Christmas gift
• Employee Assistance program
• IT equipment provided to our people to work remotely
• Annual COD Health dollars towards your health & wellbeing
• Social gatherings and sporting groups
• Internal learning and development program
• Annual practising certificate paid for

We require successful applicants to provide a satisfactory police clearance prior to commencing employment.

We actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.