Senior Associate - Real Estate & Construction

Maddocks; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Australian law firm is seeking a Senior Associate for their Real Estate & Construction team in Canberra. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of post-qualification experience and expertise in property transactional work. This role offers flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to contribute to high-profile projects while managing client relationships. Join a supportive team committed to operational excellence and employee experience.

Benefits

Flexible workplace

Career development programs

Paid parental leave

Discounted gym memberships

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience in property transactional work including acquisitions and disposals.
• Ability to manage client relationships and oversee junior team members.
• Enthusiastic with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with partners and team members.
• Deliver best practices for a range of matters.
• Oversee junior team members.

Skills

Property transactional work

Commercial and office leasing

Property advisory

Planning and environment regulation

Client relationship management

Construction law knowledge

Education

5+ years' post qualification experience

Job description

Maddocks Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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About Us

We are a modern Australian law firm with a leading reputation. We focus on exceptional service, operational excellence and being at the forefront of employee experience. We work closely with Australian and international businesses, organisations and governments.

About Us

We are a modern Australian law firm with a leading reputation. We focus on exceptional service, operational excellence and being at the forefront of employee experience. We work closely with Australian and international businesses, organisations and governments.

About The Role

We are currently looking for a capable and experienced Senior Associate with 5+ years' post qualification experience to join the Real Estate & Construction team in our growing Canberra office.

This is a great opportunity to develop your practice further and join a supportive and enthusiastic two partner team that work across both Real Estate and Construction matters. We are not only looking for someone who is wanting to work collaboratively with both the partner and other team members but who is focused on ensuring best practice delivery of a range of matters for government and private sector clients. We also want that person to oversee the work of junior members of the team and take on responsibility for managing client relationships and their ongoing work needs.

We work flexibly at Maddocks, whether that's hours, place of work, the leave you take or the everyday flexibility that we all need from time to time. We welcome the opportunity to talk to you about working flexibly.

About You

It is a strong preference that you have property experience either in the ACT or NSW.

We are looking for a practitioner who ideally has experience in the following areas:

• Property transactional work including acquisitions and disposals
• Commercial and office leasing
• Property advisory
• Planning and environment regulation and approvals
• Procurement of property and construction related goods and services
• Experience advising on construction, planning law and procurement matters is welcomed but not essential
• Experience working on advising government is highly regarded
  
  

You must be enthusiastic and willing to work on a range of matters, have a keen eye for detail, good communication and interpersonal skills and can demonstrate sound matter management.

Why join Maddocks?

Maddocks Is Simply a Great Place To Do Great Work. We Foster a Culture Of Collaboration, Learning And Engagement Where You Will Experience

A diverse and inclusive workplace: We have been named an employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workforce Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) every year since 2004 along with being named a Silver Employer at the Australian Workplace Equality Index's 2024 LGBTQ Inclusion Awards. We promote diversity internally through our Maddocks Gender Equality Network, Maddocks CALD, Maddocks Disability Inclusion and Maddocks Pride groups.

Career Development: Learn and develop through structured learning and development programs at each stage of your career and study support programs.

Community involvement: give back to the communities in which we operate through our thriving pro bono and grants programs and staff volunteering initiatives.

Work flexibly: work in a hybrid way with part of your week in the office and support to set up your home office.

Wellbeing & Benefits: access to up to 20 weeks paid parental leave, discounted gym memberships & health insurance, salary continuance insurance, Employee Assistance Program and parents and carers wellbeing programs.

Our people are our greatest advocates and we believe this is a result of our inclusive culture and focus on complex and interesting work.

To be eligible for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia. Please note that unsolicited applications from agencies will not be considered at this time.

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