Associate, Property

The Sydney property team is a core element of the firms national property service line comprised of partners, special counsel, senior associates, associates, junior lawyers, and paralegals.

This role offers a wide variety of experience, working with all partners and members of the team and including direct autonomous interaction with clients and our larger national property team and firm.

All of the Partners are all well respected in their fields and you will have direct contact with partners in your role together with our special counsel who all actively provide one-on-one mentoring with a clear focus on your career development and progression.

The role involves traditional property work including acquisitions, disposals, large, medium and boutique off the plan developments and leasing work (for landlords and multiple national tenants), as well as complex joint venture arrangements, large scale property development, purchase and sale of businesses, strata renewal projects, property financing as well as property focused advice and dispute work such as lease, strata, conveyancing, easements and s.88K application disputes.

Clients include national high profile ASX listed companies, high profile developers and landowners, Australian Government bodies, foreign Government bodies, and listed and un-listed funds and financiers.

In terms of culture, the national team is collegiate, collaborative, and energetic. Be close to the action in this large, busy team and enjoy structured training and professional development. The role suits an ambitious lawyer who is committed to their career and enjoys working in a driven, commercially minded and highly collaborative team.

About you

The ideal candidate will:

have an excellent grounding in Property Law with 3+ years' PQE experience

have a strong understanding of the NSW property legislation and processes

have the ability to manage files end-to-end with minimal supervision

have sound technical knowledge with experience working with PEXA

be a team player who is organised and solutions focused with the ability to manage the needs of the groups high level client base.

dispute experience is welcomed, but not a requirement for the role.

What Sparke Helmore can offer you

Our culture is one which values and celebrates diversity to better represent the communities in which we live and work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to join us - and bring their whole selves to work.

We recognise people value things differently. That's why our comprehensive benefits program is wide ranging so that everyone can find something that appeals to them. We're sure you will find something to love about what Sparke Helmore has to offer.

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Background Screening: Successful applications will be subject to pre-employment and in some circumstances, ongoing background checks which include a criminal history check.

For further information regarding this opportunity please contact Nikki Costelloe on +61 2 4924 7307.