Associate | Real Estate | Melbourne

We’re ideally seeking an Associate with 3+ years post-admission experience to join our highly regarded Real Estate team based in Melbourne. You will be passionate about all aspects of property law and eager to progress your career.

To be successful and thrive in this role you will have the following skills

• Demonstrated working experience as a property lawyer
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally (written and verbal)
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly build rapport with colleagues and stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to be curious, proactive and willingness to learn
• Ability to manage timeframes and proactively manage priorities within a team
• Collaborative working style with a solutions-oriented mindset

This is a great opportunity to join a highly regarded team where you can learn from experts and build a long-term career.

Your role

The Commercial team has a proven track record of handling significant transactions within the Australian property market. Our expertise extends across the entire spectrum of property-related matters, encompassing retail shopping centres, commercial offices, and industrial sites. We have been integral in advising clients from the initial stages of acquisition through to development, providing comprehensive guidance and strategic insight throughout the process.

With the support of an experienced and approachable Partner group and other lawyers and paralegals, you will work both independently and as part of a team, with direct client contact. This is a great opportunity to gain broad general property exposure, working within a collaborative team.

About Gadens

Gadens is a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of.

• develop and inspire our people
• do the right thing and make an impact
• work with quality clients in our chosen markets
• solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together
• are a widely recognised and respected brand.

We are always on the lookout for star performers to join our growing firm. To find out more please visit www.gadens.com

• What we offer30 weeks paid parental leave – Our market leading policy includes 30 weeks paid parental leave for all permanent staff, with no tenure required. This includes superannuation contributions while on parental leave, an external coach to support through various stages of parental leave and support and paid leave for surrogacy and IVF treatment.
• Flexibility – Hybrid working arrangements. This includes flexible working hours as well as equipment to support working from home.
• Annual leave - Ability to purchase up to 4 weeks of annual leave a year as well as a gifted day of leave for your birthday month which we call “Gadens day”
• Health & Wellbeing – We offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits to empower and support our people including, regular social events, employee assistant program, bonus program for non-fee earners, discounted private health insurance, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, recognition awards and much more!
• Learning & Development –We promote a culture of continuous learning opportunities including access to professional development for all employees, coaching, mentoring study support as well for further education.
• Community involvement – We give back to the community through our well-established pro bono program as well as staff volunteering initiatives.

At Gadens, we engage with all of our people to create a work environment that encourages and promotes inclusion and diversity, while instilling pride in the firm and our values of collaborate, authentic, responsible and excellent. Our values and culture assist us in creating a cohesive environment in which we are committed equally to professionalism and personal fulfilment. We strive to create a culture where the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility are embraced and lived by our people every day. This includes respecting and connecting with First Nations people and providing access to justice to those in need through our pro bono practice. This is what makes Gadens a great place to work.

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