Senior Associate - Real Estate – Melbourne

Join our top-ranked Band 1 Real Estate team and take your career to the next level. We are seeking a talented and driven Senior Associate to join our Melbourne practice on a permanent basis.

About the Role

Working alongside Real Estate Partners Alison Kennedy and Jerome Martin, you will advise major institutional, corporate, and government clients on market-leading and high-profile transactions across all major asset classes, including commercial, industrial, retail, residential, infrastructure, data centres, and renewables.

With an unrivalled portfolio of major commercial and government clients, our team is recognised as a trusted adviser to many of the most prominent participants in the Australian real estate market.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex property transactions with a high degree of autonomy, managing matters from instruction through to completion;
• Draft clear, commercially focused advice tailored to sophisticated clients;
• Build and manage client relationships, including presenting directly to client stakeholders;
• Mentor and coach junior lawyers within the team, fostering their professional growth; and
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team environment.

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking candidates with approximately 6–8 years' PQE (or equivalent experience) in a leading property practice. The ideal candidate will have:

• Broad transactional experience across multiple property classes, with government sector experience being highly desirable;
• Ability to lead transactions with support from partners, together with exceptional organisational skills to manage competing priorities and attention to detail;
• Strong commercial instincts and a genuine commitment to delivering excellent client service; and
• Confidence in independently building and maintaining client and stakeholder relationships.

What We Offer

In return, you will gain access to market-leading, complex work that will accelerate your professional development. You will work with a team of industry leaders on some of Australia’s most significant and complex property projects, providing you with unparalleled opportunities to grow your expertise.

The Real Estate team

As a key player in many of Australia's most significant and complex property projects, the multidisciplinary Real Estate team boasts some of the country's foremost experts in all areas of property law.

Our team advises clients in Australia and overseas including foreign institutional investors, fund managers, government authorities, real estate investment trusts, developers and other stakeholders on some of the largest and complex projects in Australia.

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How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Consultant Contact Details

Alexandra Smith, (02) 9353 4446

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to recruitmentsupport@claytonutz.com.

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Agency submissions

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