Property Lawyer

Job Title: Property Lawyer

Role Type: Full Time

Location: Melbourne or Brisbane

About Law Squared

Forget everything you know about law firms weve found a better way.

Law Squared is a leading Human Centred Law firm founded in 2016 to provide a true alternative to traditional law firms for clients and lawyers alike.

We work exclusively on an upfront fixed-fee model prioritising our clients success over billable hours and ensuring transparency and strategic control over their legal spend. By focusing on outcomes and value rather than time and task-based inputs Law Squared seamlessly bridges the gap between legal expertise and commercial impact.

Trusted by ASX listed entitles multi-national clients General Counsels in-house teams and business leaders across a broad range of industries Law Squared focuses on those areas crucial to business success including Corporate Commercial Employment Workplace Relations Property Projects and Disputes Litigation as well as those seeking dual jurisdictional support in Australia the UK and/or NZ.

Law Squared has offices in Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Perth Auckland and London.

About the role

Working with our Property Project (Energy & Infrastructure) team the key responsibilities of this role include:

1. Working in the Property Team that has a focus on land access and engagement negotiating and advising on a blend of documents that record interests in land and provide general property consultancy advice (no residential conveyancing)
2. Working on and running your own matters autonomously
3. Assisting with mentoring and settling work of less experienced team members and supporting them to develop skills and confidence in their work
4. Nurturing our current clients and assisting to attract new clients. This is a people first role and you will be building relationships with current and new clients every day
5. Supporting Law Squareds business development by working closely with our Brand Engagement Team on events campaigns and executing new ideas to reach new clients in the Property Law space

About you

The ideal candidate

We are looking for a talented lawyer ready to join an innovative and compelling alternative to the traditional firm. The ideal candidate will:

• have 5 PQE experience working in property law;
• enjoy both being on the tools doing the legal work and driving business development and nurturing important client relationships;
• have exceptional communication skills: we regularly negotiate commercial and legal terms and you need to be confident to pick up the phone and speak to our clients position;
• have the ability to run their own matters and feels confident and capable in supervising junior team members work;
• be personable and ready willing and able to work in a collaborative environment;
• be proficient in or excited and willing to learn different technology tools we are a paperless and tech-enabled law firm; and
• be driven and passionate about the future of the legal profession and have a desire to contribute to our firm mission of doing things differently.

Lawyers at Law Squared act in an autonomous yet collaborative way. Our team are expected to be confident in having a first go while always being supported by the team. Our culture fosters collaboration not competition so you can focus on achieving the right outcomes for our clients.

We dont have a partnership model so it is important that becoming a partner isnt your main priority. We are looking for someone who is open to working in a collaborative firm that values whole team success over individual accolades.

How youll benefit

Law Squared is on a mission is to create a more innovative collaborative human centred experience for clients and employees alike.

We dont track billable hours no financial budgets for individuals (we have team-based budgets) and weve embraced a work from anywhere policy since day one. This means that whilst you will be based in one office we have a flexible work from anywhere policy.

Free from the barriers of time tenure and ego and aligned by team-oriented goals we believe the best outcomes result for our clients and each other.

Our numerous employee benefits include:

Competitive salary package

Tailored team and individual professional development program including support to meet CPD requirements

Annual Practicing Certificate paid for by Law Squared

Discounted Corporate ClassPass Membership

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee Referral Incentive

Leading-edge legal ops tech to optimise flexible working and client service outcomes

Flexible work environment

Team based KPIs no timesheets!

If youre ready for a more human centred way of working experience the Law Squared difference for yourself.

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