Lawyer 3yrs + PQE  Com­mer­cial, Real Estate

About the role

We need a moti­vat­ed, client-focused Com­mer­cial Lawyer who is inter­est­ed in work­ing on gen­er­al com­mer­cial mat­ters as well as real estate spe­cif­ic com­mer­cial work. Ide­al­ly you will have a min­i­mum of 3 years PQE work­ing on gen­er­al com­mer­cial mat­ters. This role will suit some­one who has an inter­est in, or expe­ri­ence in, the real estate indus­try as well as cor­po­rate, gen­er­al com­mer­cial and lit­i­ga­tion. While some of the real estate work is niche, this can be taught to the right per­son who has good under­stand­ing of trans­ac­tions generally.

The types of mat­ters in the real-estate space include but aren’t lim­it­ed to:

• merg­ers and acqui­si­tions (rent roll and real estate busi­ness­es specifically) 
• reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance with NSW Fair Trading 
• minor debt recov­ery mat­ters, such as com­mis­sion claims and unpaid ven­dor adver­tis­ing – so an inter­est in lit­i­ga­tion is preferred
• restraints and con­trac­tor queries 
• cor­po­rate structuring

More gen­er­al­ly, you will be involved in prepar­ing and nego­ti­at­ing a vari­ety of com­mer­cial agree­ments, includ­ing share/​asset sale and pur­chase agree­ments, share­hold­er agree­ments, com­mer­cial con­tracts and struc­tur­ing and restruc­tur­ing doc­u­ments, as well as under­tak­ing due dili­gence and cor­po­rate gov­er­nance work.

Skills & Experience

You must have at least 3 years post-qual­i­fy­ing expe­ri­ence as a Com­mer­cial lawyer. We’re look­ing for a great com­mu­ni­ca­tor with high atten­tion to detail, strong tech­ni­cal skills, a sen­si­ble com­mer­cial atti­tude to prob­lem-solv­ing, and the abil­i­ty to work autonomous­ly and meet deadlines.

This is a great oppor­tu­ni­ty for an enthu­si­as­tic com­mer­cial lawyer who wants to grow and devel­op in a thriv­ing firm.

Cul­ture

Work­place cul­ture is every­thing to us, because when our peo­ple are hap­py, we know they will look after our clients and them­selves. Swaab is a place where peo­ple feel they can belong, evolve and cre­ate, and are reward­ed for their efforts. Your well­be­ing and that of all our team is a high pri­or­i­ty, and we work hard to main­tain our culture.

Ben­e­fits

In addi­tion to a com­pet­i­tive salary pack­age, you will also ben­e­fit from the following:

• Salary con­tin­u­ance insurance
• Per­for­mance-based finan­cial incen­tive scheme
• Career pro­gres­sion
• Gym/​wellness contribution
• Excel­lent work­place envi­ron­ment and culture
• Flex­i­bil­i­ty
• Reg­u­lar team-build­ing and social events
• Sup­port­ive team and firm
• Pur­chased leave
• Flu shots
• EAP
• Annu­al legal allowance
• Yoga
• Var­i­ous oth­er well­be­ing initiatives

About Swaab- A place where you can Belong, Evolve and Create

We are a mul­ti-award win­ning com­mer­cial and prop­er­ty law firm.

Estab­lished in 1981 we’re known for inno­va­tion and entre­pre­neur­ship. We work with fam­i­ly busi­ness­es, SMEs, cor­po­rates, high-net-worth indi­vid­u­als and gov­ern­ment clients. We hold a unique posi­tion in the mar­ket­place as a firm with both full-ser­vice Com­mer­cial, Prop­er­ty and Fam­i­ly law offer­ings. Our suc­cess has been a result of putting our peo­ple and clients first by liv­ing our val­ues of com­mit­ment, integri­ty, excel­lence, gen­eros­i­ty of spir­it, uni­ty and inno­va­tion. Our strong and endur­ing cul­ture has been the result of devel­op­ing and nur­tur­ing long-term client relationships.

We are a mem­ber of Mer­i­tas, a glob­al alliance of inde­pen­dent, full-ser­vice law firms, and are its only Syd­ney-based mem­ber. This allows us to keep in touch glob­al­ly, pro­vide extend­ed ser­vices to our clients, and gives us the expo­sure and oppor­tu­ni­ty to work with inter­na­tion­al businesses.

How to Apply

If this sounds like an oppor­tu­ni­ty that you want to explore fur­ther, please apply now, direct­ing your appli­ca­tion to Angela Sharpe, Head of Peo­ple and Cul­ture. All appli­ca­tions will be treat­ed in strict confidence.