Lawyer – Real Estate, Perth Office

Want to work on matters that change skylines and help drive the energy transition? In our Perth Real Estate team, you'll advise renewable energy clients, work on large-scale infrastructure developments and run significant property transactions across the public and private sectors.

The role

We're looking for a Lawyer to join our Real Estate team in Perth whilst we are in an exciting period of growth.

Working closely with Clare van Drunen, you'll get hands-on experience across a varied and challenging mix of development and investment matters. You will be responsible for managing reasonably sized property transactions and will be encouraged to foster great client relationships, both externally and internally. This role will provide exposure to an interesting variety of development and investment matters, ranging from major commercial property development and project work to significant joint ventures, acquisitions and divestments across different asset classes. You'll also partner with a variety of teams in our Perth office including our Corporate, Energy and Resources and Environment teams.

We're open to discussing flexible working arrangements for this position.

What you'll bring

• Broad property experience across different types of property matters, ideally with 2–5 years' PQE
• A strong academic record, excellent client-facing skills and sound knowledge of the key legislation affecting property transactions
• A strong grasp of core real estate principles, and the confidence to challenge the status quo
• Clear, persuasive written and verbal communication with internal and external clients
• Strong time and project management skills
• A genuine team player

You're comfortable working on your own when needed, you care about the detail, and you take pride in providing outstanding service to our clients.

Why join us

Our national Real Estate team is a key player in many of Australia's most significant and complex property projects.

We act for renewable energy clients, local, national and foreign institutional investors, property fund managers, government authorities, REITs and developers. Together, they're delivering some of the largest and most exciting projects in the country. We're the firm of choice for major projects in urban renewal, infrastructure, sustainability, sale and leaseback, and joint ventures.

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

Jennifer Sanderson, (07) 3292 7331

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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