Paralegal - Leasing

Work at the core of our real estate practice

We’re looking for an experienced Leasing Paralegal to join our Melbourne office. You’ll work on complex, high-volume retail and commercial leasing matters across multiple jurisdictions, supporting national clients as part of our collaborative national leasing team. You’ll have state-of-the-art technology, systems and AI tools behind you.

The role

You’ll prepare, negotiate and progress leases for our clients and manage your own files. You’ll deal directly with clients and negotiate with their tenants and the tenants’ lawyers.

The team

Our leasing team is known for a commercial, pragmatic approach to leasing transactions. We deliver a whole-of-lifecycle service and focus on building a partnership between landlord and tenant, which leads to optimal outcomes for our clients. Our major leasing clients include Abacus, Charter Hall, Deka, Dexus, IFM Investors, Lendlease, MA Financial, Reading and Stockland.

About you

You’ll bring confidence, enthusiasm and drive to complement our experienced paralegals and lawyers. In return, our respected senior lawyers will mentor and train you. You’ll also have:

The ability to work in a high-volume practice and manage multiple matters at once

Strong attention to detail and time management skills

Great interpersonal skills and exceptional client service

The initiative and drive to take ownership of your matters and client portfolios

Comfort with technology and learning new systems

An interest in contributing to process and systems improvement

The ability and desire to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment

Leasing experience is welcome and preferred.