Senior Legal Counsel Property

An iconic global consumer business is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel or Senior Associate within property to step into a Senior Manager position, managing and mentoring a team of 4–6 property lawyers while remaining hands-on across complex property matters.

This is an opportunity for an experienced property lawyer who enjoys developing others, acting as an escalation point and bringing ideas and energy to a team.
 
While previous mentoring or management experience would be highly regarded, there is an opportunity for the right Senior Associate or Senior Legal Counsel to gain formal people leadership experience.
 
The role will suit someone with a strong property transactions or leasing background. The work is heavily weighted towards transactions, alongside leasing, development and construction matters.
 
Technical capability is important, however personality and leadership style will be equally important. The business is looking for someone engaging and commercially minded who can build strong relationships, challenge existing ways of working and bring ideas and energy to the team.
 
The package includes a $200K base salary + super, 20% bonus and high value shares in an established global business.
What's on offer?

• Opportunity to lead and manage a team of 4–6 property lawyers
  • Genuine step-up opportunity for a Senior Associate or Senior Legal Counsel looking to gain formal management experience
  • $200K base + super + 20% bonus + 15,000 shares
  • Work for an iconic global consumer brand
  • Complex, high-value property transactions across a significant national portfolio
  • Broad exposure across transactions, leasing, development and construction
  • A role where you can influence how the team operates, challenge existing structures and introduce new ideas and ways of working
  • Senior role that combines leadership with continued hands-on legal work

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end legal support across development, planning, construction, design, portfolio and asset management activities
  • Lead and advise on freehold and leasehold acquisitions, agreements for lease, development agreements and complex leasing arrangements
  • Act as a senior escalation point on complex property matters, balancing legal risk with commercial outcomes
  • Identify and proactively manage legal and commercial risks, recommending practical solutions aligned with business objectives
  • Partner closely with senior internal stakeholders to provide commercially pragmatic advice that supports growth and speed-to-market
  • Lead, mentor and develop a team of property lawyers while fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture
  • Drive improvements across legal processes, templates, policies and governance frameworks
  • Bring new ideas and challenge existing ways of working to improve the effectiveness of the legal function
  • Support the adoption of technology and new ways of working to improve efficiency and consistency across the team

 
Requirements

• Strong property law experience gained either in-house or within a leading law firm
  • Strong property transactions and/or leasing experience
  • In-house experience highly regarded but not essential
  • Previous people management or mentoring experience highly regarded, or a strong desire and capability to step into leadership
  • Engaging and collaborative leadership style with the ability to mentor and develop other lawyers
  • Strong stakeholder management, communication and negotiation skills
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and constructively challenge existing approaches
  • Strong commercial judgement and an ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
  • Pragmatic, solutions-focused approach with strong commercial acumen
  • Energetic, engaging and able to bring ideas, personality and a sense of fun to the team

Consultant

sasha@bluefinresources.com.au

Reference number: BH-62999
Profession:LegalIn-house

Company: Bluefin Resources
Date posted: 30th Sep, 2026