Property + Projects Lawyer

Job Title: Property + Projects Lawyer

Role Type: Full Time

Location: Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane

About Law Squared

Forget everything you know about law firms – we’ve 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 client’s 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, 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. You will work in the Property Team, that currently has a focus on retail leasing matters, a blend of other documents that record interests in land and provide general property consultancy advice (no residential conveyancing).
2. You will be working on your own matters autonomously but will have the support and guidance from an Accredited Specialist and other Senior Lawyers when needed.
3. Overseeing team members work - helping team members develop skills and confidence in their work
4. Driving business development and nurturing our current and new clients. This is a people first role, and you will be asked to support the Head of the practice group at Law Squared and work with our Brand + Engagement Team with events, campaigns and executing new ideas to reach new clients in the retail and property space.

About You

The Ideal Candidate

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

• have 8+ PQE experience working in a general property and commercial and retail leasing.
• enjoy both being on the tools doing the legal work and driving business development and nurturing important client relationships. Australian wide retail leasing experience (highly regarded) or is willing to put in the work to learn the nuances of different jurisdictions.
• have great soft skills, we negotiate commercial and legal terms often in the team and need someone confident to pick up the phone and speak to our client’s position.
• Can run own matters and is confident and capable of supervising junior team member’s work.
• be personable and ready, willing and able to work in a collaborative environment;
• be proficient 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 desire to do 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.

It is important that becoming a partner isn’t your main priority and that you are open to working in a collaborative firm that values whole team success over individual accolades.

How You’Ll Benefit

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

We don’t track billable hours, no financial budgets for individuals (we have team-based budgets), and we’ve 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
• Corporate gym membership // ClassPass
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Referral Incentive
• Leading-edge legal ops + tech to optimise flexible working and client service outcomes
• Hybrid work environment
• Team based KPIs, no timesheets!

If you’re ready for a more human centred way of working, experience the Law Squared difference for yourself.

Apply Now:

To submit an application, please apply directly with your CV and cover letter.

If you have any further questions, please contact: careers@lawsquared.com