Real Estate Lawyer

About Us

Jones Day is a global power house with 40 offices and more than 2,400 lawyers globally. As one of the largest law firms in the world, we hold approximately half of the Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, and FT Global 500 as clients. In Australia we are committed to further growth in the local market across our four offices located in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

The role

A new opportunity exists for a real estate lawyer with 3 - 5 years’ experience to join our Brisbane office. Working directly with our specialist real estate Of Counsel, Leighton Smith, you will play an integral role in supporting the growth of the Australian real estate practice. You will also work closely with our corporate partners around Australia and globally, contributing to significant M&A and energy matters and gaining exposure to high-profile transactions.

Your responsibilities will include

• Supporting real estate matters and providing strategic and commercial advice as part of large-scale corporate M&A and energy transactions
• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and finalising transaction documents across a broad range of matters
• Conducting legal due diligence
• Undertaking legal research and drafting
• Analysing and summarising documents and preparing memos

About you

You will bring strong corporate property and capital transactions expertise, ideally on a national level, including experience providing real estate support to M&A, mining and energy practices. You will also have a strong academic record, solid drafting skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to support multiple teams with competing priorities.

You will be someone whose style aligns with our high-performing, supportive and team-based culture. You enjoy working in a smaller team where you can have real impact and ownership of matters while proactively creating opportunities. Working directly with the Of Counsel, you will gain access to high-quality work not typically available to someone at the 3 - 5 year level in a larger team.

What we offer

• The opportunity to directly contribute to the growth of the Australian real estate practice while working with industry-leading lawyers in our M&A and energy practices, both domestically and internationally
• Leading or having significant input into negotiating and closing deals
• Exposure to large domestic and international clients and high value transactions
• A non-hierarchical approach that ensures access to senior lawyers and quality work
• Exceptional opportunities for internal development and progression
• A supportive environment, working with highly capable, driven and committed professionals

How to apply

Please submit your cover letter, CV and academic transcript using the link below, or by emailing your application to clewis@jonesday.com.

For more information, please contact Cathy Lewis on 07 3085 7019 for a confidential discussion.