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Leasing Paralegal - Sydney or Melbourne


Company : Minter Ellison


Location : Sydney, Australia


Created : 2025-06-27


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content LinkSelect how often (in days) to receive an alert:MinterEllison is one of Australias largest independent law and consulting firms. With a heritage of almost 200 years, we are known for our excellence, and our authentic and enduring relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. Clients seek out MinterEllison to help them solve complex problems every day. We do this by our full-service legal offering and complementary consulting offering.We offer opportunities to work on industry-leading mandates for top-tier clients, while being part of a high-performing and collaborative team that values excellence, diversity of thought, curiosity, and inclusion. We value our people and empower them to achieve their ambitions - with the support, trust and autonomy to grow their careers in meaningful ways.We have an opportunity for a full time leasing paralegal in either Melbourne or Sydney, who can manage high volume and high-quality leasing work. In this role you will manage your own files and prepare, negotiate and progress clients'' leases. You will deal directly with clients and negotiate with our client''s tenants and their lawyers. In this role you will work alongside Partner Jakob Paartalu and his team, however, there will also be close contact with other leading lawyers working in the broader national team.What you needWe welcome applications from candidates who have:previous leasing experience in a busy, high-volume rolean ability to work as part of a team sharing files and ideas as appropriateexceptional client service skills and responsivenessa keen eye for detail and the ability to consistently produce accurate, high-quality workan interest in contributing to process improvement and systemsthe initiative and drive to take ownership of your matters and client portfoliosa proactive approach and positive attitude.Our teamThe Sydney Real Estate team is led by partners, Jakob Paartalu, Julie Purbrick, Alice Langham, Rachel McNaught, Joanne Moore and Owen Kiely. The team offers a comprehensive range of property-related legal services for developers, investors, owners, landlords, property funds managers, listed property trusts and government.Our clients are sophisticated and savvy, ranging from major institutional property investors, developers, landlords and tenants on all aspects of commercial, industrial, retail and residential property including capital transactions (acquisitions and disposals), large scale developments, major projects and leasing.Some of our clients include AMP, CBA, Challenger, Charter Hall, Dexus, Stockland, Frasers Property, GPT, Lendlease, Optus, Mirvac, Reading, and Australia Post.Please Note - this role will suit a career paralegal. Law students are encouraged to consider our Graduate and Clerkships programs as an alternate career pathway.How to applyWe encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the ''Apply'' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet all the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contactlisa.fleming@minterellison.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr