[Hiring] Senior Legal Counsel @Axiom Talent Platform

Role Description

Axiom Law is partnered with a leading Victorian organisation that is seeking a senior Property Lawyer to join its legal team on an exciting interim assignment. Ideally with 15+ years’ PQE, you’ll provide senior legal advice across a complex and high-profile property portfolio, supporting major operational requirements, acquisitions and disposals, leasing arrangements, development projects and complex land-title matters.

• Lead leasing matters across a diverse and operationally significant property portfolio, providing practical and commercially focused advice on commercial, operational and leasing arrangements.
• Support major development and capital projects by advising on property structures, acquisitions, transactions, documentation and legal risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage property-related matters including acquisitions, disposals, leasing arrangements, licences, occupancy arrangements and associated property issues.
• Resolve complex land-title matters, including investigating title issues, easements, access rights and other property constraints, assessing legal and commercial risks, and working with relevant stakeholders to achieve practical outcomes.
• Partner with internal stakeholders across property, infrastructure, operations, finance and project teams to provide commercially focused property advice and progress multiple matters efficiently.
• Manage and instruct external legal advisers, ensuring matters are progressed effectively and aligned with commercial and operational objectives.
• Advise on a broad range of property transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, leasing arrangements, development projects and other strategic property matters across a complex and diverse property portfolio.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in commercial property law, including leasing, acquisitions, disposals and complex property transactions.
• Experience advising on major development, infrastructure and capital projects, including property structures, documentation and associated legal risks.
• Strong understanding of land-title matters, easements, property rights and other issues arising across complex property portfolios.
• A commercially minded and pragmatic approach, with strong communication and stakeholder-management skills and the ability to manage multiple matters, internal stakeholders and external advisers in a complex, fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• World-class clients – Our global presence provides direct access to opportunities with premier companies, including F100 and ASX-listed organisations, allowing you to roadmap your career with exciting and challenging work.
• Flexibility – We work with you to achieve the highest level of flexibility – in the way that you define it. Whether you prefer remote work, a greater breadth of exposure, or even more personal time – we match you with opportunities to help you reach these goals.
• A dedicated talent team – We put in the effort to make sure your experience is nothing short of exceptional, by assigning you a dedicated talent partner that oversees your journey with us from when you join Axiom, to starting your first engagement, and all future engagements!
• Referral bonus – Once you start working with us, refer your legal peers and enjoy a generous referral bonus as a thank you for expanding the Axiom community!

Company Description

Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alternative legal services.

• Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.
• Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year.
• Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.