Woolworths

• An opportunity to be part of a our legal services group

• Full time permanent position based in Sydney

We are Woolworths Group 

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. 

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Australian Supermarkets 

The Australian Supermarkets business engages with most Australians every single day. Not only do we aspire to provide the best retail experience for our customers, we also look to provide outstanding products and experiences from both our stores and online delivery. Expectations of retail have never been higher, and our focus on our customer drives everything we do - the quality of shopping environment and amenities, our product offering and our service must be of the highest standards. We are embarking on our next generation of growth, and want you to be an integral part of it.

Legal Services Group

The Legal Services Group supports the entire Woolworths Group by providing thought leadership and professional and independent legal advice that addresses the company’s risk profile and helps guide our teams to lead the market. We aspire to the highest of professional standards and deliver great experiences by being highly regarded advisors and business partners. We are outcome focused and always aim to deliver exceptional legal advice with a strong commercial and strategic understanding.

What you’ll do 

An exciting opportunity exists for a highly experienced Property paralegal to join our Legal Services Group in a full time capacity. In this role you will provide transactional and operational support for our Australian Supermarkets and will have exposure to wide ranging, interesting and varied property leasing matters. 

The role represents a superb opportunity to use your skills and experience to manage and support Woolworths’ Australian Supermarkets property portfolio. 

In this role, you will be responsible for working across all jurisdictions:

• Drafting leases, licences, option deeds, deeds of work and related documents (e.g. deeds of covenant, caveats, withdrawal of caveats etc) for our Supermarket and Metro stores;

• Assist with the management of the property portfolio work including preparation of option exercise notices, option leases and lease renewals;

• Management of own acquisition and divestment sites from exchange to settlement as well as supporting lawyers in the administration of matters through to settlement;

• Building and managing relationships with property and development managers; and

• Assisting with development of systems and processes to improve effectiveness and efficiency.

What you’ll bring 

You’ll bring in significant experience as a property paralegal in a commercial leasing environment with a well-regarded legal firm with in-house legal team experience not essential but highly regarded.

Also, you’ll bring in:

• Strong high attention to detail and strong organisational skills;

• Strong and extensive drafting skills is essential;

• Knowledge and experience of registration requirements across all jurisdictions highly regarded;

• Personable, confident communicator and stakeholder management skills;

• Able to prioritise competing demands and expectations whilst managing a large volume of matters;

• Self-sufficient and self-motivated with the confidence to work independently but knows when to seek guidance; and

• Ability to build trusted relationships with internal clients using balanced insights and impactful communication to influence decisions and actions.

In addition, you will be:

• A resilient and collaborative professional who is comfortable dealing with ambiguity;  

• A willingness to be adaptive to the businesses’ changing needs;

• Able to identify and solve problems and make the complex simple for clients by framing information and advising in a clear and concise way;

• A dynamic, energetic team player with a positive “can-do” attitude;

• Self-motivated, customer first and solutions focused; and

• Curious and not afraid to challenge the status quo in order to improve processes and create efficiencies.

What you’ll experience

As an integral member of our dynamic in-house legal team, you will work collaboratively with other legal advisors sharing your knowledge and insights and assisting on a range of property matters. We have hybrid working arrangements however, you will be required to attend our Bella Vista Head Office on Mondays and our CBD office at least once per week and you may need to work at other locations from time to time.

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

• Access to Sonder.  Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.

• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.  

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary.  Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ 

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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