Woolworths

Property Lawyer/ Senior Property Lawyer

• Join our diligent and well respected in-house Legal team supporting Property

• Opportunities to network and develop your career working with senior in house and external lawyers, and business managers, on high profile matters and projects

• Permanent position Sydney based, flexible working on offer with 3 days in our support office 

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.

About the Woolworths Legal Team

Our Legal team supports the entire Group by providing thought leadership and professional, independent legal advice that addresses the company's risk profile and helps guide our teams to lead the market. We aspire to the highest professional standards and aim to deliver exceptional legal services with a strong commercial and strategic understanding.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Property Lawyer to join our in-house Legal team, reporting to the General Counsel of Property & Development. We are looking for an experienced advisor with strong commercial acumen and legal skills to provide strategic and risk-balanced legal advice and services across the Australian activities of Woolworths Group. You will be a business facing, hands on professional, responsible for advising on a broad range of matters.

The team are located in Sydney usually working 2 days from our head office in Bella Vista and one day from our Surry Hills office.

What you’ll do

• Independently managing a variety of property related legal matters, predominantly commercial leasing (including drafting, negotiating and finalising all required legal documents associated with our lease portfolio (both as landlord and as tenant) i.e. agreements for lease, contribution deeds etc with major landlords and retailers and any related activity; licences and land access arrangements), with the ability to support property acquisitions and disposals, mixed use developments, and development matters from concept to completion.

• Providing day-to-day strategic and commercially astute advice on property related activity.

• Providing advice in relation to make good obligations and enforcing amenity provisions across the national leasehold portfolio.

• Support client negotiations and transactions to achieve commercial outcomes.

• Providing strategic direction and managing property disputes and litigation as they arise; 

• Collaborating with, providing direction and mentoring property lawyers and paralegals within the team.

What you’ll bring

You will bring high quality technical capability, well honed interpersonal skills, and the ability to build trusted and effective partnering relationships across the Group. To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Bachelor of Laws with 6-10 years experience PQE

• Ideally with a highly regarded law firm property law experience; in house property law experience desirable.

• Strong analytical skills and experience in developing and implementing legal strategies in a commercial context;

• Highly self managed with dedicated to meet and exceed key performance indicators.

• High levels of resilience to manage competing demands and business expectations, carrying  a large volume of diverse matters;

• Strong partnering and influencing skills mindset with a focus on delivering exceptional client experiences.

• Proven ability to problem solve and continuously improve the way things are done.

• Constructive and authentic interpersonal skills.

• Autonomous and self-sufficient with a desire to work collaboratively with peers and clients.

• The capacity to deal confidently with stakeholders at all levels.

• Superior negotiation, communication and influencing skills.

• Composed, resilient and adaptive to the business’ changing needs.

What you’ll experience

• A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams.

• High-impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities. 

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

• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.

• 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.

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.