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Senior Property Lawyers - Legal Writing Opportunity
Apply locations Melbourne Home Based - Australia Australia - (Brisbane) AUS - (Sydney - Tower 2) time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R97064
Are you a Senior Property Lawyer looking for a change and keen to flex your writing skills?
Do you have recent experience in an Australian mid to top tier law firm?
About the Business
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritises using the best model from today's top model creators for each individual legal use case.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Property Lawyer - Legal Writing Opportunity to join our Practical Guidance team at LexisNexis. With strong practice experience as a Commercial property lawyer in Australia, you will have a solid understanding of the practical processes relevant to property law transactions and advice, including sales, acquisitions, and leasing (retail, commercial), as well as a strong working knowledge and direct experience in e-conveyancing, and a solid working knowledge or experience taxation matters involved with property transactions.
Reporting to the Content Manager, this is a full-time permanent role to be based in Australia, preferably within commuting distance of one of our State-based offices (Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane) but with the opportunity to work flexibly and/or remotely.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain high quality up-to-date practical legal content.
- Prepare and maintain practically-focused content as well as practical resources for our popular Practical Guidance product that is Australia's most established and trusted 'how-to' of legal practice.
- Provide support to Relationship Managers to help build brand awareness and influence market share across clients and stakeholders.
- Participate in or contribute to in-market activities (eg masterclasses, webinars, customer feedback sessions).
Requirements
- 5+ years PQE
- Australian qualified lawyer
- Recent experience in an Australian mid to top tier law firm or in-house counsel role
- A broad range of property law experience in transactional and advisory practice, including sales, acquisitions and leasing (retail, commercial); strong working knowledge and direct experience in e-conveyancing; and solid working knowledge or experience in taxation matters involved with property transactions
- Excellent communication and plain-English writing skills
- Aptitude for building and fostering relationships with a range of diverse clients and local and international stakeholders
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and organisational skills.
Desirable
- Experience in property development, owners corporation / strata / community title, and/or encumbrances (eg, restrictions on title, caveats, easements, restrictive covenants)
- Working knowledge of mortgages and lender/borrower transactions.
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, including paid parental leave and volunteering leave, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working for you
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Life insurance and income protection
- Option to buy additional annual leave days
- Employee Assistance Program
- Referral Bonus
- Flexible working arrangements
- Benefits for you and your family
- Access to learning and development resources
- Annual flu vaccinations
Apply today, or to learn more about opportunities with LexisNexis or RELX Global, join us here:
www.relx.com/careers/join-us
www.lexisnexis.com.au/en
This role is perfect for lawyers looking to transition from practice into a content-focused legal career while staying at the forefront of commercial property law developments.
Apply now and shape the future of legal knowledge with LexisNexis
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LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. We help lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices. We assist corporations in better understanding their markets and preventing bribery and corruption within their supply chains. We partner with leading global associations and customers to help collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking. We endeavour to advance the rule of law across the world.Our teams are combining unparalleled legal and business information with analytics and technology to advance what's possible for the way our customers work and to advance what's possible in the world by strengthening the rule of law.
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