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Senior legal counsel

Melbourne
Ablethorpe Recruitment
Compliance Director
Posted: 13 February
Offer description

NEW ROLE - Unique opportunity to work with property asset holding company ASEH | Amazing salary | Rapidly growing business

Senior Legal Counsel - Property | Top Tier & In-house experience
Rapidly growing Australian business | 300K+ Package
LEASING | SALE | PURCHASE | CONTRACTS | PROPERTY

Our Client

ASEH is part of the United Petroleum group of companies and holds c.$500m worth of property assets across the commercial, industrial, retail and residential property classes within Australia. There is a unique opportunity for a Senior Property Lawyer to join ASEH and work within the wider United Petroleum in-house team, advising across end-to-end property matters impacting on the group's property portfolio.

The Role

This role will suit a Senior Property Lawyer with prior top tier and/or in-house experience at the Senior Legal Counsel, Special Counsel or Partner level. Applicants must be comfortable providing counsel on property matters at executive and board level and thrive in a complex, project-driven, entrepreneurial environment.

The role will be responsible for managing all legal property related matters (acquisition, sale and lease) for the property holding company, ASEH, and the United Petroleum business. The role will be varied and challenging, including negotiating contracts of purchase and sale, leases, licences, and a range of property related commercial documents, as well as the management of any property related disputes.

What's on offer

If you are looking to use your top-class property experience in a fast paced, challenging and rewarding role within an entrepreneurial environment, we want to hear from you. This is your chance to be a part of the continued success of the United Petroleum Group, while being rewarded with a market leading salary.

Please note this role is 5 days a week in the office, based in Hawthorn, Victoria.

To Apply

Please apply online using the links in this advertisement or send your CV direct to and we will be in touch with a PD.
You can also register your interest via our reception team on leaving your full name, number and email for the provision of a PD.
All discussions will be in strict confidence and your CV details will not be passed to any third party or prospective employer until instructed by you.

APPLICATIONS AND EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST WILL SHUT 5:00PM SUNDAY MARCH 1st, 2026.

Ablethorpe Recruitment have been exclusively retained to undertake this recruitment and any CV's sent through directly to United or ASEH will be forwarded directly to Ablethorpe Recruitment for inclusion within their process.

About Us

Ablethorpe Recruitment is a specialist legal recruitment agency operating in Australia and internationally.

Our team have been awarded Best Agency (Legal) VIC and Best Legal Recruiter (Stuart Ablethorpe) VIC 2022 across the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Sourcr Awards.

Want More?

For the best specialist advice in positioning your legal career whether that be getting the right experience to progress to Senior Associate, Partner or General Counsel, obtaining your next in-house legal counsel or private practice role, or simply maximising your review, contact our consultants for a confidential discussion.

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