Job Description

If you’re a junior solicitor looking to develop your experience in property litigation and join a high-performing, collaborative team, we’d love to hear from you.

In this role, you’ll gain exposure to a broad range of commercial property disputes and litigation matters, with a particular focus on leasing, property-related disputes and land lease communities. Working closely with our Partner and senior practitioner, you can expect to:

• Assist with advising and representing clients in dispute resolution and litigation, across contractual, leasing, body corporate, land lease community and property disputes
• Work with senior practitioners to act on a range of property-related disputes, including disputes between landlords and tenants, owners and operators, developers, purchasers and other property stakeholders
• Assist with the preparation of advice on the interpretation and enforcement of commercial leases, property contracts and other property-related agreements
• Develop experience in matters involving land lease communities, including disputes and regulatory issues affecting operators, owners and residents
• Draft and negotiate land lease community documentation across multiple jurisdictions, including Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria
• Build strong, long-term client relationships and provide practical, commercially focused advice

About you

We are looking for a driven Solicitor who is enthusiastic about building their career in property related litigation. You’ll fit right in if you take your work seriously, but not yourself.

You’ll thrive in this role if you bring:

• Approximately 2 to 3 years’ post-admission experience, ideally with previous experience in commercial property disputes, litigation or real estate development
• A highly organised approach with excellent file management and client communication skills.
• Enjoy solving problems in a commercial context.
• Have a genuine interest in the property and real estate sector, focusing on disputes.
• Build and nurture client relationships with ease and professionalism.
• Are driven to deliver high-quality service and outcomes for your clients.
• A collaborative approach and enthusiasm for learning from and working alongside experienced lawyers

About us

We are a leading independent Australian legal services provider, with our teams striving to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients and community. Regularly featured in Doyle’s Guide and The Best Lawyers, HopgoodGanim Lawyers has a long-standing reputation for excellence in Commercial Property.

What you can expect from us:

• Realistic billable targets for legal practitioners
• New client and practitioner referral incentives
• A dedicated in-house business development team to build your external profile
• Dedicated learning & development programs for all employees
• Pathways to Partnership program for legal practitioners
• Clear annual review and promotion cycle
• State of the art offices and end-of-trip facilities (including a cool-down room)
• Subsidised on-site wellness and workout classes
• Subsidised on-site cafe
• Access to paid parental leave (up to 20 weeks for eligible employees)
• Paid fertility leave
• Paid birthday leave – because your day should be celebrated!
• Fun mid-year and end-of-year team celebrations including our HG Way Awards night

Please note, we are not accepting applications via recruitment agencies.