Lawyer - Real Estate & Agribusiness

The role

Due to growth, we’re looking for a lawyer to join our Real Estate & Agribusiness team in Brisbane. We’re a diverse group, and are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, hard-working and fun. 

This is a Lawyer position, working alongside Sarah Roettgers (Partner) and Nick Knowlman (Senior Associate). Sarah is an experienced Real Estate partner with a wealth of expertise in a wide range of commercial real estate matters. Sarah is an expert in capital transactions, property development, acquisitions and disposals, residential land subdivisions and master-planned communities, commercial, retail and industrial leasing, and large-scale infrastructure projects.

Nick is a Senior Associate specialising in in the agribusiness sector, with expertise in rural property transactions, wind and solar farm projects, carbon and biodiversity offsets, land access and compensation negotiations, property development and leasing.

We’re looking for someone: 

• With 2-4 years’ post admission experience; 
• Who has experience in rural property transactions or the renewable energy sector;
• Strong interest in real estate and agribusiness;
• Who wants a fantastic team culture; and 
• With an entrepreneurial and innovative mind-set. 

The firm 

Hamilton Locke is evolving the traditional approach to corporate and commercial legal services. We are constantly removing the layers of bureaucracy, reacting quickly to change, providing exceptional service, and finding creative solutions to deliver smart advice.

We have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Newcastle and Auckland, with our clients located across Australia, New Zealand and Internationally.

We are an exciting, rapidly growing firm and have consistently been recognised as Australia’s fastest growing law firm.

Our people experience 

Hamilton Locke is a law firm with a difference working to evolve the traditional business model. We have built a high-growth, people-centric business that maximises our 'people experience' (PX) and believe this delivers the best 'client experience' (CX). We foster a vibrant culture, putting our people at the forefront of everything we do.

We are agile and flexible in our approach, with innovative state-of-the-art systems and technology that frees up our team from bureaucracy and administration. We actively develop a culture that supports employee health, wellness and development.

Put simply, we have created a work environment based on respect, trust, development, collaboration and innovation. This allows our people to grow and be the best version of themselves. In turn, this enables our people to do their best work, which ultimately makes our clients happy. This is a win-win-win.

We put our people’s experience at the centre of everything we do.

We are more than just a law firm.

How do we do this? Find out more here: hamiltonlocke.com.au/culture/

What’s in it for you 

• Be mentored by leading practitioners in a supportive environment, with access to quality work, great clients and professional development opportunities. 
• A fun, collaborative and high-performing team environment with regular social events, training days and team retreats. 
• Flexible working arrangements. 
• A clear and transparent performance bonus scheme. 
• An extra week’s leave, as part of our employee personal development program. 
• Full day birthday leave. 
• Support in building client relationships. 

Accessibility and Inclusion

At Hamilton Locke, our culture is made up of unique background and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people's differences across gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, and family and caring arrangements.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at talent@hpxgroup.com.au.

How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information.

For more information on Hamilton Locke, please visit https://hamiltonlocke.com.au/ or follow us on LinkedIn here.

Agency submissions

HPX Group does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and HPX Group will not be liable for a fee.

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