Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel - Development page is loaded## Legal Counsel - Developmentlocations: Sydney - CBD, New South Wales, Australiatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply: End Date: November 22, 2025 (12 days left to apply)job requisition id: REQ- Lendlease is Australia’s leading real estate business with International operations. Our core expertise is in Investment Management, Development, and Construction. For more than 60 years, we have created thriving places around the globe. **About Role:**We are seeking a Legal Counsel to join our in-house legal team to support Lendlease’s Development business, based full-time in Sydney. In this busy and rewarding role you will provide strategic, pragmatic, flexible and commercially astute legal advice tailored to balance and mitigate legal risks across all phases of the full project lifecycle.We employ our decades-long experience, bold thinking and expertise to shape cities all over the world, delivering innovative, sustainable places and infrastructure for governments, businesses and communities.Our development business is focused on the creation of mixed-use precincts that comprise apartments, workplaces and associated leisure and entertainment amenity.As a member of the legal team you will support all areas of the Development business as we grow and deliver the Development pipeline in Australia.Reporting to the Deputy Head of Legal, your key responsibilities will include:* Partnering with internal and external stakeholders, to provide proactive, strategic and quality legal advice across the full lifecycle of a project: from due diligence on new opportunities, project conversion (including acquisition, debt and capital structuring, establishing governance processes and D&C establishment) and delivery (including planning, administering of D&C contracts, retail and commercial leasing, subdivision, sales and conveyancing and dispute management).* Drafting, reviewing and negotiating of a broad range of complex legal documentation including development agreements, PDA’s, joint venture documentation, consultancy agreements, sale contracts, D&C contracts, consultant agreements and leasing documentation.* Advising on regulatory compliance and contributing to legal risk management and governance initiatives across the business.* Managing external legal counsel, including legal budgets and spend.**About You:**A tertiary education in law and admission to practice in Australia, as well as extensive post-qualification legal experience of at least 5 years PQE (ideally within a highly regarded law firm or in-house legal team in property development) including exposure to a variety of major projects across different asset classes will be essential.You will have experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of complex legal documentation and have an impact-focused and collaborative approach to delivering legal services. Also, experience in managing external legal counsel to achieve cost-effective, outcome focussed support to a property development business.You will have demonstrated ability to appropriately identify and assess material legal issues and be an exceptional team player.We are committed to developing and retaining the best people and provide the best possible learning and development opportunities. We are a company who thrive on our employee’s wellbeing, and offer benefits including:* Health & Well-being program, including well-being leave to relax and recharge, health assessments, and gym/exercise discounts.* Balance your career and personal life with work flexibility, purchase additional annual leave and extensive family support benefits.* 26 weeks paid parental leave for both parents.* 3x extra Wellbeing days per year (on top of annual leave).* Large pipeline of project work for career development and growth opportunities* Bonus scheme, Employee Share Acquisition program and options for salary sacrificing.At Lendlease we offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equitable treatment and equitable opportunity are just the norm. We remain committed to supporting under-represented groups and providing a wide range of inclusion initiatives, so that everyone is supported to thrive.Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is reflected in our Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan, our Bronze Award with the Australian Workplace Equality Index by Pride in Diversity, and our generous parental leave policy of 26 weeks to any parent regardless of gender.Lendlease welcomes applicants regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, people with a disability, sexual orientation, or life stage. If you do not meet all the criteria or require adjustments to proceed with your application, we encourage you to reach out for a further discussion.()(blob: / 4:16#J-18808-Ljbffr