Property Lawyer

An opportunity for an experienced property lawyer to lead and grow a specialist mortgagee sales practice within a leading national commercial law firm.

The Firm

A major national commercial firm with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. With around 800 partners and staff, the firm offers a dynamic, collaborative and client-focused environment. Its Resolutions, Recoveries and Disputes team manages national financial services recoveries and has a well established mortgagee residential and commercial real property sales practice. Team members benefit from sophisticated national resources and a culture grounded in transparency, respect and accountability.

The Role

The firm seeks an experienced property lawyer (6+ years PAE) to lead its mortgagee sales practice across residential and commercial matters. Reporting into the broader Resolutions, Recoveries and Disputes group, you will:

• Supervise, mentor and develop paralegals and conveyancers


• Allocate matters, manage workflow and oversee quality outcomes


• Provide clear guidance on priorities, escalation and risk management


• Manage end-to-end mortgagee sales across multiple jurisdictions


• Ensure compliance with legislation, court rules, lender requirements and internal protocols


• Identify and manage legal, commercial and reputational risk


• Act as escalation point for complex matters


• Lead strategic growth of the mortgagee sales practice and identify new opportunities


• Develop and refine processes, precedents and workflows for efficiency and scalability


• Play an active role in client development and relationship management


• Act as a key point of contact for lender clients and external stakeholders, providing timely, commercially focused advice

Full time or part time (minimum 4 days per week).

The Candidate

You will bring strong technical property expertise, commercial judgement and leadership capability, including:

• Admission in Australia with 6+ years PAE


• Experience in residential and commercial property sales, ideally including mortgagee or distressed sales


• Solid understanding of relevant legal frameworks, including tax treatment and complexities across jurisdictions


• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial outcomes


• Strong organisational skills in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment


• Confident, solutions-focused communication and stakeholder management


• Experience mentoring juniors (desirable)


• Proactive mindset with interest in process improvement and innovation


• Collaborative approach and commitment to a high-performing team culture


• Part time applicants (4+ days) encouraged

Benefits

You will join a major commercial firm with a strong client base and clear pathways for growth. Benefits include:

• High quality national work with significant lender clients


• Genuine opportunity to shape and expand the mortgagee sales practice


• Supportive team with accessible partners


• Flexible and hybrid working options


• Generous parental leave


• Pro bono opportunities


• Health and wellbeing initiatives


• Gym membership and corporate discounts


• Daily office breakfast


• Study assistance


• Social events and sporting teams


• Low billable targets

Apply with a Microsoft Word version of your CV or contact Kalinda Campbell at people2people recruitment on kalinda@people2people.com.au or 02 8270 9715 for a confidential discussion.