Senior Lawyer Private Clients

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Title:   

                        Senior Lawyer – Private Clients

Department:              

Private Clients Group

POSITION SUMMARY

This role sits within the Private Clients Group (PCG) and will work alongside Senior Lawyers John Murray and Lynne Phillips on a breadth of high-quality matters including the sale, purchase, leasing and finance of commercial and residential properties, together with private client and estate work.

PRACTICE GROUP OVERVIEW

The PCG provides transactional and advisory services to a wide variety of commercial clients, including financiers, insolvency practitioners, property developers and investors, as well as high net worth individuals, trustees and superannuation funds of the following nature:

Commercial property transactions

Property acquisitions and sales

Residential conveyancing, rural landholdings and associated property transactions

Joint ventures and development

Project finance

Leasing

Estate planning, wills and probate

Local council issues

Personal and family financial arrangements

Powers of attorney and guardianship

Main Responsibilities

Carrying out high quality legal work including:

Day to day carriage of a broad range of property and development project matters involving the sale and acquisition of commercial, retail, industrial, residential, strata and rural property

Day to day carriage of complex and/or non-standard property transactions including off-the-plan, put & call option arrangements, multi-lot subdivisions, community title schemes, 99-year lease and company title schemes

Advising in relation to project and transaction finance including the application, discharge and enforcement of mortgages, guarantees and other funding arrangements

Advising and due diligence on the property-related aspects of the acquisition and sale of businesses

Day to day carriage of commercial and retail leasing matters and licence arrangements

Advising on transactional tax considerations including GST, CGT, Stamp Duty and Land Tax affecting property and business acquisitions and sales, and estate administration

Advising in relation to SMSF limited recourse funding arrangements, bare trust custodian arrangements and limited recourse guarantees

Advising on more complex aspects of private clients’ wills, estates and trust matters

Drafting and reviewing easements, covenants and other title dealings

Assisting the other Senior lawyers with attracting and securing legal work for the PCG

Mentoring and supervising junior lawyers and legal support staff in the PCG

Assisting with the day to day legal administration of the PCG

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Clients

Senior lawyers

Lawyers and legal support staff

Business support managers

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

High attention to detail and matter management skills

Able to analyse and solve complex legal problems and commercial issues

Well-developed analytical, research and communication skills contributing to the delivery of prompt, high quality work

Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff across all channels

Strong commitment to client service; develops and manages client relationships and updates clients regarding changes to their matter in a proactive manner

Supports and actively develops strategic client relationships and networks

Initiates business development activities with clients and obtains further work directly from clients

Shares information and contributes to the dissemination of knowledge across the team

Able to lead, mentor and coach junior staff through provision of constructive feedback and ensuring their effective utilisation in the group

Contributes to internal processes and Watson Mangioni events (e.g. CPD activities, business development initiatives and staff functions)

Operates autonomously and works well under pressure, effectively prioritising workload.

Substantial knowledge in areas of expertise

Maintains a high level of understanding of the Watson Mangioni systems and procedures.

Monitors Debtors and assists in collections

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

As a Senior lawyer must:

Have at least 10 years post qualification experience

Be able to deal autonomously with clients and other legal practitioners

Have recognised expertise in his/her specialised areas of practice

Be entitled to obtain a practising certificate authorising him/her to engage in legal practice as a principal

Be knowledgeable in the relevant statutes, NSW Land Registry Services and electronic conveyancing regulation and practice. Specialist Accreditation in Property Law preferred

Have strong team management skills

Have exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Company info

Watson Mangioni.
Phone : 61 2 9262 6666
Fax : 61 2 9262 2626
Website : https://www.wmlaw.com.au