Location: Melbourne CBD
About Marshalls+Dent+Wilmoth Lawyers
Marshalls+Dent+Wilmoth Lawyers is a full service commercial law firm with offices in Melbourne and regional Victoria. We act for leading developers, investors and government agencies across the property, commercial and social infrastructure sectors, delivering innovative, practical and outcomes focused legal solutions.
Our Property and Development team is at the forefront of complex urban renewal and mixed use projects, including large residential and commercial developments, affordable and social housing initiatives, and major transactions involving government and private collaboration.
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior Lawyer (Special Counsel or Senior Associate level) to join our growing Property Development team. You will work closely with our Principals and senior lawyers across the full spectrum of property development matters, including:
- Site acquisitions and disposals, due diligence and contract negotiation.
- Development agreements, joint ventures, project delivery deeds.
- Funding and structuring arrangements (including senior debt, mezzanine and second mortgage funding).
- Subdivisions and Owners Corporation setup and governance.
- Leasing acting for both landlords and tenants in retail, commercial and industrial leases, agreements for lease, incentive arrangements, and lease portfolio management
- Advising and negotiating with local councils on planning permits, development contributions, Section 173 Agreements, easements, public open space contributions, and infrastructure delivery obligations.
- Projects with government or community housing partnerships.
- Multi parcel developments including greenfield sites, mixed use projects, high density lots.
- Ancillary matters such as infrastructure delivery, easements, restrictive covenants, embedded networks (electricity, gas, solar), utility and service provider agreements
- Advising on stamp duty, foreign investment/FIRB issues, land tax, adverse possession, plan variations and multi owner sales.
- This is a genuine opportunity to step into a senior role with client contact, leadership responsibilities, and a clear pathway to partnership for the right person.
About You
You will bring:
- At least 7 years’ post admission experience in property development, commercial property or major projects (private practice or in house).
- A strong track record in major property/development work across the project lifecycle, including structuring and documentation of JV/partnerships, master contracts, multi lot subdivision, greenfield/estate development, and embedded service networks.
- Competence drafting and negotiating high level documents (development agreements, joint ventures, master sale contracts, utility service agreements, owners corp rules and leases).
- Excellent commercial judgment, high level stakeholder management (developers, financiers, government agencies, strata/owners corporations) and ability to handle complex multi party transactions.
- Confidence advising clients directly and supervising junior team members.
- A collaborative, client focused mindset, proactive in business development and team culture.
Why MDW Lawyers
At MDW Lawyers, you will work alongside respected leaders in the property and commercial sectors on high profile and socially impactful projects across Victoria. We offer an environment where collaboration, flexibility and professional growth are genuinely supported.
Our team combines the depth of a full service commercial firm with the agility of a boutique practice, providing the opportunity to engage directly with clients, councils and government stakeholders on projects that shape communities.
You will enjoy a collegiate and fun culture, have access to meaningful work from day one, competitive remuneration, and a clear pathway for progression within a forward thinking and values driven firm.
Interested?
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and join a forward thinking, collaborative team that knowingly handles high end development work then we would love to hear from you.
Please send your CV and a short cover letter to our head of People and Culture, Mel at mcockram@mdlaw.com.au or call Mel for a confidential chat.