Senior Associate

Lawlab is officially on the lookout for an experienced & highly motivated Property Senior Associate to join their team! Lawlab is a pioneering property firm that’s transforming the way people experience property transactions across Australia and New Zealand. They are a dynamic and forward-thinking legal team that blends top-tier expertise with entrepreneurial energy, working at the cutting edge of commercial and property law. By combining deep legal knowledge with innovative technology, Lawlab delivers a streamlined, transparent, and client-friendly service. Their custom-built platform offers 24/7 access to documents and updates, empowering clients and collaborators alike. What sets Lawlab apart is their commitment to innovation, collaboration, and exceptional customer care — making them a standout destination for legal professionals who want to work smarter, not just harder. For anyone passionate about property law and excited by the possibilities of tech-enabled practice, Lawlab offers a supportive environment with real opportunities to grow and make an impact.

Are you an Associate/ Senior Associate with 5+ years of experience including residential conveyancing, project sales conveyancing, property development law, and commercial property transactions across New Zealand or Australia? Do you have enhanced technical skills, and find joy in both getting the work done and leading others to success? If you're looking for a new challenge in a supportive and friendly team environment, then this is the role for you.
Have you recently completed ‘stepping up’, or can we support you to get this completed?

About the role:
This is a multifaceted role, with a hands-on functional component servicing the needs of our commercial and developer clients, mentoring staff, and being the resident expert in NZ property law. You would be an integral part of the business, helping to develop and grow lawlab’s presence in the NZ market, while receiving training and support from already successful and thriving Australian jurisdictions.
• Provide training, mentoring, and technical advice in the local Auckland office
• You will become a director of the business, responsible for the trust account
• Work with the Legal Director and Projects Team
• Drafting complex property and commercial legal documents, and settling those drafted by junior lawyers
• Providing client advice on complex transactions and documents
• Managing a portfolio of clients and client files
• New business development
• Commercial transactional work
• Compliance and escalations
• Resource and process development

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate experience with:
• Residential conveyancing
• Property development law (including strata development laws)
• Project sales conveyancing
• Commercial property sales and purchase transactions
• Relationship management
• Leadership and mentoring

What's in it for you?
• Huge career progression opportunity
• CV defining role!
• Hybrid working
• Competitive pay - commensurate with experience
• Supportive team and leadership
• Mentoring and leadership opportunities
• Training and development
• Great team events

Despite being a tech-focused law firm, our people are the most important ingredient of our success. We pride ourselves on our collaborative and supportive team environment. To fit in you will have great attention to detail and initiative, with excellent time management, exceptional problem-solving skills, comfort with service levels, enjoy working in a team, and be open to working in a highly developed workflow environment supported by tailored technology.
If you are looking for a workplace that supports and rewards its people, values innovative team culture, appreciates your input, uses cutting edge in-house technology and is leading the digital transformation of property law and conveyancing, then don’t hesitate in applying today!

Robert Walters endeavours to review all applications in a maximum of five working days. If you have not received correspondence within this timeframe please do not hesitate to contact Kate Williams on 09 374 7325.