Property Paralegal (Bella Vista)

An opportunity to be part of a our legal services group- Full time permanent position based in Sydney

We are Woolworths Group
- We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose
- ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Australian Supermarkets
- The Australian Supermarkets business engages with most Australians every single day. Not only do we aspire to provide the best retail experience for our customers, we also look to provide outstanding products and experiences from both our stores and online delivery. Expectations of retail have never been higher, and our focus on our customer drives everything we do
- the quality of shopping environment and amenities, our product offering and our service must be of the highest standards. We are embarking on our next generation of growth, and want you to be an integral part of it.

Legal Services Group
- The Legal Services Group supports the entire Woolworths Group by providing thought leadership and professional and independent legal advice that addresses the company’s risk profile and helps guide our teams to lead the market. We aspire to the highest of professional standards and deliver great experiences by being highly regarded advisors and business partners. We are outcome focused and always aim to deliver exceptional legal advice with a solid commercial and strategic understanding.

What you’ll do
- An exciting opportunity exists for a highly experienced Property paralegal to join our Legal Services Group in a full time capacity. In this role you will provide transactional and operational support for our Australian Supermarkets and will have exposure to wide ranging, interesting and varied property leasing matters.

The role represents a superb opportunity to use your skills and experience to manage and support Woolworths’ Australian Supermarkets property portfolio.

In this role, you will be responsible for working across all jurisdictions:
- Drafting leases, licences, option deeds, deeds of work and related documents (e.g. deeds of covenant, caveats, withdrawal of caveats etc) for our Supermarket and Metro stores;- Assist with the management of the property portfolio work including preparation of option exercise notices, option leases and lease renewals;- Management of own acquisition and divestment sites from exchange to settlement as well as supporting lawyers in the administration of matters through to settlement;- Building and managing relationships with property and development managers; and- Assisting with development of systems and processes to improve effectiveness and efficiency.

What you’ll bring
- You’ll bring in significant experience as a property paralegal in a commercial leasing environment with a well-regarded legal firm with in-house legal team experience not essential but highly regarded.

Also, you’ll bring in:
- Strong high attention to detail and strong organisational skills;- Strong and extensive drafting skills is essential;- Knowledge and experience of registration requirements across all jurisdictions highly regarded;- Personable, confident communicator and stakeholder management skills;- Able to prioritise competing demands and expectations whilst managing a large volume of matters;- Self-sufficient and self-motivated with the confidence to work independently but knows when to seek guidance; and- Ability to build trusted relationships with internal clients using balanced insights and impactful communication to influence decisions and actions.

In addition, you will be:
- A resilient and collaborative professional who is comfortable dealing with ambiguity;- A willingness to be adaptive to the businesses’ changing needs;- Able to identify and solve problems and make the complex straightforward for clients by framing information and advising in a clear and concise way;- A dynamic, energetic team player with a positive “can-do” attitude;- Self-motivated, customer first and solutions focused; and- Curious and not afraid to challenge the status quo in order to improve processes and create efficiencies.

What you’ll experience
- As an integral member of our energetic in-house legal team, you will work collaboratively with other legal advisors sharing your knowledge and insights and assisting on a range of property matters. We Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qzkso