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Conveyancer, Trinity Law - Closing 15 March 2024
POSITION OVERVIEW
- The position provides a broad range of support services to the Commercial and
- Property Partners and Solicitors including engagement processes; performing
- various searches; drafting correspondence and sale and purchase documentation;
- and assisting with development conveyancing and standard conveyancing work.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage and oversee progress of both commercial and residential conveyancing matters to tight frames, reporting to the supervising solicitor as necessary.
- Assist supervising solicitors in preparing, issuing and exchanging off-the-plan contracts for sale and settling properties for a range of developments.
- Liaise with clients and agents over the phone and in person for all aspects of conveyancing transactions.
- Coordinate and arrange the investment of deposits on exchanged contracts and managing their withdrawal and reconciliation.
- Liaise with banks by phone and by email in relation to discharging security and all aspects of invested deposits.
- Maintaining client portal system, development spreadsheets and various other reporting regimes.
Secondary Responsibilities:
- Assist Property and commercial group solicitors in preparing sale and purchase documentation other than unit developments.
- Conclude matters, scan and copy and distribute original documents and close files and undertake other filing and administrative work as necessary.
- Continuously improve the firm’s systems and processes with respect to all aspects of development conveyancing.
- Work extra hours as required to complete the work.
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
- Previous conveyancing experience is favourable (preferably at least five years)
- Experience in managing large numbers of transactions desirable.
ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS
- Excellent organisational skills
- High level of oral and written communication skills
- Effective time management, including completing tasks within prescribed time frames and deadlines
- Ability to prioritise and manage lots of matters at once without getting muddled or confused.
- Attention to detail
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Graduate Lawyer, Trinity Law - Closing 15 March 2024
Summary:
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Graduate Lawyer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal advice and support to clients across a range of industries. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent law graduate to gain valuable experience and develop their legal skills.
Responsibilities:
• Draft legal documents, including contracts and other agreements
• Observes client interviews to learn:
how to explain legal concepts to lay people
how to thoroughly go through a contract of sale
how to canvas a client’s options
• Compile lease and sale reports to:
become familiar with the types of clauses contained in such contracts
learn how to summarise for the client his/her most important contractual and statutory rights/obligations
provide information for the client so she/he can assess whether the contract is appropriate for his/her purposes and seek advice if changes sought or further clarification needed
• Provide legal advice and guidance to clients on a range of legal issues
• Conduct legal research and analysis
• Collaborate with senior lawyers and partners on complex matters
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client files and records
• Attend client meetings and participate in negotiations
• Keep up-to-date with changes in legislation and case law
• Maintaining files and progressing matters to completion
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Law or Juris Doctor (JD)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
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Senior Associate, Commercial & Business, Trinity Law - Closing 15 March 2024
The Firm
Trinity Law is a busy local law firm with a team of around 35 providing legal services in Commercial, Property, Litigation and Small to Medium Enterprises. We pride ourselves on being a values-based Firm in that our Values of Excellence, Efficiency, Integrity & Positivity drive everything we do. We offer a friendly and supportive environment with a good work life balance and a vibrant social club, discounted gym memberships and community-based activities.
The Role
This position provides legal advice to clients under minimal supervision in relation to Trinity’s commercial practice. The main areas of commercial practice are the sales and acquisitions of businesses, loan deeds and security agreements, share transfers and structuring advice on commercial conveyances and commercial leasing.
The incumbent is expected to have a practical working knowledge in the areas of property practice in the ACT (and all jurisdictions as and when required), a practical working knowledge of the law of businesses including understanding of the Corporations Law and a general understanding of the law of civil procedure.
Developmental opportunities are provided beyond these areas by the partners to increase depth of experience in other facets of the law including civil procedure, securities law, building and construction law and insolvency law. The incumbent will also undertake research or work in other areas of the law as directed by the supervising partner or other partners as and when the firm may require the incumbent to do so.
Expectations
It is expected that the incumbent engages in appropriate marketing of the firm and of their skills and services so as to attract new clients to the firm and to the incumbent’s practice as a lawyer in the firm.
It is expected that the incumbent adheres to the policies and procedures put in place by the firm at all times.
It is expected that the incumbent behaves in a professional and courteous manner when meeting clients, representatives of legal firms and when representing the firm at all other times.
The incumbent may be required to undertake intrastate or interstate travel from time to time.
Duties and Responsibilities
In relation to the areas of practice described above the following duties are performed semi-autonomously:
Leases and other property matters (e.g. Easements, Land Rent)
- Liaise and meet with clients to advise them of their rights and obligations and discuss contractual and practical issues with respect to their obligations as a lessor or lessee.
- Liaise/negotiate with other legal firms regarding the terms and conditions of the tenancy.
- Liaise with agents, banks, clients with regard to the leasing process generally.
- Monitor and advise paralegal staff in relation to the preparation of leasing. documents, letters to clients and other legal firms and the execution and registration of leases.
- Provide advice to other commercial and property solicitors in relation to leasing matters.
Commercial Transactions
- Liaise and meet with clients to advise them of their rights and obligations and discuss contractual and practical issues in relation to commercial transactions.
- Liaise/negotiate with other legal firms re contractual issues including sale of business agreements, loan deeds and related documents.
- Liaise with government authorities such as ASIC, the ACCC, and with other legal firms, banks etc re commercial matters generally.
- Monitor and advise paralegal staff in relation to the removal and registration of security interests, document preparation and correspondence.
- Provide advice to other commercial and property solicitors in relation to commercial matters.
Conveyances
The incumbent applies the following processes to the files created by these referrals.
- Review of contracts for the sale of land, mortgage documents and building contracts.
- Liaise and meet with clients to advise them of their rights and obligations and discuss contractual and practical issues in relation to the purchase.
- Liaise/negotiate with other legal firms re contractual issues including loans and mortgages.
- Liaise with agents, banks, clients re conveyancing process generally.
- Monitor and advise paralegal staff in relation to settlements.
- Provide advice to other commercial and property solicitors in relation to property matters.
Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience
- Law Degree (Bachelor of Laws).
- Admission to practice as a solicitor in the ACT.
- Completion of all Professional Development requirements annually
- At least 2 years’ experience as a solicitor (or similar experience) in the areas of Property Law, Commercial Transactions and Dispute Resolution with specific emphasis on real property transactions in the ACT and NSW.
- Prepare and draft legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.
- Supervising legal assistants.
About You
To be successful in this position you will have:
- A sound knowledge of the legislative and case law requirements in the practice area.
- Ability to interpret and advise on laws, rulings and regulations.
- Ability to analyse the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
- Ability to make relevant findings, identify legal and commercial issues, and develop and develop strategies and arguments.
- Strong legal drafting skills in both formal documentation and in correspondence
- Higher level interpersonal skills both in personal attendances and in telephone discussions or interviews.
- Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law.
- Capacity to review, develop and document precedents in relevant practice area.
- Commitment to ongoing professional training.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to quality assurance.
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Vacancy in Panel of Tribunal Members, National Sports Tribunal - Closing 5 April 2024
National Sports Tribunal Member Vacancies
The National Sports Tribunal (NST) is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill a small number of positions on the Panel of Tribunal Members. We are seeking experienced legal professionals and sports subject matter experts, including medical practitioners, with specific skills and experience.
The NST provides independent, effective and efficient dispute resolution services to sporting bodies, athletes and support personnel in Australia. Tribunal Members play a central role in the provision of these services, forming a diverse panel of independent arbitrators, mediators, legal and subject matter experts to be called upon on a case‑by‑case basis.
Applications will be assessed by an independent selection advisory committee for consideration by the Australian Government. Successful candidates will be appointed by the Minister for Sport for up to five years.
Women and practitioners from First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply.
Further information, including how to apply, can be found at Department of Health and Aged Care vacancies.
Applications close at 11pm AEDT on Friday 5 April 2024.