Here at Investa, we’re all about creating spaces that reflect how people work, live, and thrive today—and how they’ll want to do so in the future. For over 20 years, we’ve led the way in making positive change in Australia’s workplaces. We’re an Australian diversified real estate company with a recognised track-record of investment and development across both office and living markets. Our purpose is to welcome the world to better places. We’re people first and entrepreneurial, with a strong service ethos.  

Why join us? We’ve made it our business to understand how people want to live and work today, tomorrow and beyond and as you’d expect, we practise what we preach in our own workplace as well.​ We’re known for our supportive, inclusive, and flexible work culture. With recognition from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, the Australian Workplace Equality Index, and multiple awards for workplace flexibility, our people and the way we work together are our difference.

As our Legal Cousel, you will play a key role in the Legal, Governance & Risk team, championing and embedding the organisation’s values and culture across the team and broader business. You will bring a proactive, agile mindset, with strong problem-solving and influencing skills, and the ability to navigate ambiguity, manage complexity, and balance competing priorities.

Your key responsibilities: 

• Support the Chief Legal & Risk Officer and Group Legal Counsel in all legal matters with a particular emphasis on the funds and investment management business 
• Assist on all legal matters including material acquisitions and corporate transactions, capital raises and debt funding to internal business as usual matters 
• Facilitating external legal advice on material business issues and/or bespoke matters 
• Reviewing, drafting, and/or negotiating a range of agreements 
• Assist internal clients to manage legal risk while aligning with business and strategic goals and priorities 
• Provide guidance and leadership to the business on transactional best practice, emerging regulatory and industry issues 
• Play a key role in contributing to a strong culture of compliance with legal and regulatory obligations 
• Manage all legal issues associated with wholesale and private equity real estate vehicles 
• Advise in relation to corporate governance matters 
• Advise investment management agreements, property management agreements, trust and registered scheme administration and joint venture investments

What you bring: 

• Experience in property and/or financial services industry
• Strong technical expertise in both transactional and compliance/regulatory experience of funds management
• Experience of structuring funds and fundraising would be looked upon favourably, as would experience in property transactions and developments.
• Relevant experience working on large-scale M&A transactions, ideally in the real estate sector 
• Sound commercial judgement and a results driven mindset 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills (both written and verbal), with the ability to present ideas, perspectives and issues to senior management 
• A pro-active, agile mindset and strong problem solving and influencing skills 
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity and complex situations 
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and ensuring all matters are completed
  
  

What we offer:

Career Development: Leadership programs, education assistance, study support, professional membership fee support 

Lifestyle: We offer generous parental leave, return to work program, and summer hours 

Inclusive Culture: A safe, welcoming environment for all, including individuals from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the LGBTQ+ community, and those who are neurodivergent 

Flexibility: We do our best to support you to be able to do the things that are important to you. We offer over 21 formal flexible work options, plus a truly supportive approach to balancing work with life’s priorities 

Health and Wellness: Discounted health insurance, free health and wellbeing services, discounted fitness classes, reproductive health benefits  

Financial: Fully funded life and TPD insurance, novated leasing and retail discounts 

We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

We understand that traditional hiring processes can come with challenges for some people. If you have a disability, identify as gender diverse or are neurodivergent, please reach out to our Recruitment Manager, arockliff@investa.com.au and Amy will tailor our processes to accommodate your specific needs. If you require no additional assistance to accommodate your requirements and wish to be considered for this position, kindly submit your application online. We request that applications not be submitted directly to this email address. 

A note to recruitment agencies:  Investa does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes sent direct without prior engagement. Thank you for your understanding.