Real Estate Finance Senior Associate

Job Title Real Estate Finance Senior Associate Location Sydney Description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Family & caring - 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our renowned Real Estate Finance practice—consistently ranked Band 1 by Chambers and recognised across the market for its depth, deal-making ingenuity and client-centric approach. The team sits within the Firms Global Loans practice, generating mandates that span the full spectrum of sophisticated real estate finance transactions, from high-value bilateral and syndicated investment facilities to complex development, construction and acquisition financings with multi-jurisdictional or bespoke structuring elements. Acting for all four major Australian banks, many international investment banks, leading domestic and offshore credit funds and a growing cohort of top-tier sponsor clients, we are routinely entrusted with the most significant and high-profile matters in the market.

As a Senior Associate within this first-class practice you will be involved with leading transactions end-to-end, drafting and negotiating facility, security and intercreditor documentation; managing and mentoring talented junior lawyers; driving matter strategy; and liaising directly with senior stakeholders, sponsors and financiers. You will also play a pivotal role in nurturing key client relationships, contributing to thought leadership initiatives and supporting the ongoing growth of the team through business development, training and knowledge-sharing.

A full job description including a breakdown of responsibilities can be found attached to the role on our careers page: ashurstperkinscoie.com/en/careers

We are interested in hearing from people who have:

• 5+ years' loan markets experience gained within a top-tier firm, respected mid-tier firm, or in-house with experience in real estate finance, including acquisition and development finance.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating finance documents in real estate financing transactions, including facility agreements, intercreditor agreements, and side deeds. This will include familiarity with relevant APLMA precedents.
• Experience in engaging directly with clients to progress complex transactions, including working to tight deadlines where necessary, with appropriate partner support.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and superior analytical and drafting skills.

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst Perkins Coie, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, please contact: globalresourcing@ashurstperkins.com for a confidential conversation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst Perkins Coie. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

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