Department:Legal
Type:ON-SITE
Region:Melbourne
Location:South Yarra, Victoria, Australia
Experience:Associate
Estimated Salary:A$65,000 - A$85,000
Skills:
PARALEGALLEGAL ASSISTANTCONTRACT MANAGEMENTDOCUMENT CONTROLCOMPLIANCEREAL ESTATE LAWPROPERTY TRANSACTIONSCOMPANY SECRETARIALRISK MANAGEMENTLEGAL DOCUMENTATION
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Job Description

Posted on: December 12, 2025

About Us

GURNER™ is a visionary luxury lifestyle, wellness and investment brand reshaping how people live, work, and thrive. With a pipeline of over $14 billion and more than 10,000 apartments in delivery or planning across Australia, GURNER™ has become synonymous with cutting-edge design, aspirational living and market-leading innovation.

Our growing platform spans across:

  • Residential and mixed-use development – delivering precinct-defining projects that blend luxury apartments, commercial, hotel, and retail
  • Funds management – through GURNER™ Capital and GQ, we manage institutional and private capital across real estate and structured finance
  • Health and wellness – through Saint Haven (our members-only wellness clubs) and Saint (a higher-octane wellness brand), we are redefining luxury wellbeing at scale

Driven by a mission to be “globally renowned as the leading aspirational lifestyle and design brand, creating experiences for people to live their best life,” GURNER™ integrates architecture, design, hospitality, wellness, capital and investment into a single cohesive vision.

Why GURNER™

At GURNER™, we don’t just develop properties – we are building a lifestyle, wellness and investment platform designed to create generational impact.

Headquartered in South Yarra, our culture blends high performance with creativity, entrepreneurship, and purpose. We are a team of passionate experts in development, capital, design, wellness, and brand, united by the mission to redefine what’s possible across the built environment, health, and wealth long-term value generation.

The Position

This role supports the Legal team by providing high-quality legal, administrative, and compliance assistance across the Group’s real estate and wellness portfolios. This role plays a key part in ensuring the effective management of legal documentation, contract execution, and compliance processes that underpin the company’s property development and wellness business units.

Key Responsibilities

  • Preparing and reviewing templated legal documents, including confidentiality deeds, marketing services agreements, and consultant agreements.
  • Managing contract execution processes and maintaining accurate and up-to-date contract registers.
  • Assisting in the negotiation process and tracking document amendments under the supervision of Legal Counsel.
  • Maintaining compliance registers and providing support with company secretarial duties.
  • Supporting the implementation of risk management processes across the real estate and wellness divisions.
  • Providing legal and administrative support to multiple projects, including assistance with sales processes, settlements, and financing conditions precedent.
  • Maintaining document control systems and ensure accurate version tracking for all files.
  • Providing general legal team assistance, including filing, database management, and coordination of administrative tasks.

The Successful Candidate

We are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

  • Previous experience in a paralegal or legal assistant role, ideally within real estate.
  • Exposure to contract management, document control, and compliance processes.
  • Experience working with legal documentation such as consultancy agreements, deeds, and service contracts.
  • Familiarity with property transactions, settlements, or financing arrangements is highly regarded.
  • Experience supporting in-house legal teams or within a corporate environment preferred.
  • Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities across a fast-paced project environment.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and professional approach.
  • Proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
  • Genuine interest in the property development sector, with a desire to contribute to a purpose-driven, high-performing team
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