Legal Counsel: Private Credit (Real Estate)

CKG Search has been exclusively instructed by a leading ASX-listed alternative asset manager with particular strength in private credit and real estate, known for its entrepreneurial culture and strong alignment between its people and the success of the business.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Legal, this role sits at the heart of a highly active real estate credit business. You will provide practical, solutions-focused legal advice across deal origination and structuring, fund establishment and management, and regulatory compliance, working directly alongside the investment team with genuine ownership of a broad and varied workload.

On Offer

• Direct exposure to a sophisticated and growing real estate credit platform, with a legal team that is central to delivering its ambitions.
• Genuine career progression in a business that promotes from within and supports development through structured technical and leadership programmes.
• Competitive TFR and a generous short-term incentive plan with meaningful upside tied to business performance.
• Collaborative, low-ego team culture where lawyers engage directly with senior stakeholders and are expected to think commercially.
• Award-winning CBD offices within a firm that genuinely invests in its people.

While the role is offered on a full-time, on-site basis, our client is open to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments to support your success.

Responsibilities

• Advise on structuring and transaction documents across real estate financing transactions from origination through to execution.
• Support the management of underperforming credit investments, including workout, enforcement and restructuring matters.
• Advise on new fund establishment and the ongoing management of existing funds, including disclosure documents and investor communications.
• Monitor and advise on legal and regulatory developments applicable to managed investment schemes and credit funds.
• Review commercial agreements and manage external counsel across complex financing and fund transactions.
• Build strong relationships across Investment, Compliance, Risk, Product, Tax and Finance teams.

Requirements

• Law degree and an Australian Practising Certificate (or eligibility).
• 3–6 years' PQE from a top-tier, international or recognised mid-tier law firm.
• Strong technical background in banking and finance law with meaningful exposure to real estate finance, credit funds and/or structured credit transactions.
• Sound knowledge of the Corporations Act and regulatory frameworks applicable to managed investment schemes and credit funds.
• Commercial, solutions-focused approach with the ability to advise senior stakeholders confidently in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment.
• Collaborative, pragmatic working style with strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Desirable: prior in-house or secondment experience within an asset manager or credit fund; exposure to distressed credit or workout processes.

If you're unsure whether your experience meets these requirements, but believe you offer relevant, comparable or transferable experience, please reach out to explore your suitability.

Ideal for a banking and finance lawyer with real estate or credit exposure who is ready to make the move in-house and take genuine ownership within a high-calibre alternative asset management environment.

This is the kind of role that defines careers, if you're commercially sharp, technically grounded and ready to grow alongside a business with serious ambition, the timing could not be better.

For more information about this opportunity and to discuss your next move, contact:

Phillip Hunter | +61 449 727 016 | ***email_hidden*** ♞ Reference: 6187