Family Lawyer – Property and Financial Matters

About the role

A boutique family law firm in the Sydney CBD, which works entirely on referral, is looking for a family lawyer with 2-4 years' post-qualification experience. The firm handles complex financial matters, including corporate trust structures, superannuation and property portfolios worth hundreds of millions, and wants someone with a commercial background. The team is small: a senior partner, three solicitors, a paralegal and an experienced legal secretary.

Key responsibilities

• Run your own caseload focused on property and financial matters
• Draft property advices involving corporate trust structures and superannuation
• Liaise with forensic accountants and specialist tax lawyers on complex financial issues
• Draft applications for consent orders, initiate documents and prepare affidavits
• Prepare briefs to counsel and mediation position papers
• Appear at directions and procedural hearings
• Work in LEAP for document management and time recording

Required profile

• 2-4 years' post-qualification experience, including family law
• Commercial, corporate or commercial litigation experience is highly regarded
• Genuine interest in family property and financial work
• Organised and independent, comfortable in a small team
• Based in, or able to work from, the Sydney CBD

What we offer

• Salary guide of $90,000-$130,000 depending on experience
• Direct carriage of your own files from day one, with an open-door senior partner as mentor
• Individual performance bonus
• LEAP software and a workload-managed culture to prevent burnout