We’re looking for a driven, commercially-minded solicitor who enjoys working with clients and helping grow the practice — with a supportive team and AI doing the heavy lifting behind them. You won’t be on your own: the whole team pitches in, and we bring in work together. You’ll build client relationships, run matters end-to-end, and help shape the platform itself — a rare chance to grow fast without waiting years in a partnership queue.

What you’ll do

- Help grow the practice: build client relationships and develop business, alongside the team and the leads we generate together. This is a genuinely client-facing role — you enjoy being in front of clients, not only hidden in the back office.
- Run client matters end-to-end across our practice areas, using our AI platform to work faster — you provide the legal judgment, sign-off and accountability.
- Work directly with the founder to improve the AI product: tell us what works, what doesn’t, and where it needs to be sharper, so the platform keeps getting better at real legal work.
- Keep on top of the law in your areas — legislation, court rules, standard forms — and make sure our work and our platform reflect it.

What we’re looking for

Must have:

- Admitted as an Australian lawyer with a current practising certificate , and 2–4 years’ post-admission experience (PQE).
- A genuinely client-facing, outgoing personality. You enjoy meeting people, building relationships and bringing in work — this role is as much about business development as it is about law. If you’d rather never speak to a client, it’s not for you.
- Hands-on experience in one or more of:



commercial leasing, employment law, debt recovery, or conveyancing . These areas are genuinely specialised — having actually practised in one or two of them matters more than a passing familiarity with all.
- Open to working with AI. You don’t need a tech background, but you should be genuinely willing to embrace an AI-driven way of working — it’s central to how we practise.
- Comfort with a rapid-moving small team where you help decide what’s next.

Strongly preferred:

- A track record of business development, client relationships, or an existing network you can bring with you.
- Experience at a small or suburban firm, where you’re used to being close to clients and comfortable owning your matters. You’ll have the team’s support, but we value people who can take initiative.
- We work across VIC, NSW and QLD, so experience in any of these jurisdictions is valuable — and practitioners from other states are welcome too.
- Spoken Mandarin is a nice-to-have — some of our clients are bilingual (English/Mandarin) — but it's in no way required

What we offer

- Competitive base of $95,000–$110,000 + super, plus a competitive performance-based incentive scheme — your business development is directly rewarded (details discussed at interview).
- Real autonomy and growth: build your own book of clients with AI leverage behind you, rather than waiting years in a partnership queue.
- Front-row seat to legal AI: help shape a product reshaping the profession, while it’s still early.
- Melbourne-based with hybrid flexibility, working closely with the founder.

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📌 Solicitor – AI-Powered Legal Practice (Melbourne)
🏢 Aikonic
📍 Melbourne