- Down-to-earth team with no micromanagement and a genuine learning culture.
- Weekly team file reviews to learn new strategies and broaden your legal skills.
- Advise HNWI clients, business owners and professionals on complex matters.

Some firms promise “work-life balance” and then send you emails at 9pm.

This isn’t one of them.

Here, 5pm generally means 5pm. Your weekends are yours. Your files are interesting. Your colleagues enjoy working together. And your boss believes good lawyers don’t need someone looking over their shoulder every five minutes.

If you’re a Family Lawyer with 5+ years’ PAE who’s ready to work on sophisticated matters without sacrificing your life outside the office, keep reading.

The Work

Forget endless low-value disputes that drain your day.

The practice is dedicated to family law, acting for high-net-worth clients with significant assets. You’ll advise company directors, business owners and professionals with complex financial structures involving trusts, businesses and investments, while also managing parenting matters. The work is an even split between financial and parenting cases, giving you genuine variety.

Barristers are briefed early in most matters, and you’ll have direct access to them throughout your cases. If you want to test a strategy, bounce around an idea or ask a question, you simply pick up the phone.

The Culture

This isn’t a corporate law factory.

It’s a down-to‑earth team that understands family law can be emotionally demanding,



so people enjoy having a laugh together.

Feedback is normal. Egos aren’t.

The Partner you’ll report to has an open‑door policy and believes lawyers improve through honest conversations rather than micromanagement. Every week the team reviews files together in a rapid‑fire session, giving everyone exposure to different strategies, different issues and different ways of approaching complex matters.

If you’re someone who enjoys learning from the people around you, you’ll fit in well.

Beyond the Files

The flexibility here is genuine.

Work from home on Mondays and Fridays, park onsite when you’re in the office, and enjoy a culture where performance is measured by the quality of your work – not the number of hours you spend at your desk.

As the practice continues to grow, so will your opportunities. Discretionary bonuses reward strong performance, and if Accredited Specialisation is on your career list, the firm will invest in helping you achieve it.

Who We’re Looking For

You’re an experienced Family Lawyer who enjoys complex work, takes pride in doing it well and genuinely wants to keep developing.

You’ll have solid experience across both parenting and property matters, be comfortable taking ownership of your files and be the sort of person who welcomes feedback rather than avoids it.

Most importantly, you’ll value working with good people in an workplace where you can build a long- term career without burning yourself out.

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📌 Senior Associate (Family Law) – Build your career without burning yourself out (Melbourne)
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