Special Counsel / Partner (Family Law) – Time to Take the Wheel?

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Overview

1000 + Professionals Recruited Since 2002

Step into a leadership role backed by top-tier systems, BD support and freedom to build.

Responsibilities

- Be the founding Family Law Partner in a growing, full-service Sydney office
- Enjoy real autonomy and shape a team in your image, with national support
- Lucrative bonus structure and equity after 2 years – no politics, just results

This isn’t another lateral shuffle down the legal hallway. This is a genuine launchpad – the chance to be the founding Partner of a Family Law team in a growing Sydney office, backed by a high-performing, well-resourced national firm that actually knows how to back a positive operator.

They’ve nailed it interstate with 15 family lawyers already kicking goals. Sydney’s got the commercial backbone – property, insurance, insolvency, corporate. What they don’t have is a leader. Not someone to warm a chair. Someone who can build a practice in their image. Autonomy, profile, potential – on your terms.

What’s in it for you?

- Partner-level model without partner-level politics. Valuable salary, serious bonus structure, and equity after two years.
- Lower threshold to partnership. So if your current firm’s waiting for a miracle, they’re not.
- National infrastructure, boutique mindset. Big-firm resources without big-firm red tape.
- Interstate support. Capacity to pass on work to interstate teams while you build your team so you can navigate workload peaks and troughs.
- Real leadership. You’ll shape the team. Set the tone.



Be the reason people join.

But here’s what really matters: they’re looking for someone with the character to lead. Someone people want to follow. Cultural fit and ambition matter more than a million-dollar file load and no soul.

If you’re keen to stop being a passenger and take the wheel yourself, this may be the opportunity.

Interested? Let’s talk. With over 20 years experience recruitment experience, I can guarantee that your application is in good hands.

The market is small and confidentiality is key. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have or to discuss the options available in the market.

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Seniority level

- Director

Employment type

- Full-time

Job function

- Legal and Consulting

Industries

- Legal Services
- Law Practice
- Individual and Family Services

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