About your new employer:
Award-winning, highly regarded family law and property firm
Significant growth trajectory, poised to invest further in its people and its future
Deep bench of specialist, Law Society Accredited real estate lawyers to support your family law practice
Brand new, luxury North Sydney offices, invested in digitally driven practice and efficient systems
Genuinely flexible, family-friendly culture where work/life balance is a lived reality, not just a policy
About the role:
Lead a caseload of complex, high value family law matters, including parenting, property and financial disputes
Manage matters with full autonomy from initial advice through to resolution, backed by the firm's specialist accredited real estate team on all property-related aspects
Appear and advocate in mediations and court, and oversee the drafting of court documents, correspondence, affidavits and settlement agreements
Advise high net worth and complex clients on sensitive family issues, delivering practical, commercially minded outcomes
Play a genuine leadership role – mentoring junior lawyers, contributing to business development and helping shape the continued growth of the practice, with a clear path to partnership
The ideal candidate:
Senior family lawyer at Special Counsel or Partner level, with a robust track record leading complex, high value matters




Deep experience across parenting, property and financial matters, including high net worth and complex property pools
A proven ability to run a caseload with complete autonomy, and ideally, an existing referral network or client following
Excellent drafting, advocacy and client management skills, with genuine gravitas in front of clients and the court
Empathetic, commercially minded and able to manage sensitive matters with professionalism and discretion
A natural leader and mentor, genuinely interested in helping build and grow the practice, with ambitions towards equity partnership
Why work with us?
We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.
You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.
We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.
Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year.
Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector.
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📌 Special Counsel/Partner: Family (New South Wales)
🏢 Naiman Clarke
📍 New South Wales