Job Description

Safewill Legal's Wills & Estates team is growing fast, and this seat is built to be commercial as much as legal. Rather than executing a fixed plan, the Principal Solicitor decides where the practice invests, prices and resources its most complex work, and identifies where new practice areas should open next.

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MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

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Commercial & Strategic Leadership

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- Own pricing and resourcing decisions for complex estate planning and administration matters;
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- Determine where the Wills & Estates practice invests as it scales;
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- Identify and launch new practice areas aligned with client and market need;
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- Partner directly with the COO and Founder on the practice's growth strategy.
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Legal Practice Leadership

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- Provide senior legal oversight across estate planning, administration and contested estates matters;
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- Work alongside the existing Principal to lead a team of 14 Wills & Estates lawyers;
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- Set and uphold technical standards across the practice;
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- Mentor and develop senior lawyers within the team.
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Team, Culture and Compliance

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- Be an authority and thought leader within the business, fostering collaboration and sharing deep domain knowledge,



best practices and already validated learnings;
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- Champion a culture of creativity, learning, and high-impact results;
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- Demonstrate Safewill's SAFE values in everything you do;
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- Stay up to date with and adhere to all Safewill policies and applicable legislation; and
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- Contribute to a safe and healthy environment for all.
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Must Have

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- Principal Practicing Certificate and experience in Wills & Estates law, spanning estate planning, administration and litigation;
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- Demonstrated experience making commercial or operational decisions, not only legal ones;
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- Current or prior experience leading or mentoring a legal team.
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Nice to Have

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- Experience in a scaling business or comparable high-growth environment;
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- Exposure to complex asset structuring, superannuation, or contested estates work.
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About Safewill Safewill is Australia's leading estate planning platform, making wills, Powers of Attorney and end-of-life planning easy, affordable and accessible. The business doubles in size every year, and Safewill Legal's Wills & Estates team is central to that growth.

📌 Principal Solicitor (New South Wales)
🏢 Matchbox
📍 New South Wales