Job Description:

Join a highly regarded independent firm seeking an experienced Family Law Partner to lead and grow its family law practice. Based in Sydney's inner south, the firm offers top-tier quality work within a collegiate, down-to-earth environment, providing a genuine alternative to the CBD, with real autonomy and equity potential for the right practitioner.

The Opportunity

The firm is seeking a Family Law Partner to lead its family law practice in Sydney. This role offers the opportunity to shape and drive a practice with genuine autonomy, managing complex property, parenting and financial matters while contributing to firm strategy and leadership as a member of the partnership. It suits a senior practitioner with a portable practice, or an emerging leader ready to step into partnership, seeking meaningful equity potential within a supportive and well-established firm.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the family law practice, managing complex property, parenting and financial matters from inception through to resolution.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser on sensitive and high-net-worth matters.
- Drive business development through referral networks, skilled networks and community engagement.
- Mentor and supervise junior lawyers and support staff, fostering technical excellence and professional development.




- Contribute to firm strategy, leadership and culture as a member of the partnership.
- Manage practice financials including billing, budgets and matter profitability.

About You

- Admitted to practise in NSW with 10+ years' post-admission experience in family law.
- Demonstrated expertise across complex property settlements, parenting disputes, financial agreements and family law litigation.
- An established client following or demonstrated capacity to build a practice.
- Accredited Specialist in Family Law highly regarded but not essential.
- Strong commercial acumen and proven business development capability.
- A team-oriented leadership style and commitment to mentoring junior talent.

If this sounds like you, please apply today or reach out for a confidential discussion with Chantel Forster on:

[email protected]

+61 497 651 226

Elwyn Forster respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, who are the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work, live, learn and play. We are also committed to equality, diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility, and accessibility in all that we do.

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📌 Partner, Family Law (Sydney)
🏢 Elwyn Forster
📍 Sydney