Job Description

What’s in it for you?

- High-quality work: Run sophisticated family law matters for high net worth individuals, business owners and families with complex financial structures and sensitive parenting issues.
- Meaningful court exposure: Take a leading role in contested proceedings, interim and final hearings, urgent applications and strategic litigation.
- Established specialist team: Work alongside senior family lawyers and Accredited Specialists in a practice focused exclusively on family law.
- Autonomy and influence: Take ownership of your matters, work directly with clients and counsel, and contribute at a senior level to the continued growth of the Melbourne practice.
- Culture that matters: Join a firm that takes pride in maintaining a welcoming, down-to-earth and supportive environment while delivering exceptional client work.

About your new employer:

- A highly regarded specialist family law practice with an established presence across multiple Australian cities.
- The broader team includes a strong group of Accredited Specialists and has been consistently recognised in leading industry rankings for its family law capability.
- A resolution-focused practice that aims to resolve disputes sensibly where possible, while maintaining strong litigation capability when court intervention is required.
- A people-focused culture where lawyers work closely together, have direct client responsibility and are supported by an experienced team.

About the role:

- Manage a broad family law practice spanning complex property settlements, parenting disputes, divorce, financial agreements and related family law issues.
- Act on high net worth property matters involving businesses, trusts, investments, superannuation and other significant asset structures.
- Run contested parenting and property proceedings,



including urgent applications, interim hearings and matters progressing through to trial.
- Appear in court, instruct counsel, attend mediations and conferences, and develop strategy across complex and sensitive disputes.
- Provide clear, commercial and empathetic advice to clients through significant personal and financial decisions.
- Mentor more junior lawyers and contribute to the technical strength and collaborative culture of the team.

The ideal candidate:

- 5–8 years’ post-admission experience in family law, ideally with exposure to complex parenting, property and litigation matters.
- Accredited Specialist in Family Law, with the technical depth and judgement expected of a senior practitioner.
- Solid experience across both property and parenting matters, ideally including complex/high-value financial disputes and contested litigation.
- Confident running matters autonomously, appearing in court and managing relationships with clients, barristers and experts.
- Commercial, pragmatic and emotionally intelligent, with the judgement to resolve matters where possible and litigate decisively when required.
- A collaborative senior lawyer who values culture, enjoys mentoring others and wants to play a meaningful role in a growing specialist practice.

Why work with us?

- We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.
- You will receive free CV advice and interview preparation tailored to the role.
- We provide market insights on team culture, salary expectations and career progression.
- Naiman Clarke has over 25 years of experience recruiting exclusively within the legal sector.

Contact Amy Brown today!

- Please quote reference number AB/59885
- Alternatively, click apply and email your resume in Word format.
- To view all current roles, visit the Naiman Clarke careers page.

📌 Lawyer: Family (Sydney)
🏢 Naiman Clarke
📍 Sydney