There is a gap at the top of our Family Law team, and we'd rather fill it with the right person than the fastest one.If you have three-plus years in family law behind you, you already know how heavy this work can be.
You've sat with people at their lowest and untangled a trust structure at 9pm, and you've earned a place that values that.
We're a Western Sydney firm that started in and has kept growing, and our family team needs another experienced pair of hands.The deal in plain EnglishYour office is at Level 48, 8 Parramatta Square, literally above the train station.
Light rail, ferry and the M4 are all close by, and the coffee is excellent.You'll work closely with our senior lawyers, who actually want to hear what you think.You'll have your own caseload of proper, meaty matters, and the freedom to run them.You'll help the juniors find their feet, because someone did that for you once.What lands on your deskBig property settlements, including ones with trusts, companies and third partiesParenting disputes, relocation and international cases includedChild support assessments and disputesMulti-party, high-conflict proceedingsDomestic and family violence matters,



including the contested onesMediations and dispute resolution conferencesFederal Circuit and Family Court, from complex interlocutory applications to final hearingsSounds like you if:You have 3+ years' PAE, mostly in family lawYou know the Federal Circuit and Family Court rules and procedures like the back of your handYou've carried matters from start to finishYour drafting is sharp: affidavits, Initiating Applications, Responses, Financial Statements, Consent Orders, lettersYou're at ease on your feet at mentions, mediations, directions and interim hearingsYou can be warm with a frightened client and firm with a difficult one, including high-net-worth and high-conflict clientsYou can juggle a full caseload without missing a court deadlineYou're a valuable person to have in the room, and you want to build a long‐term career in family lawNice to have:Complex parenting and property experienceComfort with e‐filing and practice management softwareA referral network, or an appetite for building oneWhy people stayWe're cooperative and down‐to‐earth, with no stuffy hierarchy.
We share knowledge, back each other up and take the work seriously without taking ourselves too seriously.
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