About the role
Are you an experienced Senior Family Lawyer looking for greater autonomy, quality work and the opportunity to make a genuine impact?

Join a highly regarded boutique Melbourne CBD firm specialising in family law, where you'll enjoy the prospect to manage a diverse range of complex and high-value matters within a supportive and collaborative team.

Working alongside highly experienced Family Law Accredited Specialists, you'll take ownership of your own matters, build strong client relationships and provide strategic, practical and empathetic advice across a broad range of complex family and relationship law matters.

Your work may include (but not be limited to):

- Complex and high-value property settlements
- Binding Financial Agreements, including superannuation splitting
- Complex parenting and children's matters
- Divorce, separation and spousal maintenance matters
- Mediation, negotiation and alternative dispute resolution
- Family law litigation and court appearances
- International parenting matters, including Hague Convention matters
- Surrogacy and parentage arrangements
- Intervention orders and other sensitive family law disputes

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior practitioner who enjoys managing matters independently, working directly with clients and delivering practical, effective outcomes.

About you




You'll ideally be a Senior Family Lawyer with 8+ years PAE and solid experience across a broad range of family and relationship law matters.

You'll bring:

- Strong technical expertise in family law, including complex property and parenting matters
- Demonstrated experience managing matters autonomously from initial instructions through to resolution
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication and client management skills
- Confidence managing complex and sensitive client matters
- A collaborative, personable approach and genuine commitment to achieving positive client outcomes

About our client
Our client is a well-established and highly regarded specialist family law firm located in Melbourne's CBD, known for its quality work, experienced practitioners and strong client relationships. Offering the best of both worlds, the firm combines complex and interesting family law matters with the supportive, collaborative and down-to-earth culture of a boutique practice. You'll join a friendly and professional team that values expertise, autonomy and exceptional client service.

How to apply
To express your interest, simply click on the Apply Now button.

Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact:
Sharon Henderson l Partner
Legal People
M: 0418 361 199
E: [email protected]
Our Ref: 4090989
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📌 Senior Family Lawyer | 8 years PAE (Melbourne)
🏢 Legal People
📍 Melbourne