+60d ago
Lawyer: Head of Family
KEY POINTS WE FOUND
- Lead and shape the Family Law practice.
- Handle a variety of complex family matters including property settlements and parenting disputes.
- Drive business development and foster long-term client relationships.
Job Description
What’s in it for you?
- Lead and shape the Family Law practice.
- Competitive salary, autonomy, and clear career progression.
- Work on diverse, high-quality family law matters with a diverse client base.
About your new employer:
- Boutique, multi-disciplinary law firm with a strong presence in Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
- Recognised for expertise across Family, Commercial, Property, and Estate Planning law.
- Collaborative and supportive culture with a focus on client-first solutions.
About the role:
As the Head of Family Law, you will:
- Lead the Family Law practice, managing your own files while mentoring junior lawyers.
- Handle a variety of complex family matters including property settlements, parenting disputes, spousal maintenance, and binding financial agreements.
- Drive business development and foster long-term client relationships.
- Collaborate with the wider firm on multi-disciplinary matters including commercial and property law.
The ideal candidate:
- 8+ years PQE in Family Law with proven leadership or senior-level experience.
- Confident handling complex parenting and property matters.
- Strong client management skills with a compassionate and strategic approach.
- Experience mentoring or supervising junior lawyers.
- Ambitious, commercially minded, and eager to grow a practice.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
If this role does not align to your experience and/or career goals, please contact us to discuss other suitable opportunities.
Why work with us?
- We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.
- You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.
- We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.
- Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year. Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector.
Contact Tianna today!
- Please quote reference number TW/51620.
- Call or text: 0480 042 590
- Email: tward@naimanclarke.com.au
- LinkedIn message: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tianna-ward/
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