Senior Wills & Estate Litigation Practice Leader - Hybrid in Sydney

Sydney Full-Time On-site

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AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal – Woollahra NSW

Hybrid

11mo ago , from AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal

Wills/Estate Planning+Litigation Lawyer-Practice Leader (6 yrs-Senior Associate/Special Counsel)

**Deliciously Enticing ** KEY VIP Practice Leader role. Award-winning visionary fast-growing firm. Exciting future. Lovable culture. Life friendly/WFH. $130,000-$200,000+Bonus+Generous Benefits. Sydney.

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER

Our client is a multi-award winning forward-thinking, exponentially growing multi-disciplinary law firm looking to formalise + grow their existing Succession Law practice.

YOUR NEW ROLE

In this highly valued newly created role as the firm’s KEY GO-TO succession lawyer, reporting to the Managing Partner & GM , you will love the autonomy+ variety +satisfaction of your 3 dimensional role:

hands-on managing your own personal case load solving all types of interesting succession law issues/disputesacross the full-spectrum (both advisory/transactions+ litigation) including:

Estate/succession planning issues
Testamentary trusts/asset protection
Wills/powers of attorney
Probate and administration of estates
Contested wills/estates litigation (Family Provision Act claims)

partaking in business development/marketing to further grow the practice; AND
as the practice grows, taking on a leadership/mentoring/training role supporting succession lawyers/paralegals (and reducing your own file load).

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Your future is BRIGHT- perfect timing as the firm continues its ongoing success+ growth;
Your OWN territory + full autonomy;
Exciting career growth path towards HEAD PRACTICE GROUP LEADER (subject to performance) where you can participate in strategic business decision-making+ ‘drive’ YOUR practice;
Rare 3-D variety-estate planning/wills+estate administration+ estate litigation;
Valued+Accepted+Appreciated- clients and staff are treated like FAMILY;
People+Relationship focused culture where you can make friends+ have some fun with friendly+ positive colleagues;
Caring+Generous+ Supportive boss (who loves to reward high performing staff) who will provide the resources required to help you grow your own practice/clients over time;
EXTRA performance bonus $+ Guaranteed extra $ for each+every year of service+ Generous financial support (up to $10K/year) for further education/studies.
Flexbility-1 day/wk work from home.

WHO YOU ARE

are admitted as a lawyer in NSW+ have minimum 6 years post-admission experience (or more up to senior associate/special counsel) in wills/estates law;
have broad-ranging experience across estate planning/wills+estate administration+ estate litigation with proven ability to manage your own practice without/with minimal supervision;
are preferably (not essential) an ACCREDITED SPECIALIST in succession law and/or have attained/studying a Graduate Diploma of Applied Law (Wills and Estates) or Master of Laws specializing in Wills/Estates.
have strong time prioritization+ people/leadership/client management skills;
are a self-starter, results-focused, proactive + have a strong commercial acumen+ entrepreneurial mind-set;
enjoy building relationships/networking and have had some new client development/marketing experience (preferable);
are ambitious and seeking a long-term ‘legal home’ where you can grow+ flourish.

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