Real Estate & Property Partner

• Commercial Property & Real Estate Partner
• Lateral Appointment
• Profitable Firm resulting in High Partner Earnings
• Full-time or Part-time Opportunity – Brisbane

Are you struggling to build and or retain your client base under a restrictive fee model set by national or international management, particularly in Brisbane where local clients are reluctant to pay top tier charge out rates?

We have over 30 years of experience facilitating lateral Partner & Team moves across the full spectrum of law firms. This new Partnership opportunity is offering something exciting. It's a firm that has an exceptional corporate culture and prides itself on its employee benefits.

THE FIRM AND ITS GROWTH TRAJECTORY

Law Staff has been engaged by the Board of this established yet growing national partnership. It has offices in the key major centres of Australia, as well as international affiliations, and its Partner earnings sit high in the income strata of prominent CBD law firms.

It is a firm that is highly engaged with their clients and is seeking a similarly minded highly driven individual to work collaboratively with 2 other Commercial Real Estate & Property Partners, both of whom are at the mid level of partnership seniority. This appointment is to lay down one of a number of growth and succession plans over the next 5 years across the firm more broadly.

ABOUT YOU

First and foremost, you will enjoy and be passionate about the practise of law. Whilst you will be referred matters internally due to the current team being over-utilised, a Partner level appointment will reflect your client profile such that you will have developed a loyal following that will transition with you because of your reputation for delivering exceptional service that is both commercial and technically accurate.

There is some flexibility in terms of your current work mix, and knowledge in all these areas is not essential, yet to be compatible you will ideally have experience across any 3 of the following:

• acquisitions and disposals of commercial properties including those associated with private equity holdings, and real estate investment trusts.
• property development including industrial parks, shopping centres, and residential towers;
• asset transfers associated with resources and utilities infrastructure;
• negotiation and drafting of ancillary contracts; and or
• other general commercial property work.

You will take a lead role in the ongoing management and development of client relationships, as well as assisting in the supervision of staff to meet your client needs.

You may currently be part of an existing partnership but feeling like a number rather than being in control of your own practice. You may also be at Special Counsel level knocking on the door of partnership yet internal politics is preventing your elevation.

This particular firm offers the perfect platform to get on with the practice of law allowing you to focus on client needs, while they take care of the back-end management of the business. It is inclusive and cohesive, with a team that works collaboratively with you, complementing your own style of client management.

You may also be looking to increase your earning capacity, without having to work longer hours. This firm is about working smarter, not harder.

In stark contrast to other national practices, the firm promotes true work-life balance. As such, they are able to accommodate reduced hours and/or a blended 'office+remote' engagement to suit the individual's personal circumstances.

In terms of your earnings, you can expect to be remunerated in accordance with the profile you carry in your area of practice and the relationships you can bring to the table. Indicative of this is Salaried Partner earnings starting at $450K through to equity partner earnings well north of $1.2m.

OUR EXPERIENCE

In challenging times, there has been the need for law firms to re-calibrate in order to maintain a competitive advantage and a sustainable profit pool for its Partners. Those that have managed this expertly have emerged as magnets to other partners looking to transition their clients to a more profitable platform.

With over 30 years as specialist consultants to the legal profession, Law Staff has an impressive history of facilitating discreet moves for partners and whole teams across to specialist, mid or top-tier practices, all while providing critical intelligence on:

• Individual profitability of the relevant firms
• Partnership structures and equity distribution
• Strategic growth plans
• Intra/Cross practice compatibility
• Historical transitions
• Performance expectations as well as
• Partnership culture and idiosyncrasies (trust us when we say that no one firm is perfect)

In addition, our Senior Client Advisors have assisted hundreds of partners in writing detailed business plans that identify only relevant information including key practice components as well as transitioning requirements. We will advise you when the appropriate time is to table this information to ensure your commercial interests are preserved.

Most importantly, we will only ever confer with the relevant Board member or Managing Partner after you have done your research and at a time when you have expressed in writing to us that you are ready to take that cautious next step. Absolutely everything stays in the vault until that time.

A list of partner references on Law Staff's performance can be made available at your request.

THE NEXT STEPS

At Law Staff we offer a lounge room setting for a relaxed confidential discussion, however we are also available over FaceTime or Teams, allowing you to comfortably provide us with an understanding of your considerations in that next move.

For an uncompromisingly confidential discussion, please contact Craig Ashton-Sward (Director & Senior Client Advisor) by email craig@lawstaff.com.au or by mobile 0413 743 838 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm, 7 days) and quote REF: REP230926. Feel free to maintain your anonymity in the first instance if you choose.

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