Special Counsel / Partner (Family Law) – Time to Take the Wheel?
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About this role
- Be the founding Family Law Partner in a growing, full-service Melbourne office
- Enjoy real autonomy and shape a team in your image, with national support
- Lucrative bonus structure and equity after 2 years – no politics, just results
This isn’t another lateral shuffle down the legal hallway. This is a genuine launchpad – the chance to be the founding Partner of a Family Law team in a growing Melbourne office, backed by a high-performing, well-resourced national firm that actually knows how to back a good operator.
They’ve nailed it interstate with 15 family lawyers already kicking goals. Melbourne’s got the commercial backbone – property, insurance, insolvency, litigation. What they don’t have is a leader. Not someone to warm a chair. Someone who can build a practice in their image. Autonomy, profile, potential – on your terms.
What’s in it for you?
- Partner-level model without partner-level politics. Good salary, serious bonus structure, and equity after two years.
- Lower threshold to partnership. So if your current firm’s waiting for a miracle, they’re not.
- National infrastructure, boutique mindset. Big-firm resources without big-firm red tape.
- Interstate support. Capacity for you to pass on work to interstate teams while you build your team so that you can navigate the peaks and troughs in workload.
- Real leadership. You’ll shape the team. Set the tone. Be the reason people join.
If you’ve got the cultural fit and the drive to build a team – we’d rather talk to you than someone with a million-dollar file load and no soul.
If you’re keen to stop being a passenger and take the wheel yourself, this may be the opportunity.
Interested? Let’s talk. With over 20 years recruitment experience, I can guarantee that your application is in good hands.
The market is small, and confidentiality is key. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have or to discuss the options available in the market.
Aaron Matrljan – Partner
ALRA | Australia’s Leading Recruitment Agency
M: 0405 100 650
P: 1300 002 572
E: aaron@alra.com.au
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