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

AFL Recruitment · Sydney NSW 2000 · Full time
+60d ago

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

AFL Recruitment
Sydney NSW 2000

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Full time

~$130k - $200k(Estimated)
KEY POINTS WE FOUND
  • Lead the succession law practice with autonomy and variety.
  • Manage a personal caseload of estate planning and litigation cases.
  • Participate in business development and mentoring of junior staff.

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/disputes across 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 supportingsuccession 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 requiredto 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
We are interested in hearing from you if you:

  • 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.

REFERENCE: MARIA YUN (**********)
 

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