CareerPlan

Senior Associate/Special Counsel, Private Clients

Haymarket, New South WalesFull-time2026-10-04 → 2026-11-12

Core

Senior lawyer advising private individuals, family groups, and family offices on complex legal and commercial matters including wealth structuring, succession, governance, and private M&A.

Role type

Senior Associate/Special Counsel (Private Client Lawyer)

Builds

Trusts, family office arrangements, governance frameworks, and transactional agreements for private wealth clients.

Domain

Private Wealth & Family Law

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

complex transaction structuring, trust and estate planning, private M&A advisory, governance framework design, commercial judgment, high-value matter management, client relationship management, legal drafting

Preferred skills

experience with privately owned businesses, family office advisory, corporate/M&A, tax, or succession law

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Establish and review family office arrangements; advise on governance for family-owned enterprises; assist with acquisition and disposal of privately held businesses; structure trusts and wealth protection vehicles; advise on succession and ownership transition; prepare agreements for family and business relationships; coordinate multi-disciplinary legal and commercial advice.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC