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Family Lawyer (Senior Associate/Special Counsel level)

Melbourne -CBD, Victoria💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-01

Core

Providing strategic family legal advice and representation to diverse clients, handling divorce, property settlement, and child custody matters.

Role type

Senior Associate/Special Counsel Family Lawyer

Builds

Legal documents (consent orders, financial agreements, parenting plans) and client outcomes in family law disputes

Domain

Legal services / Family Law

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Family law expertise, complex legal document drafting, litigation and mediation representation, legal research and analysis, mentoring junior lawyers, business development

Preferred skills

Experience in fast-paced collaborative environments, ability to explain complex legal concepts in plain English

Responsibilities

Advising clients on divorce, property settlement, and child custody; drafting consent orders and financial agreements; representing clients in mediations, arbitrations, and court proceedings; mentoring junior team members; contributing to business development

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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