Associate

Unified Lawyers; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Unified Lawyers, in partnership with Stowe, is seeking a Family Lawyer/Solicitor/Associate to join a firm focused on family law with real progression opportunities. The role offers hybrid working, development programmes, and a supportive team behind you to manage finance, children and property cases.

The firm emphasizes empathy for clients going through difficult times and provides structured development and promotion pathways, with confidential discussions available through a designated contact.

Qualifications

• It’s likely you’re a Family Lawyer, Solicitor, or Associate within family law who’s frustrated because of a lack of progression opportunities, flexibility or challenge
• You’ll be comfortable leading your own caseload of finance, children and property cases with support from the team
• You’re ambitious, you want to progress your career, and you want to develop
• You understand the need for empathy and sensitivity for clients going through an incredibly difficult period
• You're located in a commutable distance to our Sydney office, 3 days per week.

Job description

Feeling like you’re career isn’t moving as quickly as you like? Maybe you want more flexibility, better development and progression, or simply a firm that listens. At Unified, we’re listening, and we’ve an ambition to be the employer of choice within family law.

We’ve now partnered with Stowe, the UK’s largest family law firm, but we don’t act like a big corporate machine. We’re putting in place development programmes for every stage of your career, implemented hybrid working, and we’re reviewing our benefits packages so you’ll feel supported, valued, and we’ll accelerate your career.

Here’s what makes us stand out

Hybrid working and work life balance

• Work from home, from the office, or a mix of both with realistic targets and a focus on what you actually enjoy doing; giving excellent client care and quality outcomes for clients, not admin tasks.

Real progression

• If you’re ready to grow, we’ll help you make it happen. We have biannual promotion windows and clear development paths, so progression isn’t something you have to chase; it’s part of how we work. No “one in one out” before promotion, our growth consistently opens up new opportunities.

Dedicated support around you

• You’ll have admin, billing, and new business enquiry teams behind you, so you can focus on your clients and the rewarding parts of family law.

Requirements

• It’s likely you’re a Family Lawyer, Solicitor, or Associate within family law who’s frustrated because of a lack of progression opportunities, flexibility or challenge
• You’ll be comfortable leading your own caseload of finance, children and property cases with support from the team
• You’re ambitious, you want to progress your career, and you want to develop
• You understand the need for empathy and sensitivity for clients going through an incredibly difficult period
• You're located in a commutable distance to our Sydney office, 3 days per week.

Confidential Discussion

We understand that career conversations at this level require discretion.

For a strictly confidential discussion, please contact Oliver, ***email_hidden***

Join a firm where family law is all we do, promotion opportunities are real, and ambitious lawyers are supported to reach their full potential.

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