Family Lawyer

Conley Pickering Pendleton; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Bonus opportunities

Ongoing professional development

Direct mentoring by Principal

High‑quality work

Job summary

Conley Pickering Pendleton, a specialist family law firm with offices in Martin Place and Norwest, is seeking a Family Lawyer with 2+ years’ PAE to join on a full-time, permanent basis. You will manage your own matters with direct access to the Principal and opportunities to work on high-value parenting and property cases.

You will have strong drafting, client communication and analytical skills, and a commitment to professional development within a supportive team as the firm expands.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ PAE in family law.
• Current NSW practising certificate.
• Strong drafting and analytical skills.
• Confident in communicating with clients and other practitioners.
• Ability to take responsibility for own matters with guidance as needed.
• Ambitious to develop a high‑quality family law practice.

Responsibilities

• Carriage of your own family law files.
• Work closely with the Principal and wider team.
• Engage in high‑value parenting and property matters.
• Access to mentoring and progression opportunities.
• Collaborate with counsel, valuers, accountants and other professionals.
• Provide client contact and file management support.

Skills

Client communication

Drafting

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Advocacy development

Education

NSW practising certificate

Job description

Conley Pickering Pendleton is a specialist family law firm with offices in Martin Place and Norwest. We are looking for a Family Lawyer with 2+ years’ PAE to join our growing team on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is an opportunity for a lawyer who wants high-quality family law work, genuine responsibility for their own matters and direct access to an experienced Principal — without the layers of hierarchy often found in larger firms.

About Us

We act in complex and high-value parenting and property matters, including cases involving business interests, trusts, sophisticated financial structures and international issues.

Our lawyers work closely with experienced counsel, valuers, accountants, single experts and other professionals across a broad range of family law matters.

We offer a professional, supportive and collaborative environment where lawyers are given meaningful responsibility while having ready access to supervision and guidance.

The Role

You will have carriage of your own files, commensurate with your experience, and work closely with the Principal and wider team.

The role offers:

Direct, hands‑on mentoring from an Accredited Specialist Principal

Carriage of your own parenting and property matters

Exposure to complex, high‑value and interesting family law work

A reasonable and achievable billable‑hours target

Genuine administrative and paralegal support

Paralegal assistance with intake, file opening, disclosure, indexing and filing

Regular opportunities to work with a diverse pool of experienced counsel, experts, valuers and accountants

Offices in Martin Place and Norwest

Opportunities for professional development and progression as the firm continues to grow

About You

You will ideally have:

A minimum of 2 years’ PAE practising predominantly or exclusively in family law

A current NSW practising certificate

Strong drafting and analytical skills

Confidence communicating with clients and other practitioners

Excellent attention to detail

The ability to take responsibility for your own matters while seeking guidance when appropriate

Sound judgment, initiative and a willingness to develop your advocacy and strategic skills

A genuine interest in family law and engagement with the profession

A practical and empathetic approach to helping clients navigate difficult and often complex periods in their lives

We are particularly interested in lawyers who are ambitious about developing their family law practice and want to become technically strong, commercially minded practitioners.

What We Offer

Competitive remuneration

Performance‑based bonus opportunities

Ongoing CLE and professional development

Direct mentoring and regular access to the Principal

High‑quality and sophisticated family law work

Genuine file responsibility and client contact

Strong administrative and paralegal support

A supportive, professional and collegiate team environment

The opportunity to grow with an expanding specialist family law practice

If you are looking for greater responsibility, high‑quality work and the opportunity to develop your career in a specialist family law practice, we would be pleased to hear from you.