Family Lawyer - Senior Associate

Barker Evans Lawyers; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Mentoring & progression

Flexible working environment

Positive culture

Long-term role

Job summary

Barker Evans Lawyers is seeking a senior family lawyer with 5+ years PQE to join our Sydney practice. You’ll manage complex parenting and property matters autonomously with support when needed, while advising clients with clear, empathetic and commercially minded guidance.

Join a boutique, Doyle's rated firm that values collaboration, mentorship, and career growth in a fast-moving, modern environment near Civic Tower. Attractive remuneration and long-term opportunities await.

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE in family law.
• Experience handling parenting and property files.
• Ability to advise clients with clarity and empathy.
• Desire to contribute to a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Managing family law matters autonomously (with support where needed).
• Working on complex parenting and property files.
• Advising clients with clarity, empathy, and commercial awareness.
• Contributing to a positive, high-performing team culture.
• Opportunity to grow your profile, leadership capability, and long-term career within the firm.

Skills

PQE 5+ years

Family law

Client communication

Leadership potential

Education

Law degree / admitted NSW

Job description

We’re Not Your Typical Family Law Firm - and That’s Exactly the Point!

If you’re a family lawyer with at least 5+ years’ experience to Senior Associate level, tired of traditional firms that talk about “work-life balance” and "supportive team environment" but never deliver it, this might be the career move you’ve been waiting for.

At Barker Evans Lawyers, we’ve built something different. We’re a Doyle's rated, award-winning, media-recognised boutique practice leading the next generation of family law in Australia, and we’re growing. We are also a really fun place to work!

Our sleekly designed office is located in Civic Tower, directly opposite the Federal Circuit and Family Court.

What Makes Us Different

We get the results with purpose. Our firm is a Doyle's rated family law firm and our Managing Director, Nicole Evans, has been recognised as a Doyle's rated family lawyer and recognised across national legal awards for leadership, innovation, and excellence in family law.

We actually support each other. Collaboration isn’t a buzzword here, it’s how we get results and protect each other’s sanity.

We grow fast, and we grow together. You’ll work directly with Nicole Evans and barristers on complex, high-impact and precedent setting cases while building your own profile and career path.

We’re future-focused. From tech integration to AI-driven innovation, we’re modernising family law practice while keeping humanity at the centre of it.

We value personality. We’re a team of professionals who take our work seriously, but not ourselves.

“We’re not building the biggest firm. We’re building the best place to practise family law.”

• 5+ years PQE + in family law
• Confident running files, advocating, and communicating directly with clients
• Ambitious, grounded, and ready for your next level
• Looking for a workplace where your ideas and energy actually matter

The Role

Managing family law matters autonomously (with support where needed)

Working on complex parenting and property files

Advising clients with clarity, empathy, and commercial awareness

Contributing to a positive, high-performing team culture

Opportunity to grow your profile, leadership capability, and long-term career within the firm

What's on offer

Very competitive remuneration commensurate with experience, commission and bonuses

Genuine career progression and mentoring in an award winning firm

Flexible, supportive and collaborative working environment with a young and energetic culture

High-calibre work without toxic culture or burnout

A long-term role in a firm that is going places

This is your chance to join a firm that’s redefining family law, and enjoying the ride.