Family Solicitor | 6+ PAE

Gorilla Jobs; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Location options: Brisbane/Ipswich/Too

Supportive team environment

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Gorilla Jobs is seeking an experienced Family Lawyer (2-6 PAE) to join a specialist family law practice in South East Queensland. You will own a client portfolio across parenting, property, separation and related matters, with support from a collaborative team.

Queensland admission is required; relocation assistance and a sign-on bonus are available. Brisbane, Ipswich or Toowoomba are among the locations, with real opportunities for development and career progression.

Qualifications

• 7+ years PAE in family law within private practice.
• Strong experience across both parenting and property matters.
• Excellent client communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong drafting and file management abilities.
• Confidence running matters independently.
• Sound judgement and attention to detail.
• An empathetic, practical and solutions-focused approach.
• Current Queensland admission.

Responsibilities

• You’ll work across a broad range of family law matters, giving you the opportunity to utilise your existing experience while continuing to build your technical and client management skills.
• Your work will include parenting and children's matters, complex property and financial settlements, separation and divorce, de facto relationship matters, spousal maintenance and child support.
• Mediation, negotiation and dispute resolution, providing strategic legal advice to clients, drafting, file management and court preparation.
• You’ll be trusted to manage your own matters while having access to support and experienced colleagues when required.

Skills

Client communication

Drafting

File management

Attention to detail

Empathetic approach

Education

Queensland admission

Job description

Family Lawyer | 2-6 PAE

Take the next step in your Family Law career. If you're an experienced Family Lawyer looking for a role where you can take ownership of your matters, work with a supportive team and continue developing your career, this could be an opportunity worth exploring.

Our client is a well-established specialist family law practice with a strong focus on achieving practical and positive outcomes for clients navigating some of the most challenging periods of their lives.

What's on Offer?

• $120,000–$180,000 package, depending on experience
• Sign-on bonus available for the right candidate
• Relocation assistance available for candidates with the right experience
• Choice of Brisbane, Ipswich or Toowoomba
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression
• A specialist family law practice where your experience can make a real difference

The Opportunity!!!

You’ll work across a broad range of family law matters, giving you the opportunity to utilise your existing experience while continuing to build your technical and client management skills.

Your work will include:

• Parenting and children's matters
• Complex property and financial settlements
• Separation and divorce
• De facto relationship matters
• Spousal maintenance and child support
• Domestic and family violence matters
• Mediation, negotiation and dispute resolution
• Providing strategic legal advice to clients
• Drafting, file management and court preparation

You’ll be trusted to manage your own matters while having access to support and experienced colleagues when required.

Why Consider This Role?

This is an opportunity to join a focused family law practice where culture, client care and professional development are genuinely important.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Take ownership of your own client portfolio
• Work on a varied family law caseload
• Develop your technical and advocacy skills
• Work alongside an experienced and supportive team
• Build meaningful long-term client relationships
• Progress your career within a specialist family law environment

What We're Looking For You'll ideally have:

• 7+ years PAE in family law within private practice
• Strong experience across both parenting and property matters
• Excellent client communication and relationship-building skills
• Strong drafting and file management abilities
• Confidence running matters independently
• Sound judgement and attention to detail
• An empathetic, practical and solutions-focused approach
• Current Queensland admission

Thinking About a Move?

Whether you’re already based in South East Queensland or considering a relocation for the right opportunity, this is a role worth having a confidential conversation about.