Partner – Wills & Estates

Front Foot; Melbourne; Sur place; AUD 250 000 - 400 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Front Foot in Melbourne partners with MDW to appoint an experienced Wills & Estates lawyer as a Partner and practice leader. Lead an existing team, advise on complex private-client matters and help shape the practice’s next stage of growth.

You will lead estate planning and administration, supported by cross-firm referrals, and play a key role in mentoring junior lawyers and expanding client networks. Melbourne-based with regional arrangements considered.

Qualifications

• Experience in complex estate planning, trusts and succession for high-net-worth clients.
• Probate and estate administration with sensitivity to family and financial issues.
• Collaborative work with litigation colleagues on contested matters.
• Leading and mentoring a team and developing client relationships.

Responsabilités

• Lead the Wills & Estates team and develop its people.
• Provide leadership in complex private-client matters and referrals.
• Grow the practice and manage key client relationships.
• Collaborate with Litigation on contested matters and expansions.

Connaissances

Estate planning

Probate

Practice leadership

Mentoring

Formation

Accredited specialist status (valued)

Description du poste

Front Foot | Melbourne / regional arrangements considered | Full-time

We’re partnering with Marshall Dent Wilmoth (MDW), an established Victorian law firm, to appoint an experienced Wills & Estates lawyer as a Partner and practice leader, focused on estate planning and administration. Lead an existing team, advise on complex private-client matters and shape the practice’s next stage of growth.

• Lead an established Wills & Estates team and develop its people.
• Complex estate planning and administration, supported by cross-firm referrals.
• A leadership opportunity for an experienced partner or senior lawyer ready for the next step.

About you

You are an experienced Wills & Estates lawyer with strong technical depth, sound commercial judgement and a collaborative leadership style. You may be a partner, special counsel or senior lawyer ready for the next step. Accredited specialist status would be valuable, but is not mandatory.

You enjoy building trusted relationships with private clients and professional advisers. You can support experienced colleagues, develop junior lawyers and take a practical approach to growing a practice. Your experience includes:

• Complex estate planning, trusts and succession arrangements, including advice for high-net-worth clients.
• Probate and estate administration, with the judgement to manage sensitive family and financial issues.
• Working collaboratively with litigation colleagues where estate disputes arise.
• Leading and mentoring a team, managing client relationships and developing referral networks.

About Marshall Dent Wilmoth

MDW has an established private-client practice, experienced lawyers and support staff, and referrals from Family Law and Commercial colleagues. The incoming partner will lead estate planning and administration, coordinate the team and collaborate with Litigation on contested matters.

Why consider this opportunity?

This is a permanent, full-time appointment. Melbourne-based and regional arrangements will be considered. The role can be tailored to the experience, practice and people you bring:

• Salaried partnership is available without a portable practice.
• Equity partnership may be considered if you bring a portable practice, subject to agreed terms.
• MDW is open to an individual appointment or a team joining together, with arrangements discussed case by case.
• An existing practice and cross-firm referrals provide a foundation for future growth.
• A hands-on leadership role with scope to develop people and influence the practice’s direction.