Senior Associate - Family Law

Hooker and Heijden - Insurance and Underwriting Recruitment; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary aligned to experience

Paid professional development

Hybrid working

Modern office access to partners

Job summary

Hooker and Heijden - Insurance and Underwriting Recruitment in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Associate to run a family law practice and lead a small team of junior lawyers.

The role involves managing a varied family law caseload from initial advice through settlement and litigation, appearing in court, drafting documents, mentoring juniors, and contributing to business development, with hybrid working and a modern office.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years PAE with a strong family law focus.
• Current Victorian practising certificate.
• Experience running family law matters end to end, including court appearances.
• Experience supervising junior lawyers, or ready to step into that role.

Responsibilities

• Run a varied family law caseload from first advice through to negotiation, settlement and litigation.
• Appear in court and brief counsel where needed.
• Draft court documents, agreements and correspondence.
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers.
• Contribute to business development.

Skills

Family law

Mentoring

Court appearances

Job description

Hooker and Heijden - Insurance and Underwriting Recruitment – Melbourne VIC

Full time

Hybrid

2d ago , from Hooker and Heijden - Insurance and Underwriting Recruitment

Senior Associate | Family Law | Melbourne

Our client is a growing, community-focused Melbourne law firm practising across family law, wills and estates, commercial, litigation and property. They are looking for a Senior Associate to run a family law practice and lead a small team of junior lawyers. Full time, with hybrid working.

The role

• Run a varied family law caseload from first advice through to negotiation, settlement and litigation
• Appear in court and brief counsel where needed
• Draft court documents, agreements and correspondence
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers
• Contribute to business development

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years PAE with a strong family law focus
• Current Victorian practising certificate
• Experience running family law matters end to end, including court appearances
• Experience supervising junior lawyers, or ready to step into that
• Full working rights in Australia

• Salary aligned to your experience and leadership responsibility
• Paid professional development, including support towards specialisation
• Hybrid working and a focus on work/life balance
• New, modern office and direct access to the partners