Senior Family Lawyer | 5-8 PAE | Balanced Life & Growth

Gorilla Jobs; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday RDO

Bonuses and salary growth

Collegial, supportive culture

Job summary

Gorilla Jobs is seeking a Family Lawyer in Brisbane with 5-8 years' post-admission experience to handle a broad suite of family law matters largely unsupervised. You will manage property settlements, parenting matters, consent orders, and advocacy across directions hearings and trials.

Join a collegiate team that values work-life balance, mentorship, and career progression. A client-focused, empathetic approach and ability to build trusted relationships are essential.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years' post admission experience in family law within Australian private practice.
• Current practising certificate and admission in Queensland, or eligibility to transfer.
• Confidence running your own matters end to end with minimal supervision.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and advocacy skills.
• A client focused, empathetic approach and the ability to build trusted relationships.

Responsibilities

• Property settlements, including complex pools involving businesses, trusts, superannuation splitting and third party interests.
• Parenting matters, including applications, defended matters, relocation disputes and matters intersecting with family violence.
• Drafting and negotiating consent orders and binding financial agreements.
• Advocacy at directions hearings and interim applications, and trials for suitable matters, with counsel briefed on complex files.
• Family dispute resolution, mediations and settlement negotiations.
• Mentoring junior lawyers and supporting the team's continued growth.

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Advocacy

Client relationships

Education

Legal practising certificate

Admission in Queensland

Job description

Gorilla Jobs is seeking a Family Lawyer in Brisbane with 5-8 years' post-admission experience to handle a broad suite of family law matters largely unsupervised. You will manage property settlements, parenting matters, consent orders, and advocacy across directions hearings and trials.

Join a collegiate team that values work-life balance, mentorship, and career progression. A client-focused, empathetic approach and ability to build trusted relationships are essential.