Special Counsel/Partner: Family

Naiman Clarke; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Naiman Clarke in North Sydney seeks a Senior Family Lawyer (Special Counsel/Partner track) to lead complex, high-value parenting, property and financial matters with autonomy and strong client advocacy.

You will mentor junior lawyers, contribute to business development, and collaborate with an accredited real estate team in a firm with luxury offices and a genuine work–life balance, with a clear path to equity partnership.

Qualifications

• Senior family lawyer at Special Counsel or Partner level with a track record leading complex matters.
• Deep experience across parenting, property and financial matters including high net worth.
• Ability to run a caseload with autonomy and ideally a referral network or client following.
• Excellent drafting, advocacy and client management with gravitas in front of clients and the court.
• Empathetic, commercially minded and discreet handling of sensitive matters.
• Natural leader with an interest in growing the practice toward equity partnership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a caseload of complex, high-value family law matters with autonomy.
• Appear and advocate in mediations and court, drafting court documents and affidavits.
• Advise high net worth clients on sensitive family issues with practical outcomes.
• Mentor junior lawyers and contribute to business development and growth of the practice.

Skills

Senior family lawyer

Leadership

Autonomy

Court advocacy

Education

Admitted NSW solicitor

Job description

About your new employer:

• Award-winning, highly regarded family law and property firm
• Significant growth trajectory, poised to invest further in its people and its future
• Deep bench of specialist, Law Society Accredited real estate lawyers to support your family law practice
• Brand new, luxury North Sydney offices, invested in digitally driven practice and efficient systems
• Genuinely flexible, family-friendly culture where work/life balance is a lived reality, not just a policy

About the role:

• Lead a caseload of complex, high value family law matters, including parenting, property and financial disputes
• Manage matters with full autonomy from initial advice through to resolution, backed by the firm’s specialist accredited real estate team on all property-related aspects
• Appear and advocate in mediations and court, and oversee the drafting of court documents, correspondence, affidavits and settlement agreements
• Advise high net worth and complex clients on sensitive family issues, delivering practical, commercially minded outcomes
• Play a genuine leadership role – mentoring junior lawyers, contributing to business development and helping shape the continued growth of the practice, with a clear path to partnership

The ideal candidate:

• Senior family lawyer at Special Counsel or Partner level, with a strong track record leading complex, high value matters
• Deep experience across parenting, property and financial matters, including high net worth and complex property pools
• A proven ability to run a caseload with complete autonomy, and ideally, an existing referral network or client following
• Excellent drafting, advocacy and client management skills, with genuine gravitas in front of clients and the court
• Empathetic, commercially minded and able to manage sensitive matters with professionalism and discretion
• A natural leader and mentor, genuinely interested in helping build and grow the practice, with ambitions towards equity partnership

Why work with us?

• We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.
• You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.
• We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.
• Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year. Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector.

Please quote reference number EN/ 58510

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