Wills/Estate Planning+Litigation Lawyer/Practice Leader (6 Yrs-Senior )

Afl Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Bonus opportunities

Generous benefits

Job summary

AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal in Sydney is seeking a Wills/Estate Planning and Litigation Lawyer at Senior Associate/Special Counsel level to lead the succession practice with autonomy and impact.

You will manage your own caseload across estate planning, trusts, probate, and contested estates, while mentoring juniors and contributing to business development within a fast-growing, award-winning firm.

Qualifications

• Admitted as a NSW lawyer with 6+ years post-admission experience in wills and estates.
• Broad experience across estate planning, wills, administration and estate litigation.
• Preferably Accredited Specialist in succession law or pursuing Graduate Diploma/Master of Laws in Wills/Estates.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload across advisory, transactional and litigious succession matters.
• Lead, mentor and train junior lawyers and paralegals as the practice grows.
• Support business development and client growth for the succession practice.

Skills

Legal practice management

Wills and estates

Client management

Leadership

Business development

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Accredited Specialist in Succession Law

Graduate Diploma of Applied Law (Wills and Estates)

Master of Laws in Wills/Estates (optional)

Job description

AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal - Woollahra NSW

Hybrid

10mo ago , from AFL Recruitment - Accounting Financial Legal

Wills/Estate Planning+Litigation Lawyer-Practice Leader (6 yrs-Senior Associate/Special Counsel)

**Deliciously Enticing ** KEY VIP Practice Leader role. Award-winning visionary fast-growing firm. Exciting future. Lovable culture. Life friendly/WFH. $130,000-$200,000+Bonus+Generous Benefits. Sydney.

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER

Our client is a multi-award winning forward-thinking, exponentially growing multi-disciplinary law firm looking to formalise + grow their existing Succession Law practice.

YOUR NEW ROLE

In this highly valued newly created role as the firm’s KEY GO-TO succession lawyer, reporting to the Managing Partner & GM, you will love the autonomy+ variety +satisfaction of your 3 dimensional role:

• hands-on managing your own personal case load solving all types of interesting succession law issues/disputesacross the full-spectrum (both advisory/transactions+ litigation) including:
• Estate/succession planning issues
• Testamentary trusts/asset protection
• Wills/powers of attorney
• Probate and administration of estates
• Contested wills/estates litigation (Family Provision Act claims)
• partaking in business development/marketing to further grow the practice; AND
• as the practice grows, taking on a leadership/mentoring/training role supporting succession lawyers/paralegals (and reducing your own file load).

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Your future is BRIGHT- perfect timing as the firm continues its ongoing success+ growth;
• Your OWN territory + full autonomy;
• Exciting career growth path towards HEAD PRACTICE GROUP LEADER (subject to performance) where you can participate in strategic business decision-making+ 'drive' YOUR practice;
• Rare 3-D variety-estate planning/wills+estate administration+ estate litigation;
• Valued+Accepted+Appreciated- clients and staff are treated like FAMILY;
• People+Relationship focused culture where you can make friends+ have some fun with friendly+ positive colleagues;
• Caring+Generous+ Supportive boss (who loves to reward high performing staff) who will provide the resources required to help you grow your own practice/clients over time;
• EXTRA performance bonus $$+ Guaranteed extra $$ for each+every year of service+ Generous financial support (up to $10K/year) for further education/studies.
• Flexbility-1 day/wk work from home.

WHO YOU ARE

We are interested in hearing from you if you:

• are admitted as a lawyer in NSW+ have minimum 6 years post-admission experience (or more up to senior associate/special counsel) in wills/estates law;
• have broad-ranging experience across estate planning/wills+estate administration+ estate litigation with proven ability to manage your own practice without/with minimal supervision;
• are preferably (not essential) an ACCREDITED SPECIALIST in succession law and/or have attained/studying a Graduate Diploma of Applied Law (Wills and Estates) or Master of Laws specializing in Wills/Estates.
• have strong time prioritization+ people/leadership/client management skills;
• are a self-starter, results-focused, proactive + have a strong commercial acumen+ entrepreneurial mind-set;
• enjoy building relationships/networking and have had some new client development/marketing experience (preferable);
• are ambitious and seeking a long-term 'legal home' where you can grow+ flourish.

REFERENCE: MARIA YUN (0403322***)