Wills & Estates Solicitor

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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Barry Nilsson Full time

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Barry Nilsson is an award-winning national law firm with a 60-year history and more than 450 staff. We are known for our insurance & health, family law and wills & estates expertise, and for offering the highest standards of industry knowledge to provide our clients with service they can trust.

BN has been listed as an Employer of Choice in the Australasian Lawyer Employer of Choice awards for the past six years. Our people describe our culture as friendly, professional, flexible and down-to-earth. In our most recent staff engagement survey 93% of respondents said that their manager is approachable, accessible and responsive and our people felt that their manager genuinely cares about their wellbeing.

The Team

Our national Family Law and Wills & Estates group is recognised and awarded for providing quality advice, outcomes and service. The team handles a broad range of complex and challenging work for a range of clients. There are opportunities to work across States/offices, together with genuine opportunities for career progression.

The Role

We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic Wills & Estates Solicitor to join our Brisbane office. The role involves working across all aspects of estates planning, administration and litigation with the bulk of work sitting in the estate planning space. You will work across a range of matters and will take a strategic approach to problem solving and helping our clients achieve their goals.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills, experience and attributes:

strong technical skills;
ability to build strong client relationships with a focus on client service;
high attention to detail;
excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
ability and enthusiasm to mentor; and
collaborative and pragmatic approach.

The Benefits

We offer a broad range of benefits to our people including:

a firm laptop to support our agile working model;
flexible working arrangements including a 9.5 day fortnight, working from home, purchase of leave options and public holiday swap policy;
annual performance bonus scheme designed to recognise and reward strong performance;
well-developed and structured mentoring, as well as internal and external training to assist with career progression;
casual office environment with our dress for your day policy;
access to our Health & Wellbeing program, BNWell, which supports the overall wellbeing of our people including a yearly health & wellbeing allowance and health & wellbeing day;
shared care parental policy with equal leave for mums and dads; and
support to undertake pro bono legal work, secondments and industry appointments.

How to Apply

To make a confidential application, please click 'Apply Now' or contact Megan Fisher, People & Culture Adviser.

Barry Nilsson is committed to being an inclusive law firm that employs and retains the best and most diverse talent. We value diversity and foster a culture where our people are happy to come to work as their true selves feeling respected, valued and supported. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and from people of all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.

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