Lawyer/associate (2-5yrs Pqe) - Family &

6 months ago


Melbourne, Australia Coulter Legal Full time

Work within a dynamic and highly regarded family and relationship law team, consisting of industry experts and accredited family law specialists
- Wonderful opportunity to be mentored and have a broad range of work, including court appearance work
- Salary commensurate with experience

**Who we are**:
As one of the largest family and relationship teams in Victoria, with offices in Melbourne, the Surf Coast, the Bellarine Peninsula and South Australia, we are a leading law firm with a difference; we care about our people, our clients, and our community.

We implement innovative legal processes and practices, with a focus on continuing to develop solutions to best support our clients.

Our people are the key to our success and our reputation is built on the contributions of everyone in our team. Recruiting the right people keeps our business growing and thriving.

**About the role**:
We are looking for a professional and highly motivated Lawyer/ Associate with demonstrated experience in Family & Relationship Law.

A good understanding of matters involving property division and financial issues for married and de-facto parties, children’s arrangements following separation, spousal maintenance, child support and intervention orders will be beneficial to your success in this role.

We are looking for someone who is available to work full time and be based in our Melbourne, Geelong or Torquay office, with flexibility to work from home.

**You will need**:

- Two to five years post-admission experience in Family & Relationship law
- Proven experience practising in a team environment
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and work independently where required
- Ability to interact confidently with clients and build effective working relationships
- Proven ability to produce quality work
- Ability to develop referrers and engage in business development

**You will deliver**:

- Excellent client focused service
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Efficient time management to maintain control of key priorities

**You will bring**:

- Solid Family & Relationship law knowledge
- Proven ability to work in a high volume team
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills
- Positive, proactive and flexible attitude
- Experience with Lexis Affinity and iManage is desirable but not essential

**Why join us?**:
With a focus on high performance and our community, and an engaged culture, we are proud of our people and our history. Our values are important to us, and we look for like-minded people to continue to bring those values to life as part of the way we work.

You will join a strong and supportive team, where you can continue to develop your skills and experience.

Some of our benefits include:

- Generous parental leave program
- Health and wellbeing initiatives
- Access to volunteering opportunities to give back to your own community
- Purchase leave program
- A genuinely supportive and welcoming culture
- Access to training and development

**How to apply**:
For a confidential discussion, please contact** Amelia Pilcher, HR Consultant on 03 5273 5243.**
- Coulter Legal values diversity, enables access and promotes inclusion._



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