Senior Family Lawyer

3 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia empire group Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Why work with empire group?

  • Exclusive Roles: Gain access to opportunities not advertised anywhere else.
  • Personalised Support: Receive free CV advice, interview coaching and negotiation guidance suited to your career goals.
  • Industry Expertise: Work with a team that brings over 175 years of combined Australian legal recruitment experience.
  • Privacy: Trust that your information will be treated with the confidentiality that you deserve. Only be put forward to a role with your explicit consent.

The Firm & The Opportunity

Our client is a well-established commercial law firm and due to growth they are seeking to recruit an experienced lawyer at the Senior Lawyer or Senior Associate or Special Counsel level.

You'll be working alongside a collaborative, experienced team with a reputation for delivering clear, compassionate, and commercial advice to clients navigating separation, parenting, and property matters.

This new opportunity will offer genuine support, autonomy, a consistent pipeline of quality and complex work. No portable practice is required.

You will advise on complex parenting and financial matters, including parenting arrangements, child support, spousal maintenance and assist with family violence and intervention order matters. You will resolve matter through mediation, negotiation, collaborative law. Litigation is a last resort.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • At least 5 years post-admission experience in family law
  • Strong technical expertise across parenting, property, financial agreements
  • A calm, confident, and empathetic approach
  • Experience advising high-net-worth individuals and managing complex asset structures
  • Ability to work autonomously but also collaboratively
  • Interest in mentoring, leadership, and practice development
  • A portable client base or referrer network is welcomed but not essential

Benefits & Culture

On offer is a generous salary package as well as flexible work arrangements. Other benefits include:

  • paid paternity leave
  • salary sacrificing
  • access to pro bono work
  • support for further studies
  • payment to attend industry events and conferences
  • structured L&D programmes

You will enjoy real autonomy and strong internal support.

The firm's culture is collegiate, down to earth and they value transparent communication.

Apply Now

For a confidential discussion regarding this role or to explore other career opportunities please contact:

Marianna Tuccia BA, LLB

Ref No: MT29022

Email:

Phone:

Please send your CV in Microsoft Word format.

I am a former lawyer and Legal Professional Recruiter at empire group. With over 18 years of experience placing lawyers in law firms, I connect candidates to the roles that truly support their needs and their wants. I am passionate about helping lawyers at all stages of their careers and understand the complexity of navigating recruitment in this current market. If the above role isn't what you are looking for, please reach out so I can assist you with finding the right one.

At empire group, we value diversity and are committed to equitable recruitment. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disability, and other underrepresented groups to apply. Our focus is on creating fair, accessible, and culturally safe recruitment processes that genuinely reflect and respect the communities we serve.

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