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Wills & Estates/Succession Lawyer (6 yrs-Senior Associate/Special Counsel)

Wills & Estates/Succession Lawyer (6 yrs-Senior Associate/Special Counsel)

AFL Recruitment • Sydney, NSW, AU
30+ days ago
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Wills & Estates/Succession Lawyer (6 years-Senior Associate/Special Counsel)

**HEIR TO THE THRONE**Practice Leader to be. Thriving practice. Premier firm. Industry-leading specialist mentor. Life friendly. $150,000-$250,000+Bonus $$. Sydney. Full-time or 4 days/wk

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER

Our client is a highly respected commercial law firm with an impressive almost 100 years of success with an enviable blue-chip client base (even 4th generation).
The firm attracts talented industry-leading lawyers who desire high-end clients, stimulating work, a collaborative positive team culture, healthy work/life and ongoing learning+career progression….long-term.

YOUR NEW ROLE

As a valued senior lawyer in the WILLS/ESTATES LAW team (6), reporting to the Practice Group Director (a stand-out Doyles award-winning industry-leading accredited specialist succession lawyer with 40+ years’ exp) you will relish the autonomy+ challenge+ stimulating variety servicing mainly high/ultra-high net worth private clients (including very prominent people) in this full-spectrum role mainly advising/transacting (approx 90%) and litigating (10-20%) on:

  • wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, succession planning, asset protection, guardianship, administration of deceased estates and Family Provision Act claims.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

  • Inherit+ benefit from this firm’s reputation +astoundingly long proven success nearing 100 years;
  • Stimulating+ challenging+ interesting work (lots of variety) for high-end sophisticated clients;
  • Exciting real career advancement path to step up+be PROMOTED to Practice Group Leader in the future (subject to performance) plus if you have the ambition/desire….. additional potential for directorship/equity (if you prove yourself);
  • Resources+support to help you grow your own practice/clients over time;
  • Extra generous BONUS $$ for introducing new clients;
  • Enviable high profile industry-leading mentor;
  • Refreshing down-to-earth friendly inclusive culture and positive team spirit without the politics;
  • Genuine work/life BALANCE+ flexibility for some work from home (after probation).

WHO YOU ARE

We are interested in hearing from you if you

  • are admitted as a lawyer in NSW+ have a minimum of 6 years+ post-admission experience (or more) practising in wills/estates law (including high end estate planning) with reputable firms/in-house;
  • are preferably an ACCREDITED SPECIALIST in succession law and/or have attained a Graduate Diploma of Applied Law (Wills and Estates) or Master of Laws specializing in Wills/Estates.
  • have strong Microsoft Office (Word,Excel, Outlook)+ legal software (preferably Affinity but not essential) skills;
  • have strong time prioritization+ people/leadership/client management skills;
  • are 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’ with a premier firm where you can grow+advance.

REFERENCE: Maria Yun (**********)

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Wills & Estates/Succession Lawyer (6 yrs-Senior Associate/Special Counsel) • Sydney, NSW, AU