New Job Opening: Partner: Property, Planning, Construction, Family or Estates in Melbourne, Victoria

Job Description

Partner: Property, Planning, Construction, Family or Estates

What’s in it for you?

• Established Melbourne firm with a strong and diverse client base.


• Opportunity to grow your practice with genuine firm support.


• Open to Partners across Property, Planning, Construction, Family & Estates.

About your new employer:

• Our client is an established Melbourne law firm with a strong reputation and longstanding client relationships.


• The firm acts for a diverse client base including private clients, businesses, developers, property owners and high-net-worth individuals and families.


• Its broad offering provides significant opportunity for cross-referral and collaboration between practice groups.


• The firm is continuing to grow and is looking to strengthen several key areas through experienced lateral Partner hires.


• You will join a supportive and commercially minded partnership with genuine scope to influence the continued growth of the firm.

About the role:

We are interested in speaking with experienced Partners, senior practitioners with an established practice, or lawyers ready to make the move into partnership across:

• Property – acquisitions and disposals, development, commercial leasing, property transactions and broader real estate matters.


• Planning & Environment – planning approvals, development matters, land use, environmental issues and planning disputes.


• Construction – front-end contracting, project advisory, construction disputes and major development matters.


• Family Law – complex property settlements, parenting matters, financial agreements and high-net-worth family law matters.


• Wills & Estates – estate planning, succession planning, probate, estate administration and contested estates.

The opportunity can be shaped around your existing expertise, client relationships and longer-term practice ambitions.

You will have the autonomy to lead your practice while benefiting from the firm’s established resources, broader client network and opportunities to collaborate across complementary areas.

The ideal candidate:

You will ideally:

• Be an established Partner or senior practitioner with a genuine pathway to partnership.


• Have strong technical expertise within Property, Planning, Construction, Family Law or Wills & Estates.


• Bring an established client following, portable practice or demonstrated ability to generate and develop work.


• Have strong commercial acumen and client relationship skills.


• Be motivated to grow your practice and contribute to the broader growth of the firm.


• Value a collaborative environment where Partners actively work together and cross-refer opportunities.

If this role does not align to your experience and/or career goals, please contact us to discuss other suitable opportunities.

Why work with us?

• We have access to 50% more roles than are publicly available.


• You will receive free CV and content advice as well as interview preparation assistance specific to the role.


• We are intimately aware of market trends including team/firmwide inside information and what salary you can achieve in the current market.


• Naiman Clarke are celebrating 25 years of excellence in the legal recruitment industry this year.  Our team of experienced, legally trained, consultants have over 40 years of combined experience working exclusively in the legal recruitment sector. 

Contact Elvira today!

Please quote reference number EN58859.

• Call or text: 0480 042 586


• Email: enaiman@naimanclarke.com.au


• LinkedIn message: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvira-naiman/