Senior Commercial Lawyer-Team Leader (6-20+ Years)

**Ambitious & Entrepreneurial?** Mouth-watering VIP role. Own+Lead the commercial practice. Award-winning high growth firm. Enviable future. Fab boss. Refreshing culture.

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER

Our client is a highly impressive multi-award winning modern, forward-thinking, nimble, young, vibrant +close-knit multi-disciplinary law firm that is undergoing continuous exciting GROWTH.

With an existing diverse COMMERCIAL LAW practice  (comprising commercial/business law, commercial & construction litigation, property/conveyancing and succession law), it’s now time to onboard a practice leader to take full ownership & drive further growth of this practice managing a team of lawyers/paralegals.

YOUR NEW ROLE

Reporting to the Managing Partner and GM, you will love the variety+challenge+ satisfaction running your own ‘show’, leading a winning team and engaging in business development to further grow the commercial law practice across multiple areas:

• Commercial transactions  -eg buying/selling businesses, business structures, advising on directors/shareholders issues, corporate restructures, joint ventures, licensing/distribution, intellectual property,franchising, employment law, consumer/trade practices law and trusts;
  property law- conveyancing and leases;
• commercial litigation- eg debt recovery, insolvency/bankruptcy, general commercial contractual disputes & construction disputes.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Ground level opportunity to take full ownership of the commercial law practice of the firm;
• Walk into an existing commercial law practice immediately+ also grow the practice & clients over time;
• Fast growing multi-award winning firm with an even brighter future;
• Have input into strategic business decision making relating to the commercial practice as a VIP in the firm;
• Valued+Accepted+Appreciated- clients and staff are treated like FAMILY;
• People+Relationship focused & collaborative culture;
• Make friends+ have fun -supportive, encouraging friendly+ positive team;
• Caring+Generous boss (who loves to spoil+reward high performing staff).
• Variety (heaps!);
• EXTRA generous bonus $$ (based on performance).

WHO YOU ARE
We are interested in hearing from you if you:

• are a seasoned Partner/ Principal who is wanting to make a change, a sole practitioner who is looking to transition back to a larger team OR an ambitious entrepreneurial Senior Associate/ Special Counsel who is looking to step up;
• have proven experience in commercial law transactions (essential) plus preferably any 1 or more of: 1) commercial litigation; 2) construction law; 3) property law; 4) succession law;  
• have a transferrable client base (preferable) or if none, a proven track record in business development/marketing and willing/able to engage in such to grow the practice;
• have strong technical legal drafting & negotiationskills+ a strong commercial acumen+ ability to provide practical relevant advice;
• proven ability to lead (essential) and effectively manage client relationships;
• are entrepreneurial+ambitious+ self-driven+ desire to be a KEY PERSON of a reputable fast-growing firm and share in the rewards.

REFERENCE: MARIA YUN (0403322***)