AddressAbout us:
Aitken Partners is a law firm based in Melbourne that has been serving the legal needs of individuals and businesses for nearly 100 years.
Today, Aitken Partners continues to thrive and adapt to the changing legal landscape, while staying true to its core values respecting the past while having a modern approach when providing legal excellence.
We understand what’s at stake for our clients. It’s our mission to protect their loved ones, resolve their disputes, and help them grow for the future.
As lawyers and advisers, we maintain a strong presence in the areas of commercial and property, commercial litigation, insolvency, dispute resolution, employment, wills and estates, family law, compulsory acquisition and migration.
Our values of balance, respect, loyalty and integrity underpin everything we do. Our culture focuses on excellence without losing sight of work-life balance. We are committed to supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our people.
We continually invest in our people, including learning and development opportunities and offer a formal mentoring program. We also offer other benefits such as discount retail benefits, rewards and recognition and professional memberships.
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lawyer to work in an established Family Law practice.
- Providing clients with legal advice in both parenting and property matters and Intervention Orders
- Regularly reviewing applicable case law and legislative changes
- Conducting effective legal research and analysis to produce timely, commercial and legally accurate advice.
- Managing a robust workload, including prioritising work and delivering services effectively
- Developing an understanding of client operations and strategy
- Managing prospective client relationships
- Continual professional development and managing MCLE requirements.
About you:
minimum 4+ years' PQE in Family Law
- A desire to be an integral member of a strong and cohesive team who work together
- Passion for Family law
- Strong attention to detail
- Practical and client focused problem solving and research skills
- Previous exposure to Business Development and a natural ability to build strong client relationships
- Ability to manage client expectations and run matters autonomously
- Interested in establishing a long-term successful career with Aitken Partners
- Ability to relate to people at all levels and effectively work in a team
- A strong focus on turnaround time
- Commercial acumen
- Practical and client focused problem solving skills
- A strong, plain language communication style
Join the team:
Our culture focuses on excellence without losing sight of work-life balance. We work hard for our clients, but we also make sure we put our people first.
Our people are given every opportunity for both career progression and personal growth. We continually invest in our people and support and encourage them as they grow within the practice.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.
We look forward to receiving your application.
