We are a well-established firm based in the western suburbs of Melbourne practicing in the areas of Commercial Law, Litigation, Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates, Family Law and Agribusiness & Food Sector.

This firm’s team of lawyers and support staff are highly knowledgeable and experience in their respective areas and the legal industry.

Our team has a foremost collegiate workplace culture that strives for everyone to be involved in delivering a high quality of service to its clients.

We are looking for a suitably experienced Wills & Estates Lawyer to join our team.

Qualifications and experience

• 5+ PQE (can perform solicitor work unsupervised)

• Experience autonomously running your own files.

• Ability to maintain and build client relationships.

• Strong legal document drafting capabilities including Court documents, correspondence, letters of advice and others.

• Experience in negotiating matters to settlement and at mediation.

• Appearance in court for directions hearings and working collaboratively with Counsel when required.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Running your own files autonomously and independently.

• Strongly negotiating and advocating for clients in probate and estate matters.

• Provide tailored advice to clients to ensure outcome focused direction for the life of a file.

• Regular and effective communication with clients to ensure that they are appraised of the stage of their file.

• Undertaking research.

• Liaising with and instructing Counsel.

• Advocacy work at mediations.

• Appearances in the Courts.

We welcome applications from people with:

• A minimum of five-years previous experience in Wills & Estates law.

• Able to practice unsupervised.

• Exceptional client service skills, responsiveness, and attention to detail.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

• An ability to work in a high volume, deadline driven environment.

• Ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment.

• Enthusiasm and a positive, collaborative, and proactive approach.

• Experience with LEAP.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person

Expected Start Date: Immediate Start