Location: Brisbane
Discipline: Partner & Special Counsel
Job type: Permanent
Salary: $250,000 to $1.5M++
Contact name: Craig Ashton-Sward

Contact email: craig@lawstaff.com.au
Job ref: MPP020825
Published: about 13 hours ago
Full Job Description

If you're a senior legal professional feeling restricted by static remuneration or lack of transparency around equity, it's time to reconsider your path.

Why This Role?
In this career-defining opportunity, you’ll join a forward-focused national firm that blends expert legal capability with entrepreneurial drive. Their Government Panel appointments span all levels of government, with a particular focus on complex regulatory, transactional, and infrastructure-related matters.
Continued growth has opened the door for a senior Construction & Major Projects specialist – either an established Partner or a standout Special Counsel ready to step up.

The Role
Working alongside three high-performing Partners in the Projects & Infrastructure group, this position offers collaboration across government advisory and major projects nationally. Ideal for professionals with a foundation in PPPs and experience advising public or private sector stakeholders on major infrastructure delivery.

Candidate Profile
  • PAE: 10–25 years
  • Location: Brisbane-based or relocating from another mid or national firm
  • Expertise in at least two of the following:
    • Major transport, health, education or energy infrastructure
    • Construction contracts and advisory work
    • Government procurement and tendering processes
    • Project structuring, delivery and management
  • Networks: Relationships with State/Commonwealth Government or Tier 1/2 Contractors
  • Leadership: Proven commercial judgement, client focus, and team mentoring capability
Remuneration & Support
Whether you're transitioning into Partnership or ready for Equity, this firm offers strong financial incentives and sustained back-office support – allowing you to focus on growth, not admin.
  • Special Counsel: $290K+
  • Salaried Partner: $400K + performance bonuses
  • Equity Partner: $750K – $1.5M+
Unlike firms trimming support, this team invests in robust operational infrastructure to ensure partners are well-supported and scalable.

How Law Staff Can Help
With over 35 years’ experience advising senior legal professionals, Law Staff provides confidential, strategic guidance tailored to your personal and professional goals – including insight into market equity models and assistance in mapping out a successful move.

Let’s Start the Conversation
If this sounds like a career move worth exploring – discreetly and on your terms – we’d love to speak.

Contact:
Craig Ashton-Sward (Director) – 0413 743 838 | craig@lawstaff.com.au
Trudy Reading (Senior Client Advisor) – 0401 504 203 | trudy@lawstaff.com.au

Confidentiality is assured at every stage.