Location: Brisbane
Discipline: Partner & Special Counsel
Job type: Permanent
Salary: $400K to $1.3M
Contact name: Craig Ashton-Sward

Contact email: craig@lawstaff.com.au
Job ref: CPP070526
Published: 6 days ago
  • Commercial Property & Real Estate Partner
  • Succession Planning for Established Property Practice
  • $M Equity Partner Earnings with No Buy-In
  • Brisbane CBD Location
This is a lateral Partner opportunity designed for an ambitious lawyer who wants a collegiate culture and a national platform in which to grow.

Why This Role Stands Out:

It is a well-established national firm with a strong growth trajectory, premium CBD positioning, and interstate offices without the bureaucracy that often comes with that. Here, you’ll find:
  • A commercial clientele that pays their lawyers for results
  • A progressive Partner earnings model aligned to this market
  • Highly functional modern premises with extensive resources
  • Dedicated offices as opposed to open plan
  • A high-performance, low-ego culture that values collaboration
  • True flexibility including hybrid work and tailored hours
  • A leadership team that supports your practice, not controls it
  • A firm focused on working smarter, not harder
What's There Already:

 You’ll step into a busy and growing Commercial Real Estate & Property team, working alongside respected mid and senior Partners with strong existing workflows and excess work to plug yourself into.

Partner-level growth and succession planning for the firm means that you can expect immediate internal referrals from an over-utilised team. You will also have the freedom to shape and scale your own client portfolio in a collaborative environment where your voice influences strategy.

What You Bring:

 You are already operating at Partner level, or you are at Special Counsel level and immediately ready to step into a Partner level role and its associated responsibilities. You will likely have:
  • A reputation for commercial and technically sound property advice as well as the ability to execute and deliver on complex transactions for sophisticated clients.
  • A genuine passion for building client relationships.
  • And the likelihood of a modest portable client base or strong referral network
Your experience may include a mix of:
  • Commercial property acquisitions & disposals
  • Property development projects
  • Infrastructure or asset transfers
  • Leasing and ancillary agreements
  • General commercial property matters
Reward & Flexibility:
  • Salaried Partner north of $400K 
  • Equity Partner potential well beyond $1.2M
  • Flexible work arrangements to support real work-life balance  
Leverage Off Our Experience:
  
In challenging times, there has been the need for law firms to re-calibrate in order to maintain a competitive advantage and a sustainable profit pool for its Partners. Those that have managed this expertly have emerged as magnets to other partners looking to transition their clients to a more profitable platform. 
  
With over 30 years as specialist consultants to the legal profession, Law Staff has an impressive history of facilitating discreet moves for partners and whole teams across to specialist, mid or top-tier practices, all while providing critical intelligence on:
  • Individual profitability of the relevant firms;
  • Partnership structures and equity distribution;
  • Strategic growth plans;
  • Intra/Cross practice compatibility;
  • Historical transitions;
  • Performance expectations; as well as
  • Partnership culture and idiosyncrasies (trust us when we say that no one firm is perfect).
In addition, our Senior Client Advisors have assisted hundreds of partners in writing detailed business plans that identify relevant information including key practice components as well as transitioning requirements. We advise you when the appropriate time is to table this information to ensure your commercial interests are preserved.

Most importantly, we will only ever confer with the relevant Board or Managing Partner after you have done your research and at a time when you have expressed in writing to us that you are ready to take that cautious next step. Absolutely everything stays in the vault until that time. A list of partner references on Law Staff's performance can be made available at your request.
  
The Next Steps:
  
At Law Staff we offer a lounge room setting for a relaxed confidential discussion, however we are also available over FaceTime or Teams, allowing you to comfortably provide us with an understanding of your considerations in that next move. 
  
For an uncompromisingly confidential discussion, please contact Craig Ashton-Sward (Director & Senior Client Advisor) by email craig@lawstaff.com.au or by mobile 0413 743 838 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm, 7 days) and quote REF: CPP070526. Feel free to maintain your anonymity in the first instance if you choose.
  
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