The Firm Welcome to Barry Nilsson (BN). We’re a specialist national mid-tier law firm with a 60 year history and over 450 staff. What sets our firm apart is not just what we do, but who we are: a team known for its collaborative spirit and commitment to excellence, inclusion, and innovation. As an award-winning national law firm, we’ve built a culture that empowers you to not only grow your career, but be your authentic self while you do it. We have plenty of accolades under our belt from industry bodies for our expertise and client service but most importantly, we are proud to be recognised for our commitment to our people after being named an Employer of Choice for the last six consecutive years by Australasian Lawyer. Our people describe us as approachable, collaborative, professional and most importantly down to earth. The Team Our national family law group is headed up by eight well respected Principals and is recognised and awarded for providing quality advice, outcomes and service. The team handles a broad range of complex and challenging work for a range of clients. There are opportunities to work across States/offices, together with genuine opportunities for career progression. The Role Due to growth, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and ambitious Family Law Solicitor/Associate to join our Brisbane office. You will be part of a team that provides a full range of family law services in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney for local, international, and expatriate clients. The role involves working across a broad range of complex family law matters with a strategic approach to problem solving and helping our clients achieve their goals. The Successful Candidate We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills, experience and attributes: family law experience; strong technical skills; ability to build strong client relationships with a focus on client service; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; and collaborative and pragmatic approach. The Benefits We offer a broad range of benefits to our people including: a firm laptop to support our agile working model; flexible working arrangements including a 9.5 day fortnight, working from home, purchase of leave options and public holiday swap policy; annual performance bonus scheme designed to recognise and reward strong performance; well-developed and structured mentoring, as well as internal and external training to assist with career progression; casual office environment with our dress for your day policy; access to our Health & Wellbeing program, BNWell, which supports the overall wellbeing of our people including a yearly health & wellbeing allowance and health & wellbeing day; shared care parental policy with equal leave for mums and dads; and support to undertake pro bono legal work, secondments and industry appointments. How to Apply To make a confidential application, please click ‘Apply Now’ or contact Stephanie Papageorgiou, People & Culture Officer. Barry Nilsson is committed to being an inclusive law firm that employs and retains the best and most diverse talent. We value diversity and foster a culture where our people are happy to come to work as their true selves feeling respected, valued and supported. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and from people of all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.
