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At McManus Partners, we work in partnership with leading global, national and boutique law firms, supporting them to fill legal professional vacancies and strategic hiring needs across Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin and regional offices.
If you don’t see your perfect role below, there may still be opportunities we are managing off market.
With over 20yrs experience, we are strongly entrenched in the industry and what drives successful careers. We are always happy to speak with ambitious lawyers and advise them on opportunities to grow their practice and career.
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Commercial Litigation Partner
High return of individual supervised and executed profits combined with strong internal referral rates nationally. Superior technology platform for seamless Integration across states. National diverse Litigation group. PERTH
Senior Associate – Special Counsel | Sophisticated E&P
Join a respected practice with deep relationships across local government and the private sector, recognised for technical depth across both planning and environmental frameworks. Lead sophisticated matters across urban development, renewables, waste, infrastructure, and compulsory acquisition. QLD.
Associate / Solicitor – Construction Litigation & Disputes
Paying in the top percentile nationally + private health and wellness/gym allowance for your discretion. Construction litigation focus – embedded in cross-border projects sector, international arbitration – top end energy and resources projects.
Director – Workplace Relations
This will suit a Workplace Relations Special Counsel that really should be a Partner but may find themselves blocked. Effectively, this is an entrenched Western Australian firm that is seeking someone with the technical and commercial capability to lead Employment law for their existing clients as part of a strategic
Partner – Construction Law – Building & Developments
Critical Firm expansion stage within the Partnership ranks. Loyal, high value property, building and development clients for construction matters referrals. Broad front-end and disputes practice opportunity to capitalize on. BRISBANE
Senior Property Lawyer
Carve a clear path towards Special Counsel. Autonomy to lead client negotiations. Large-scale property transactions with institutional investors, developers, and corporates. BRISBANE.
Partner – Family Law | Complex Property
Capture existing referrals driven out of firms strong Property Developer network.
Suits individual passionate about Family Law, motivated by growing a firm.
Lead strategy for existing clients and impact firm and Partnership strategy. BRISBANE
Associate or Senior Associate – General Litigation
Genuinely collaborative litigation team that is well resourced at all levels. Positive team culture. Varied matters, including insolvency, construction, and general commercial disputes. BRISBANE
Associate – Special Counsel – E&P Energy
High-value and complex matters across the reuse/sustainable government projects, energy & resources, renewables.
Significant work at the forefront of environmental, climate, and sustainability law. Flexible role can align with PQE. PERTH
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