Careers

Role: Property/Commercial Lawyer

Matthews Folbigg Lawyers is one of Western Sydney’s leading law firms located in the heart of Parramatta.  Due to growth of the region we are a busy and growing practice and need to add to our team. We are a friendly and supportive firm that takes pride in our work and we are here to make a difference in helping our clients to find solutions, resolve disputes, embrace opportunities and create value.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within an environment that offers a multitude of services to its clients, providing quality advice and service.

To be considered for this role, you will be a technically savvy and experienced property and commercial lawyer.  You will possess the ability to work both autonomously as well as in a team environment, have strong technical and client relationship skills with strong attention to detail.

The successful candidate will have experience in property transactions, conveyancing, leasing and general commercial transactions (such as buying and selling businesses). Experience in local government work is highly desirable.

The successful candidate will need to:

• have established commercial/property experience
• demonstrate the ability to provide commercial and practical advice
• have an outgoing personality
• be able to work directly with clients and exercise a degree of autonomy
• exercise commercial judgment
• be involved in marketing activities

As a valued member of the Matthews Folbigg team, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary commensurate with your skills and experience, an opportunity for development and career growth, a supportive environment while you challenge your legal skills.

If you are looking for a great opportunity working within a busy practice in one of Western Sydney’s leading law firms please submit your CV and cover letter to hr@matthewsfolbigg.com.au

Role: Senior Family Lawyer

Matthews Folbigg Lawyers is one of Western Sydney’s leading law firms located in the heart of Parramatta. We are a friendly and supportive firm that takes pride in our work and we are here to make a difference in helping our clients to find solutions, resolve disputes, embrace opportunities and create value.

Our family law group practices in all areas of family and de facto relationship law including property settlements, parenting disputes and child support. As well as being experienced litigators, we embrace alternate dispute resolution measures including mediation, as a means of obtaining the best outcomes for our clients.

We are currently seeking a talented senior family lawyer with 5+ years PQE to join our team.

Your experience will enable you to immediately provide quality service to our clients. You will be working on a range of interesting and complex Family Law matters within a supportive environment. You will advise and act for clients across a range of matters including:

• Divorce and separation
• Asset disputes involving complex property
• Parenting and custody issues
• Property and financial settlements
• Child Support

As an ambitious family lawyer with a commitment to excellence, this is a fantastic opportunity for you to provide optimum levels of client care, working collaboratively with colleagues to provide a full service offering to our clients. In this position you will benefit from the extensive experience of the firm’s dedicated family law practitioners.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years PQE, possess strong technical skills with the ability to manage a significant and complex file load with autonomy.

If you are looking for a new role that will offer challenge, exposure to quality work and the opportunity to develop and take your career to the next level we would like to hear from you, please submit your CV and cover letter to vivianam@matthewsfolbigg.com.au

Role: Senior Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyer

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Are you an experienced insolvency and restructuring lawyer looking for an exciting, challenging role, working with a team of specialists, undertaking complex insolvency and restructuring advice and litigation?

Matthews Folbigg Lawyers has the largest specialist insolvency & restructuring practice outside of the Sydney CBD. We act for international, regional and local insolvency practitioners as well as for directors, creditors and individuals dealing with corporate and personal insolvency and financial restructuring.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with our Insolvency & Restructuring team group leaders and a team of specialist insolvency & restructuring lawyers providing quality advice and legal representation for our clients. It would suit an associate or senior associate or someone looking for promotion to reflect abilities.

You will be working on technical insolvency and restructuring advice on both corporate and personal insolvency, as well as restructuring transactional work and insolvency related litigation, regularly representing clients in the Supreme and Federal Courts, as well other State Courts and tribunals.

To be considered for this role, you will be an enthusiastic and motivated lawyer, with experience in insolvency and restructuring as well as commercial litigation. Pre-admission experience is viewed favourably.

The successful applicant will be a team player, not precious, and willing to work in a collegiate and supportive environment to get the best results for our clients. You will have strong technical abilities and client relationship skills with an excellent attention to detail.

If you are looking for a new role that will offer a friendly and fun environment, with support to develop your career in whichever way you would like to grow; and if you would like exposure to diverse, technical and quality work and the opportunity to develop and take your skills to the next level, then we would love to hear from you.

Matthews Folbigg Lawyers is one of Western Sydney’s leading law firms located in the heart of Parramatta, and serving clients throughout the Greater Sydney region and beyond. We exist to make a difference and we take pride in our work and in the role we play in helping our clients to find solutions, resolve disputes, seize opportunities, and create and protect value.

Please forward us your cover letter and resume to hr@matthewsfolbigg.com.au or use the submission form below.

Role: Senior Property Lawyer

Matthews Folbigg Lawyers is one of Western Sydney’s leading law firms located in the heart of Parramatta.  Due to growth of the firm and the needs of our clients, we are looking to increase our practice and add to our team of experienced professional lawyers. We are a friendly and supportive firm that takes pride in our work and we are here to make a difference by helping our clients to find solutions, resolve disputes, embrace opportunities and create value.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with our leadership team to continue to grow our property practice. We are looking for a Senior Lawyer looking to become one of our Property leaders.  This is an exciting opportunity for the right person who is ready for the next stage in their career.  You will be working within an environment that offers a multitude of services to its clients, providing quality advice and service.

To be considered for this role, you will be a technically savvy and experienced property lawyer.  You will possess the ability to work both autonomously as well as in a team environment, have strong technical and client relationship skills with strong attention to detail.

Experience in local government work would be valued highly but is not essential.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience in

• leasing including agreements for lease
• conveyancing
• options
• deeds of partition (desirable)
• acquisitions and disposals
• contract negotiations and preparation
• property development
• property due diligence
• Stamp Duty, Goods & Services Tax and other property based taxes
• Land Divisions
• Local government legislation highly regarded.

Experience in local government work would be valued highly but is not essential.

The successful candidate will need to:

• have established property experience
• demonstrate the ability to provide commercial and practical advice
• have an outgoing personality
• be able to work directly with clients and exercise a degree of autonomy
• supervise junior staff and report to our leadership team
• exercise commercial judgment
• be involved in marketing activities
• have existing client relationships, although you may not necessarily have your own practice

As a valued member of the Matthews Folbigg team, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary commensurate with your skills and experience. We will be looking to actively work you to develop your practice and offer career growth, and you will find a supportive environment while you challenge your legal and practice building skills.

If you are looking for a great opportunity working within a busy practice in one of Western Sydney’s leading law firms please submit your CV and cover letter to hr@matthewsfolbigg.com.au