Senior Immigration Lawyer
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Job Summary
Senior Immigration Lawyer
About the Role:
Following the upcoming retirement of a senior team member and in line with the firms expansion strategy the practice is seeking a Senior Immigration Lawyer / Senior Associate to join its leadership group.
This is a genuinely senior role designed for an experienced immigration lawyer who is confident operating independently managing complex matters end-to-end and contributing beyond fee-earning alone.
You will play a key role in shaping the future of the practice - advising on high-level matters supporting and leading junior staff contributing to business development initiatives and helping refine systems and processes. For the right individual this role offers long-term career progression including a defined pathway toward non-equity and equity Directorship.
What Youll Be Doing:
- Provide expert strategic legal advice across all areas of Australian migration law and practice
- Independently manage and execute complex visa applications and related legal assistance matters
- Take a senior leadership role in supervising junior legal migration and administrative staff
- Provide mentoring guidance and technical oversight to maintain high professional standards
- Contribute to business growth through client development niche market focus and process improvement
- Maintain up-to-date migration law expertise and ensure compliance with all ethical legal and regulatory requirements
- Deliver consistently high standards of client service and professional conduct
What Were Looking For:
- Extensive experience and deep technical knowledge in Australian immigration and migration law
- A high level of self-sufficiency - this role is not suitable for someone requiring close supervision or ongoing mentoring
- Strategic thinker with strong commercial awareness and an entrepreneurial mindset
- Excellent communication skills with confidence in client-facing and advisory environments
- Ability to lead influence and support team members at different levels
- Multilingual capability is advantageous but not essential
Why You Should Join:
- A true senior leadership role: This position offers real influence autonomy and decision-making authority - not just a senior title.
- Succession and growth opportunity: With a planned senior retirement and leadership renewal underway this role sits at the centre of long-term succession planning.
- Clear pathway to Directorship: A genuine opportunity to progress to non-equity and equity Director for the right candidate.
- Established yet forward-looking practice: Benefit from the stability of a 25-year-old firm combined with modern systems and an ambitious growth strategy.
- Focus on high-value work: Supported by a capable and experienced back-end team allowing you to concentrate on complex client matters strategy and business development rather than administrative overload.
- Professional human-centric culture: A collaborative environment that values expertise accountability and respectful leadership while maintaining high performance standards.
- Competitive and flexible package: Highly competitive remuneration tailored to experience with flexibility around working arrangements based on performance and business needs.
Whats on Offer:
- A senior high-impact role within a respected and long-established migration law practice
- Clear pathway to non-equity and equity Directorship
- Highly competitive remuneration package aligned to seniority and performance
- High levels of autonomy and professional trust
- Access to a sizable skilled and experienced support team
- Flexible working arrangements (part-time compressed hours limited remote work) considered for the right candidate
- Long-term career stability and leadership growth
Key Skills
- Business Risk
- Compliance
- Intellectual Property Law
- Policy Management
- Risk Analysis
- Bar
- Banking
- Conflict Management
- Supreme Court
- Reporting
- Business Objectives
- Client Management
