We’re a small Melbourne CBD law firm, we’re growing, and we’d like to hear from you.
If you’re looking at law firm careers in Melbourne, this page is for you. We aren’t advertising one particular vacancy today, but we’d rather meet good lawyers now than start from scratch when the right role opens.
Hendersons Legal has acted for Melbourne businesses, families and individuals since 2001. Have a look at how the firm works first, then send us your cover letter and CV. We keep them on file and get in touch when there’s a fit.
At a glance
- Who: lawyers who hold, or are eligible to hold, a Victorian practising certificate
- Areas: commercial litigation, property, and building and construction
- Experience: the work suits junior and mid-level lawyers, including those completing supervised legal practice. Every level is welcome.
- Hours: full-time, or part-time on reduced days
- Where: in our office at Level 7, 530 Little Collins St, Melbourne, five days a week
Send your CV any time, even if you’re not planning to move just yet.
The lawyers we’d like to hear from
If you’ve been searching for commercial litigation, property or construction lawyer jobs in Melbourne, these are the three areas where we most want to grow. You’d be working on real matters for businesses, owners, builders and landlords.
Commercial litigation lawyers
We act for businesses, families and individuals in contract, consumer law, partnership, shareholder and franchising disputes, and in debt collection and insolvency matters. Our litigation lawyers act in VCAT, the Magistrates’ Court, the County Court and the Supreme Court, from the first letter of demand through to appeal.
Property lawyers
Our property lawyers handle residential and commercial conveyancing, including contract and Section 32 review, settlements and PEXA. They also advise tenants and landlords on commercial leasing, and owners corporations and lot owners on levies, by-laws and owners corporation disputes.
Building and construction lawyers
We act for builders, contractors and trades, and for home owners and investors. The work covers building contracts, payment claims, variations, defects and delay claims, and disputes at VCAT. Melissa Henderson spent over five years running a home extension building company, so you’d work with someone who understands how builders think.
Work in another area? Lawyers in wills and estates, debt collection and insolvency, business and commercial law or owners corporation matters are welcome to send a CV too.
Why build your law career at a small firm
Hendersons Legal is a boutique firm in the Melbourne CBD, so you work closely with the people who run it.
Mentoring from David
You work directly with David Henderson, the firm’s principal, and he mentors you on real matters as they come in.
Your own files
You run your own files and deal with clients from early on, so you see matters through from start to finish.
Paid CPD and training
The firm pays for your CPD and training, and we’ll work out with you which skills are worth building next.
A modern cloud practice
We run on Smokeball practice management, InfoTrack searches, electronic signing and PEXA for conveyancing. Files, searches, signing and settlements are handled online, so less of your day goes on paper shuffling.
David Henderson set up Hendersons Legal in 2001 and still runs it. He’s the person you’d work with most closely.
In the office, together. We work from our Melbourne CBD office five days a week. We believe in a collaborative, friendly workplace, and you learn far more sitting alongside the lawyers you work with than you ever will on a video call. Roles can be full-time, or part-time on reduced days.
What we look for in a lawyer
We welcome lawyers at every stage of their career. The work we have in mind suits junior to mid-level lawyers who want to run their own files. Skills matter more than years, so if this sounds like you, send us your CV.
- You hold, or are eligible to hold, a Victorian practising certificate.
- You have experience in commercial litigation, property, or building and construction, or a genuine interest in building a career in one of them.
- You write clearly, in plain English, for clients as well as for courts and tribunals.
- You keep your files organised and your deadlines in view.
- You’re comfortable using cloud-based practice software, or keen to learn.
- You give clients practical advice they can act on.
Apply online
Send us your CV and cover letter
Upload your CV and cover letter here, and tell us which area you work in (or want to) and whether you’re after full-time or part-time work. It takes a few minutes.
- PDF or Word files are fine.
- Your application goes straight into our practice management system, not an email inbox.
- We read every application sent to us directly.
What happens next
- We acknowledge your application and review it.
- If there’s a fit, now or when a role opens, we contact you to arrange a conversation.
- We contact your referees only with your consent.
- We keep your application on file for 12 months.
Questions about working with us
Yes. Our principal, David Henderson, can supervise lawyers who are still completing supervised legal practice, in line with the Legal Services Board’s requirements. Tell us in your cover letter where you’re up to.
Yes. Roles can be full-time or part-time on reduced days, and part-time lawyers are in the office on the days they work. Tell us in your application which suits you.
Yes, five days a week in our Melbourne CBD office. We want a collaborative, friendly workplace, and you learn far more when you can turn to a colleague and ask, especially early in your career.
Yes. We’re mainly growing in commercial litigation, property, and building and construction, but we’re happy to hear from lawyers in our other areas too.
Tell us about the work you do now or want to do, which of our areas interest you, your practising certificate status, and whether you want full-time or part-time work. A page is plenty. You can list referees, but we’ll only contact them with your consent, so please let them know you’ve listed them.
We keep it on file for 12 months and then securely delete it, unless you join the firm. If you’d like it deleted sooner, just let us know.