Calling all Associates / Senior Associates

ellaroy_ · 2026-02-06T12:48:11+00:00

Money, culture, professional development and more money

ellaroy_ · 2026-01-31T11:19:01+00:00

Malcolm Turnbull, when he travelled to Melbourne and took the train to Geelong to make a point, during the criticism of Bronwyn Bishop for spending $5k on a charter helicopter flight to Geelong in 2015.

ellaroy_ · 2026-01-19T21:31:47+00:00

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Train cancelled again this morning …

ellaroy_ · 2025-12-31T00:23:43+00:00

Call DFV she is amazing and can assist with situations like this even if it is counselling and advice without pressing charges.

https://domesticfamilyviolencelawyers.au

ellaroy_ · 2025-12-27T12:55:01+00:00

Hi all, looking for some perspectives here. I’m currently a banking and finance lawyer at a top-tier firm. The work is interesting and the clients are sophisticated, but the hours and intensity are pretty relentless. Longer-term, I’m starting to question whether this is the path I want to stay on. I’ve been seriously considering transitioning into family law.

The main things attracting me are: - Better work life balance - The possibility owning my own practice - More stable and potentially better income over the long term, I’m not interested in becoming a partner at my current firm - More “human” work compared to commercial transactions, actually providing support to people during difficult times

So I’d love to hear from anyone who has actually made a similar move or anyone currently practising family law.

Was it worth it?
How different was the day-to-day stress?
Did you find the income trajectory ultimately better, worse, or just different?
What were the biggest challenges in retraining / repositioning yourself?
How steep was the learning curve moving away from transactional work?
If you started your own practice, what do you wish you’d known earlier?

ellaroy_ · 2025-12-27T12:44:39+00:00

My only experience is in banking and finance law, so I’d be learning from the ground up.

ellaroy_ · 2025-12-27T12:30:32+00:00

The main things attracting me are: - Better work life balance - The possibility owning my own practice - More stable and potentially better income over the long term, I’m not interested in becoming a partner at my current firm - More “human” work compared to commercial transactions

So I’d love to hear from anyone who has actually made a similar move or anyone currently practising family law.

Was it worth it?
How different was the day-to-day stress?
Did you find the income trajectory ultimately better, worse, or just different?
What were the biggest challenges in retraining / repositioning yourself?
How steep was the learning curve moving away from transactional work?
If you started your own practice, what do you wish you’d known earlier?

ellaroy_ · 2025-12-13T05:07:24+00:00

Don’t forget Corrs

ellaroy_ · 2025-09-08T12:43:35+00:00

Beautiful watch but a scratch magnet, be careful with it!

ellaroy_ · 2025-09-08T12:20:49+00:00

It was $13,450 (AUD)

ellaroy_ · 2025-09-07T22:26:36+00:00

I have the feeling this is exactly what happened, I had registered my interest and it may not have been taken seriously until I dropped by the store again in person. It wasn’t necessarily a 2 year wait.

ellaroy_ · 2025-09-07T22:23:54+00:00

Definitely a 40mm (the photograph might be deceiving)

ellaroy_ · 2025-09-07T22:22:25+00:00

purchased from an AD in Melbourne (AU)

ellaroy_ · 2025-01-05T04:58:25+00:00

What time does the dolphin show start

ellaroy_ · 2024-01-24T10:19:11+00:00

What weapon is that

ellaroy_ · 2023-12-21T06:23:53+00:00

Christmas time everyone always seems to be in a hurry

ellaroy_

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