Australian Family Lawyers expands to Wollongong
Listed national law firm Australian Family Lawyers (ASX: AFL) is opening its 18th office across the country, extending its reach into the coastal city of Wollongong in NSW.
The board of AF Legal Group (also known as Australian Family Lawyers or AFL) has announced to the market that it will open a new “greenfield office” in Wollongong.
The new office will open on 1 July 2022.
Speaking about the Wollongong presence, AFL executive chair Grant Dearlove (pictured) said that this expansion represents the listed firm’s first greenfield start-up where it has entered a partnership model, sharing ownership with a leading lateral recruit.
“It is modelled on similar co-ownership models which have proven highly effective for sustainable growth in other professional services sectors,” he explained.
“This is a new strategic pillar to our growth model, and will feature in the launch of our renewed three-year strategic plan, ‘AFL 3.0’, at the release of our FY22 results.”
Wollongong is the third-largest city in NSW and the 10th largest in the country, with a metro area population of over 300,000 people. It has a full-time Family Court registry.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. In June 2024, he also assumed the editorship of HR Leader. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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